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juniperb
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From: Blue Star Kachina
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posted April 14, 2012 05:35 PM
  
Garden centers arn`t stocked with flowers yet. Just basically pansys and primroses. We don`t plant til end of May  short growing season here. Oh! My caladiums are poking up in their pots. YaY  I went to take some pics and my batteries are dead. Now I will have to wait until we go back to the city. Poop.
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posted April 14, 2012 07:14 PM
The windchime sounds so cool. Nice to splurge on something like that every so often. Go cadladiums go! I forgot you are not in season, totally up there yet. Took a couple more today, close up. I just love the Purslanes. How their "leaves" are more like succulant plants. They seem like a hardy little plant. I have an orangy-pink one too, but it was closed up when I went to take pics. Purdy Purslane  Princess Lilies  I'll continue to add to this thread as time goes on. Love, love love taking photos of flowers.  IP: Logged |
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posted April 14, 2012 07:27 PM
hmm....i guess maybe it IS a succulent,...just with blooms? and not the other way around. IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted April 19, 2012 10:06 AM
Purdy indeed. I am not familiar with that Purslane at all. Purslane here is a invasive creeper weed that is difficult to knock down. It feels succulent .Time to google ------------------
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juniperb
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posted April 19, 2012 10:13 AM
this is my weed. I`m wondering if yours is what we call spurge here. Have to look deeper.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca_oleracea
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posted April 19, 2012 06:01 PM
Here it is: http://www.parkswholesaleplants.com/spring-plants/annuals-jz/purslane-rio-scarlet/  Description: Purslane is a low-growing annual that produces vibrant blooms in a variety of colors. A succulent by nature, it bears fleshy purple-green stems and shiny dark green leaves. Rio Purslane has larger more tropical looking blooms than some of the other varieties. Spacing: Plant 12″ to 15″ apart. Height: Grows 4″ to 8″ tall. How To Grow: Plant in full sun. Outstanding Features: Purslane attracts hummingbirds and butterlfies. It is also edible. Add it to your salads or use as a garnish. Tips: Purslane is heat-loving and drought tolerant. Uses: Garden Bed, Containers, Borders, Landscapes, Rock Gardens, Xeriscapes IP: Logged |
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posted April 19, 2012 06:02 PM
Edible AND a hummingbird/butterfly attractor?!  I didnt know that. IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted April 19, 2012 06:55 PM
Hmm it kinda looks like Moss Rose, Portulaca. I`ll look at the link IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted April 19, 2012 07:07 PM
Thank the good Lord I`m not losing my eyesight or mind... my old hort Prof. should be proud of me  Must be in different areas, they call them different names. If you told someone here you was planting purslane , they`d run you off with a hoe .
Purslane Rio Yellow (Moss Rose, Purslane)
Rio Yellow Purslane (Moss Rose, Purslane) Exposure: Sun Scientific Name : Portulaca oleracea Common Name : Moss Rose, Purslane Hardiness Degree : 32°F (0.0°C) Blooming Season : Spring, Summer Plant Habit : Spreading Characteristics : Drought Tolerant, Attracts Hummingbirds, Colorful/Attractive Foliage, Heat Tolerant, Shade Tolerant, Low Maintenance Water : Light Fertilize : Once a week Spacing : 12 - 15" (30 - 38cm) Height : 4 - 8" (10 - 20cm) Width : 14 - 16" (36 - 41cm) Exposure : Sun General Information : Large tropical looking flowers. Tolerant of heat and drought. Plant in full sun. Soil must be very well-drained.
http://shop.plantmecca.com/Purslane-Rio-Yellow-Moss-Rose-Purslane-2011099.htm ------------------
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posted April 19, 2012 07:07 PM
Yep! Apparently very similar. I came across this link earlier:
http://floridagardening.blogspot.com/2005_06_01_archive.html IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted April 19, 2012 07:10 PM
jinx ------------------
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posted April 19, 2012 07:17 PM
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If you told someone here you was planting purslane , they`d run you off with a hoe .
i know. I was thinking earlier, when i said i picked up Purslane....."Juni, must have been thinking to herself....'What the heck is that crazy girl planting? A Weed?" LOL IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted April 19, 2012 07:18 PM
Hummers love it! Bummer is the flowers close when it`s cloudy. 3 days of clouds and they sleep for 3 days.------------------
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juniperb
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posted April 20, 2012 10:14 AM
Mixed snow and rain today. Bummer I noticed my caladium shoots are looking spindly with the long overcast days so I dug out my grow lights. Hopefully they will perk up. I`m disappointed because I wanted to show you my moss roses. They are on my old hard drive . I planted them in a rather barren dry and sunny spot by the drive way around a granite boulder. Mixed colors, doubles and singles. They reseed beautifully too. ------------------
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posted April 20, 2012 02:18 PM
Yeah, bummer! Well you are getting closer and closer to true springtime when you wont have to worry about that anymore! I was looking at photos of moss roses and they are very pretty! Lots of different varieties. I'm looking forward to my poppies coming up. One of my faves. IP: Logged |
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posted April 21, 2012 02:50 PM
It's finally raining here!!! We have been in drought conditions for like over 3 or 4 months. I can't remember the last time it rained really good. & I'm loving this right now.It started pouring last night and has been all day today. I think it's supposed to keep raining for the next couple of days. I missed the sound of thunder!!! It's a nice change from the constant blazing sun too. Nice and dark and wet today. Didnt realize how much i loved the sound of rain. I'm sure nature is enjoying the soaking as well.  IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted April 21, 2012 04:12 PM
Do you miss the snow? I did when I lived in S.C. Going to bundle up, pretend it`s warm and grill today Even the tulips are bowing over from the cold ------------------
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Randall
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posted April 22, 2012 09:35 AM
We can only stand one day of snow here at a time, which is all we get. It's pretty for a day or so.------------------
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posted April 22, 2012 05:38 PM
No, I don't miss the snow one bit. It's actually the main reason why i moved. I am not a winter person at all. I do miss being able to wear my winter clothes, jackets, scarves etc. though. We're having a bit of a cold spell here right now - high 70's  It's nice. Supposed to get into the lower 70's over the next few days too. yeehaw! IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted April 22, 2012 05:52 PM
I like snow; it`s the cold that goes with it I dislike I`ve been to FL and GA in winter and it`s a dream! ------------------
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posted April 22, 2012 06:40 PM
Yeah, the snow was sometimes pretty, but i didnt like the slush and messiness and lack of sunlight and just plain dreariness. But yes, the extreme cold was the worst part of it all. I couldnt get used to it. I lived on the coast up north at one point for almost a whole winter and boy! that wind that came off the ocean!! Holy crap was it biting and uncomfortable. ...painful actually. Made me miss the south. I do miss the north during the other seasons - absolutely beautiful, and not to mention northerners in general. Good people IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted April 26, 2012 09:35 AM
We are good people here in the North Country  ------------------
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Randall
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posted April 27, 2012 11:22 AM
Do y'all have sweet tea and grits?------------------
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juniperb
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posted April 27, 2012 01:43 PM
Goodness no Tea has lemon never sugar. Grits, ewww, never did aquire a taste for them. Ieat Cream `O Wheat  ------------------
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juniperb
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posted April 27, 2012 01:46 PM
Hey T, since you don`t have winter. How do you over winter plants like the Hibiscus Tree? Just get them a semi-dry rest period? They are fairly same as the Rose Of Sharons and mine need a good long freeze to rebirth. ------------------
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