SgtPilko
Shohin
Great summer for flowers in the UK (if you could get enough water on them in the heatwave). Huge lilies and dahlias in my yard from their peak, everything is looking much more ragged now in mid-August!
Flowers 2022
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hinmo24t
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HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
I LOVE THOSE!
Crazy Diamond
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Is a crested Euphorbia species, maybe Euphorbia lactea "cristata"
Crazy Diamond
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Okraupdate
ShadyStump
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Mine too!
These things are spectacular!
Haven't eaten any of mine yet, but soon.
hinmo24t
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I ate one and it was tasty
AlainK
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Today's crop (minus a few ones I brought to my mother) :
The weather is unusually hot and dry here, but I water them every day and the fruit are really delicious, full of sun, very tasty.
I also planted courgettes of several sorts : yellow ones (sweeter than the green ones), round ones (ideal to be filled with 3/4 minced pork, 1/4 veal mince meat, parsley, garlic, any herbs you like, etc.) but they didn't yield much, contrary to other years.
I also tried a "butternut" and a "FR : potimarron", but though they made vines at least 5 meters long (15 feet), I only have one of each so far, where they could find a shaded place, to my surprise.
The weather is unusually hot and dry here, but I water them every day and the fruit are really delicious, full of sun, very tasty.
I also planted courgettes of several sorts : yellow ones (sweeter than the green ones), round ones (ideal to be filled with 3/4 minced pork, 1/4 veal mince meat, parsley, garlic, any herbs you like, etc.) but they didn't yield much, contrary to other years.
I also tried a "butternut" and a "FR : potimarron", but though they made vines at least 5 meters long (15 feet), I only have one of each so far, where they could find a shaded place, to my surprise.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Alain!!!
Good to see you!
Either I've not been on here as much.. or YOU haven't...or both.
Interesting News-type stuff I'd love to discuss with you!
AlainK
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Either I've not been on here as much.. or YOU haven't...or both.
Interesting News-type stuff I'd love to discuss with you!
Actually, I'm trying to get rid of some of my addictions : tobacco (very hard), alcohol (OK, but I still "plunge" into it, easy to know : that's when I reply to, or start a thread about vaccines, or politics, screens (that, I can manage more and more).
But I like this place, so if ever I don't post after one week, then all my trees will be on sale
In Europe only, sorry
I hope you and your family are fine. I'm OK, thanks.
A+K
Crazy Diamond
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Amaryllis belladona
atlarsenal
Omono
AlainK
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@AlainK , @hinmo24t , @Arnold these are fruits not flowers, folks…
OK, OK !
But fruit are only mature flowers are they not ? Like samars of Acers, or cones from a pine. Huh ? (
)All right, here are some flowers, the first pick is Hibicus syriacus. As we say in French "j'ai caressé l'idée", literally "I caressed the thought of" making it a bonsai, but I gave up the idea and planted it in my garden, to the pleasure of various bees and butteflies.
Another one that has flowered for weeks in its little pot, but I don't remember its name :
A+K
But just as colorful at times@AlainK , @hinmo24t , @Arnold these are fruits not flowers, folks…
still like the pics
Michigan Tree Murderer
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Very pretty, what is it?
Michigan Tree Murderer
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Duranta erecta 'Sweet Memories' Verbenaceae. It's a Tropical tree as I understand.
Lantana pic so the nun brings the ruler.
AlainK
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But just as colorful at times
True.
A novelty in my garden, I have never seen any in shops, or tasted them : Solanum muricatum.
Perhaps some of those who live in warmer climates know the plant. The fruit on mine are just beginning to get mature, pale green and purple :
