My new plants from California!

I traveled to San Diego and stuffed a few fun and unusual plants in my suitcase to bring home! 

From left to right: 

Agave Ovatifolia, Plumeria Pink Jenny, Blue Australian Hibiscus (Alyogyne huegelii), Chamaedorea glaucifolia, Butia paraguayensis (Dwarf yatay palm), Hybrid Cycad (Cycas revoluta x debaoensis), Sabal rosei, Arenga engleri, Cycas debaoensis, Butia × Jubaea

Jungle Music Palms and Cycads was EPIC ... Phil and Rodrigo were so knowledgeable. I grew up visiting the website so visiting in person was just epic! 

A stop to Home Depot

Coffee with mom at Terra Bella Nursery

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