Monday, May 19, 2008

ANOTHER WALK IN THE GARDEN



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Walkway with Duranta and Allamanda
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Allamanda, Parrot Lily, and Duranta
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Sweet Memory Duranta (Duranta erecta) blooms
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Shrub Allamanda (Allamanda schottii)
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Red Passionvine (Passiflora vitifolia)
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Dahlberg Daisy (Thymophylla tenuiloba) has foliage that smells somewhat like parsley
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Geranium (Pelargonium spp.)
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Four-o-clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) can be trained to bloom in the morning if they only get morning sun
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Blue Shade Ruellia (Ruellia humilis)
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Tangerine Bulbine (Bulbine frutescens) stalk
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Golden Kaleidoscope Abutilon (Abutilon pictum)
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Palm Grass (Curculigo capitulata) Blooms at the base of the plant
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Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii)
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Canna (Canna spp.) bloom and seedpod
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Bog Sage (Salvia uliginosa) is a unique salvia that likes wet feat
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Blue Butterfly Clerodendrum (Clerodendrum ugandense)
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Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii)
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Blue Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus africanus)
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Angelwing Jasmine (Jasminum nitidum)
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Hardy Calathea (Calathea louisae)
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Giant Star Potato Tree (Solanum marcanthum) blooms start out dark purple then fade to white in a similar manner to Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia latifolia)
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Potato Shrub (Solanum spp.)
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Bellyache Bush (Jatropha gossypifolia)
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Buddha's Belly Jatropha (Jatropha podagrica)
Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis)
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Marilyn's Choice Abutilon (Abutilon spp.)
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Shell Ginger (Alpinia zerumbet)
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Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
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Desert Cassia/Senna (Senna polyphylla)
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Soap Aloe (Aloe saponaria) buds
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Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
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Annual Dianthus (Dianthus spp.)
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Gladiola (Gladiolus spp.)
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Shrubby Senna (Senna corymbosa)
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Oleander (Nerium oleander)
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Oxalis (Oxalis spp.)
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Crococosmia (Crocosmia spp.)
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Stiff Bottlebrush (Callistemon rigidus)
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Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis)
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Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) with galls caused by the cypress twig gall midge (Taxodiomya cupressiananassa)
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"Happy Orange" Geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum)
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Pink Buttons (Polygonum capitatum)
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Zebra False Aloe (Haworthia fasciata)
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Mistletoe Cactus (Rhipsalis spp.)
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Orchids
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White Shrimp Plant (Justicia betonica)
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Night Blooming Cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) with buds
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Night Blooming Jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum)
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Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spp.)
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Goldfinger (Juanulloa aurantiaca) budding out
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Dwarf Barbados Cherry (Malpighia punicifolia)
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Purple Trailing Lantana (Lantana montevedensis)
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Mexican Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia)
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Red Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae)
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Hall's Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
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Peperomia (Peperomia caperata)
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"Silver Spot" Peacock Ginger (Kaempferia pulchra) just emerging from dormancy
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Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii)
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Steps leading down the bank
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A future project