The Rites of Spring may be a ballet, a music festival or a rock band depending on where you look on the Internet. Seasonal changes can be subtle in South Florida so my Rites of Spring are landscape events marking the passage of the seasons to spring.
In the perennial garden, spring is marked when the Dwarf Jamaican Heliconia (Heliconia stricta ‘Dwarf Jamaican’) and Ground Orchid (Bletilla) flower.
Dwarf Jamaican Helicona
Ground Orchid
The Sweet Begonias (Begonia odorata ) , usually flower off and on, stop for a rest in mid winter have started back up. This year a surprise has been the Poinsettias I used in Christmas containers flowered again after being set out in the garden. The Bromeliads (Aechmeas – Blushing Bromeliads) are sporting their red markings (these tend to go back to green as the weather warms) The Shell Gingers (Alpinia zerumbet) are in full bloom, covering an extremely unattractive 6 foot fence, and have been outstanding thus far.
Sweet Begonias
Poinsettias
Blushing Bromeliad
Shell Ginger
Vegetables and Herbs are at their zenith and starting to wane. A post for another day. Happy Friday.
The Shrub Queen 
You really had good luck with the Poinsettia. I have never gotten them to rebloom. I will have to enjoy your shell ginger as mine froze back and I think it will be awhile (or a year) before I see flowers again.
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They sell Poinsettias as bedding plants here, I am not sure what will happen next supposedly they grow to two feet and you cut them back in summer for winter flowers. We will see. I have enjoyed the Shell Ginger, it is a tropical blast.
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That is interesting about the Poinsettias.
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yes, I am curious to see what they do.
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You have unusual but very beautiful spring flowers Amy, I particularly love the orchid..
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Thank you. Liz the Orchids should form a mass theoretically, I am looking forward to that. I have some orange ones as well.
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