I planted these last year. They came back beautifully in this container.
These were gifted to me from the Long Island Chrysanthemum Society. The varieties are Xena, Joan Carbisiero, and Artist Pink
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
September with the Hibiscus!
Flowering Maple- Abutilon
Hibiscus Cotton Candy wind.
Hibiscus Cajun Cocktail
Hibiscus berry awesome?
A few fun September plants here on Long Island!
A few early September views from my Garden here on Long Island. Enjoy!
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| The Siam Ruby grew back so nicely! |
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| Variegated Monstera Thai Consellation & Sanchezia |
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| My Queen Emma Crinum with a few zinnia! |
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| Musa sikkimensis and yellow copperleaf plant |
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| Giant Peach mandevilla. |
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| Vanda orchid |
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| Anthurium |
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| Musa sikkimensis |
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| African Marigold |
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| Meyer Lemon Tree |
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| Variegated Plumeria Maya trying to bloom. Whoo! |
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| We'll see if it blooms inside |
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| Ponderosa lemon |
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| Platycerium elephantotis has been a pain to grow |
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| Datura Purple |
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| Most plumeria have 5 petals, but my California Sunset decided to send me 6!! |
My Palm Trees
I bought a Triangle Palm and Coconut Palm for just 25 dollars. What a bargain!
I grow a lot of tropical palms. Here are a few!
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Rhapis excelsa, Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Flamethrower palm) & adondila |
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| Joey palm (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons) |
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| old man palm (Coccothrinax crinita) |
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| Flamethrower with Gaussia princeps. Also my flax lily and false agave! |
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| Bismarkia |
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| Not a true palm, but a very pretty plant! Carludovica palmata aka Panama Hat Palm |
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Chamadorea metalica - aka Metal palm! |
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chamaedorea seifrizii |
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| Caryota (have to check the species!) |
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| Queen palm & Areca |
These palms survive outside for some or most of the winter!
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| Chamadorea microspadix |
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Chamaerops humilis 'Cerifera' |
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| First year with my mule palm. Lots of Pindo in the DNA here! |
Windmill palms!
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| Farfugium and Fatsia looking good too! |
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| Another angle |
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| Peeking in is the Yucca Gloriosa! |
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| With Pink China Elephant Ear Colocasia |
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| Wagnerianus |
Back to more hardy palms!
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| Needle Palm (peeping in is the Trachycarpus latisecus |
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| Trachycarpus Latisceus |
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| - Cycas x panzhioluta |
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| Cycas revoluta with my meyer lemon |
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| Another angle |
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| Livistona chinensis - Chinese fan palm |
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| Another angle |
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| Sabal Minor |
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| Close up |
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| My Musa Basjoo living its best life. Thanks for looking! Forgot to take a picture of the Washingtonia filifera seedlngs, Licuala grandis, Sabal minor Arkansas seedling, and and my variegated Rhapis. But most of my palms on Long Island are accounted for here! |
Here are the Staten Island palms!
Trachycarpus fortunei -Windmill Palm
Sabal Minor
Adondila Christmas Palm
Bottle Palm
