Flowers 2025
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SFDrake
Shohin
The two in the background should be open next week...
Jetson1950
Mame
Oh, we’re doing Orchids? I can share.
This one has a back story. My daughter and I went to visit Fred Clark’s nursery in Escondido Ca and he gave me some new orchid hybrids he has recently cultivated for my birthday. Since they were new, none had ever flowered yet. When this one started producing black flowers, he asked me to send pictures every week. He was more excited than I was. The third picture was the last one I sent him once it was fully open. I ask him if I could name it and he said absolutely since I was the first to bloom it. I named it for my daughter, Kelly. It’s registered with the international Horticultural Society in London. We’re talking serious dad points here. She still keeps it. Fourth picture is from Fred’s web site for Sunset Valley Orchids. Every time her hybrid is used to produce new orchids, her name will always be the Grex in the hybrids name. Her presence in the orchid world is growing.
This one has a back story. My daughter and I went to visit Fred Clark’s nursery in Escondido Ca and he gave me some new orchid hybrids he has recently cultivated for my birthday. Since they were new, none had ever flowered yet. When this one started producing black flowers, he asked me to send pictures every week. He was more excited than I was. The third picture was the last one I sent him once it was fully open. I ask him if I could name it and he said absolutely since I was the first to bloom it. I named it for my daughter, Kelly. It’s registered with the international Horticultural Society in London. We’re talking serious dad points here. She still keeps it. Fourth picture is from Fred’s web site for Sunset Valley Orchids. Every time her hybrid is used to produce new orchids, her name will always be the Grex in the hybrids name. Her presence in the orchid world is growing.
shohin_branches
Omono
Walked around a little at the sculpture garden yesterday to see the flower beds that the local master gardeners maintain.
There is also a guest book you can sign by one of the garden beds and this first comment made me laugh.
There is also a guest book you can sign by one of the garden beds and this first comment made me laugh.
RozendaalArts
Yamadori
Man, black flowers are cool enough, but naming it after your daughter is a seriously amazing gift
ABCarve
Masterpiece
You can tell it's the wayne of summer. Ironweed and golden rod. Hard to beat purple and yellow.
Desert O'Piñon
Omono
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You know, it's when water falls out of the sky...Hibiscus I know, but what is this "Rainy day" of which you speak?
Zinnia day:
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Desert O'Piñon
Omono
What a strange-sounding occurrence. From what planet do you hail?You know, it's when water falls out of the sky...
Deano
Chumono
White flowers, they're not just for spring.
This one's been shown a bunch already but it just keeps flowering
This one's been shown a bunch already but it just keeps flowering
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Attmos
Chumono
I was just looking through the Columbus Bonsai Society website, and I noticed that this tree was mentioned a lot, classes on styling... you know.
So... even though I don't remember ever hearing about it, I'm guessing it would make a good tree to bonsai in my zone... what do you think?
