Staten Island Mid July Update

 We are midway through summer. Here's a snapshot at how everything is looking at my parents garden this week! 

My Aloe is blooming

We need to talk about this incredible hydrangea. It's a mini version called "Magical Revolution". This is year one but I am impressed! 

Sedum and Gaillardia (blanket flower)

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Plumeria Jenny

Oleander

Trachycarpus - Windmill Palms

Hibiscus

Queen Palm

Bottle Palm 

Hedychium, Ti Plant Pink Diamond, and Dahlia Seattle 

Queen Palm, Cussonia, 

Canna bloom! 

Yellow Hibiscus 

Oakleaf hydrangea 

Mandevilla 

Gardenia Summer snow survives another winter! 

The blooms are so fragrant 

Bottle Palm

A few fruit trees!

My Jiro Persimmon is holding onto 3 fruit. Hopefully the squirrels don't find them! 

Meyer Lemon

My potted Biagos Blush fig the cultivar originates from the Bronx Zoo

here's my Croton "Mango". No mangos from this but I love the sunshine yellow color on the new leaves! 

And ion course you can see some of the pond plants here too like my Ensete, Variegated Crinum Lily, Tree Fern, philodendron cordatum variegated yucca gigantea, and even my Torbay bay cordyline

Early July in the garden

Things are coming together so beautifully after our extremely hot weather to kick off the month and much needed rain. Here are some photos! 

Container Plants (False Agave, Agave desmettiana variegata, Triangle palm, geranium, ponytail palm, ti plants)

Plumeria & bananas

Musa zebrina, blood banana with Dahlia Mystic Dreamer and Plumeria Maya

Musa Basjoo making a slow return

Ensete Maurelli with White Lava Colocasia

Wider view with Yucca gloriosa and Yucca tromping around

A few fun blooms from the first week of July

My Giant Rising Moon Lilies with my Musa Sikkimensis 

 Musa sikkimensis and Canna musifolia in this view (blue java banana also peeking out). The superstar blooming below is a cleome 

Mandevilla and blood leaf

Variegated lantana

Tropical Hibiscus Bonaire Wind. Love the yellow with clear eye