A rainy Staten Island Update

 We're halfway through June and we haven't had a lot of significant warmth. Temperatures so far this month are about a degree below average. 

BUT things are about to change! Several days are in the 90s in the forecast, so there should be some really notable growth by the end of the month! 

Adondila and Bottle Palm & Cordyline fruitosa 

Check out the Long leaf Pine

Trachycarpus fortunei since 2009!

Sabal Minor since 2010

Dahlia is living its best life! 

Variegated Star Jasmine

A new canna for me!

Evergreen dogwood

Hydrangea & penstemon

Fiddle Leaf Fig doing great!

Cussonia paniculata overwinters great inside the garage!

Bigger view! 

Musa Sikkimensis "Ever Red"

You can also see Colocasia Redemption

Rose "Gold Struck"

Double Yellow Hibiscus 

Monstera & Brugmansia

Jade Plant & Livistonia

Coleus Flamethrower

 Globe Basil

Fatsia japonica update 

Hedychium overwintered in the ground

Fig Biagos Blush

Hardy Ground Orchid 

My Hybrid Cycad! Cycas x panzhioluta

Plant delights describes this cycad as "a rarely available hybrid of two winter hardy cycads, Cycas revoluta x Cycas panzhihuaensis."

I purchased this in August 2022. It was VERY slow growing the first year or 2, but this new flush is amazing! It overwinters in the garage.

Bougainvillea and an update at my parents!

 My parents needed a drought tolerant plant with lots of color, and this Bougainvillea delivers! I also mix and matched with some succulents to add a little bit of texture and fill out the container. 

A peek at the double flower mandevilla too!

Love the double bracts on this one 

Thanks for looking!

Stromanthe sanguinea is in bloom!

 A new purchase from the Farmingdale State College Plant Sale this year. 

Love this plant! 

June 10 - Banana Plant update!

 It's been 1 month since my last banana plant update. Here's how things are doing! 

Musa Sikkimensis - 2 nice and large new leaves!

Ensete Maurelli - It grew 4 leaves this month

Musella Lasciocarpa - It didn't have any leaves a month ago. 2 tiny ones now

Musa Velutina - it grew 2 leaves

Musa Zebrina -  only 1 new leaf!

Musa Sikkimensis and Ae Ae - only one leaf on the Ae Ae 

Musa Siam Ruby - About 2 new leaves

Musa Basjoo 

Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannaensis