March is roaring like a lion this Saturday in my South Florida garden. We had a tremendous thunderstorm yesterday that arrived with a cold front. Very little rain has fallen in the past few weeks so the precipitation was a welcome relief and the dragonflies were hard at work as I was walking through the garden. So many things to look forward to this spring.
The bud has lengthened on the Hard Cane Dendrobium Orchid in the Gumbo Limbo tree. The bud is about three feet long currently. Very excited to see the flowers on this. Purple flowers on the tree in background are from the Hong Kong Orchid tree (Bauhinia purpurea)
Flowers and petals from the Hong Kong Orchid tree have been scattered throughout the garden like fallen leaves.
The Painted Fingernail Neoregelia Bromeliad is starting to flower and is sporting a few orchids as well.
Guzmania Bromeliads starting to flower in wok container. The flowers last a few months and have been in this container for years. I rarely do anything to this.
Pineapple has set fruit, these take a couple of months to grow to edible size. Then need to be carefully watched as the critters enjoy the sweet fruit as much as I do.
Nam Doc Mai Thai Mango has set fruit. Sometimes it is too windy for pollination and no fruit is set despite flowers. I should be eating mangoes in 100 days! Fingers crossed.
That is my Six for this Saturday. Visit Jon at http://www.thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com for more SOS posts and some different perspectives on spring.
Happy Gardening!!
The Shrub Queen 
PIneapple AND mangoes – yum!
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Love those painted fingernails. Good luck with the mangos, hopefully, you will get some.
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Pretty bromeliad flowers… everything looks healthy and strong!
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Ooh dragonflies, how wonderful. The pineapple looks exciting too.
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Dragonflies and the variety here continue to amaze me.
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Very pretty flowering of the mango tree! I just came back from Lisbon and they were selling plants over there for 20€ ( 1.50m) … Unfortunately, there was no room in my suitcase.😂
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Thanks, Fred. Mangoes are a favorite..that was a good deal on the tree, they run triple that here.
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Always fascinating to see what you are enjoying in your garden Amy. I love your Homg Kong Orchid Tree. Your Gumbo Limbo tree sounds like something out of Edward Lear. Did you make it up?Beware the Jabberwocky!
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Thanks, Liz. I would be interested to know the origin of the name Gumbo Limbo, didn’t make it up. These trees are native in South Florida and the Caribbean. Sounds like a Caribbean thing, Florida is filled with Jabberwockies..maybe they came up with the name under a tum tum tree??
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Yes indeed and all mimsy were the borogoves.
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Bauhinia purpurea is one of those odd trees that I would like to bring back from Southern California. They can survive here, but never became popular. Are you familiar with Bauhinia punctata?
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