Not exactly the image the words “winter wonderland” conjure up? Welcome to South Florida and 2022’s first edition of Six on Saturday. To see more, probably wintry garden scenes from garden bloggers in more northern climes, follow the link http://www.thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com.
The flower above is a Billbergia Bromeliad, species ‘garage sale’ – though I suspect it is called ‘Purple Haze’. The foliage is purple, striped sideways sporting flowers of red, white and blue and flowering in January. Pretty trippy.
The next tropical surprise of the morning – ‘Chociana’ Heliconia (Heliconia psittacorum ‘Chociana’) I am still wondering what Chociana is. Note the bonus spider inside the flower.
I have been enjoying this magnificent Tropical Hydrangea for a couple of weeks. It is a Dombeya wallachii and about 15 feet tall.
The vegetable garden is doing well, I have been picking tomatoes daily for a week or so, the birds have beat me to them once, diligence is key.
Planning to thin my second crop of radishes this morning. These are my favorite, French breakfast.
Happy New Year from my Winter Wonderland.
The Shrub Queen 
Are radishes on the French breakfast menu? Why not! Here it’s rather croissant and French bread (baguette)
Anyway your Six is very colorful and successful: it feels good! Happy New Year to you and I wish you the best for 2022.
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Happy New Year, Fred!! The radishes are called French Dressing or French Breakfast here – supposedly eaten for breakfast with butter and salt? Seems a bit weird to me, but I have never tried it? Radishes are a later in the day veg for me.
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Thanks for the explanation. I didn’t know that. Butter and salt yes but not usually at my breakfast 😂 why not !
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I have two plants that make the trippy blue flowers. They are so cool. The Dombeya is also a very colorful plant. Does it have a scent?
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Love that trippy blue..The Dombeyas have a cake batter scent, the bees go crazy for it. Happy New Year.
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The Purple Haze is quite spectacular, isn’t it? We’ve had a green Christmas (previous snowfalls melted away) but we’re anticipating 10 – 20 cm overnight, with colder temperatures to follow, so we may have a proper winter yet! Happy New Year!!!
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I guess you weren’t dreaming of a green Christmas? Happy New Year!!
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😆😆😆
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The Dombeya blossoms always make me think of a bridesmaid bouquet… one stem would do it!
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Thanks, Eliza…The Dombeyas are super slimy (mallow, I think)…best left on the table!
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Good to know, ha!
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Now you got me wondering too. I know that name, Chociana, perhaps from the Los Angeles region, but when I looked for it, could not find it as a cultivar name for anything else. I do not know the names of the Heliconia there.
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Let me know if you find the answer..
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I already tried but found nothing more than the cultivar name.
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Wonderful January plants. Your Dombeya is fabulous.
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Thanks, Liz wish you could see it.
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