Huge gains on the cucuzza!

 Just whoa!! A gift from my co-worker Antoinette! 

June 19

July 16

July 28

A few of my variegated plants

Who doesnt love a little splash of color? I honestly might have as many variegated plants as I do green ones. And I will never get tired of them! 

Here are a few in my yard here on Long Island, NY  

Hedychium Ginger “Vanilla Ice”  

Centennial kumquat 

Variegated Mahoe Tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus)

 Ficus Tineke 

Logees Variegated Pink HIbiscus from Farmingdale State College

Monstera Thai Constellation 

 Plumeria Maya 

Variegated Alocasia & Musa Ae Ae banana 

Variegated Philodendron 

Mickey Mouse Elephant Ear

Cordyline Sherbert Ti Plant

Bonus pic! Cordyline Singapore Twist 

Variegated Cordyline Australis 

Dwarf Sunflowers bringing some happy color to my pond

 I LOVE these plants. hard to believe this beauty came from a cheap pack of seeds! 

A few photos from Long Island today.

 It's hard to believe August is. aweek away, but it's been a great summer and there are definitely more surprises on the way. 

This is my Queen Emma Crinum that I purchased from Miami in 2021.

Plumeria "Inca Gold" is starting to bloom. Musa Sikkimensis is growing a new leaf a week and is getting very full. I love the variegated cordyline here too! 

Mini Hibiscus "Peppermint"

Giant, hardy hibiscus - Airbrush effect! 

Musa Ae Ae is producing a new leaf a week. SO exciting! 

Bismarkia is having a great year! 

Cycas revoluta x Cycas panzhihuaensis

Mickey Mouse Elephant Ear

My Vanda Orchid is blooming for the first time since I purchased it in April 2023! 

Plumeria Jenny opens it's first blooms on Staten Island

 It's been years since my Plumeria Jenny has bloomed! Last year I dug it up, chopped half the roots back, and replaced the soil. It seems like plumerias respond very well to this treatment! Everytime I've done this, it's been a huge success! 

Star Dahlia is in bloom!

 I have one on Staten Island and another in my garden on Long Island. Both are blooming now. Such a pretty flower! 

Passiflora caerulea Blue Passion Flower is in bloom!

 This plant is very marginally hardy in my parent's zone 7 yard in Staten Island NY. Ive had them survive mild winters (and spread vigorously!) but last year it did not bloom and I have lost it entirely in years past. 

After a mild year though it's out competing my American Wisteria! The first blooms of the season opened this week and it looks like more will be on the way! 

Interestingly, the blooms only seem to appear on the vines that dangle downward. I've noticed this every time I've grown this plant. 

Plumeria Jackie opens it's first blooms on Long Island

 This pagoda-type plumeria from Jungle Jacks has been a reliable bloomer and has fantastic form. I purchased this along with Inca Gold in 2017 when I was living in Florida. It's bloomed nearly every year and is not too large. A great plant! 

Plumeria Melody just gets better and better!