It is Saturday again, time to check out what’s new in the garden. Six things! Rain has finally fallen on my garden, and with a bit of warmth some mysterious buds have shot up from some longtime residents that have never flowered.
These appeared this week. Buds on (I am guessing) an Aechmea Bromeliad. I bought it at a garage sale some years ago. At least five. Garage sale Bromeliads are about five bucks, named plants are easily ten times that at the nursery, so I have a lot of garage sale mysteries. Here’s the one that is opening.
Whatever it is, it will be an interesting flower. Stay tuned.
One of the Haworthias in my succulent collection sent up a flower. I did not realize they flowered. This should be another interesting flower.
The rain also brought out the fragrant white flowers; and hordes of mosquitoes. I am waiting for the dragonflies to save me.
This is a Frangipani (Plumeria spp) of unknown origin I bought at a Master Gardener’s sale. Finally gaining some height, it is about 7 feet tall. I love the clean graphics of these flowers and their fragrance.
The Tropical Gardenias (Tabernaemontana diviricata) started blooming in earnest this week. Their scent is most notable at night.
Sweet Almond (Aloysia virgata) spills its scent during the day near the back porch.
The garden is scentsational right now. I need a swarm of dragonflies to clean out the bad bugs. I’m expecting them anytime now….
My South Florida Six for this Saturday! To see more SOS, visit Jon at http://www.thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com…
Happy Gardening!!
The Shrub Queen 
I appreciate your focus on fragrance this week. Frangipani is one of my favorites, and I love the look of the sweet almond blossoms.
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Thank you…
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I love your succulent planting — a pleasing combination of colors and shapes, and a good photograph too.
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Thank you, I am
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continued…creating quite a succulent collection. There is a great nursery nearby.
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Not often I get to say it but… we need rain here.
Bargain plants are definitely worth it. The whatever-it-is looks great.
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Need Rain? that is saying something. Thanks
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Fragrance in the garden is a lovely bonus. Glad you’ve some rain… now for the dragonflies to catch the skeeters. Nice to have natural pest control!
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Indeed. The dragonflies here are amazing. I had more mosquitoes further north.
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The only time a haworthia flowered here was in my son’s apartment! A plant I gave him…🤣
Even in the greenhouse, I haven’t seen it bloom yet, but you never know this summer… fingers crossed that I also have flowers for the frangipani this summer
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Hmm, the Haworthia has been around for several years, wonder what inspired it? Hope you get some Frangipani…I think I will plant a few more.
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Is that Plumeria pure white? I can not remember now. It does not look like the common sort that blushes with yellow and pink, but I do not know much about them.
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. . . or is it the only Plumeria there.
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Not pure white yellow at base of flower
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The same one discussed earlier?
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You’re thinking of the Bridal Bouquet Plumeria P. pudica.
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Oh, I do not know anymore. The one that I remember has a bit of pink in the middle with the yellow, rather than just a tiny yellow center.
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I believe that it is the popular one that grows as a well structured tree.
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Such beautiful tropical plants and flowers – I have Echeveria that’s been flowering all winter on my windowsill and producing copious baby Echeverias – not fragrant though, as far as I’ve noticed.
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The scent of a Plumeria in full bloom is a lasting memory of warm wet summer days in Sydney. We had one in our back garden in our first house, I won’t say how long ago. I hope the dragonflies arrive soon!
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A pleasant memory unrelated to the heat and humidity? I hope. Keeping an eye out for the dragonflies…..
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I am looking forward to seeing the mystery blooms. Our dragonflies and others that look like them, show up early here. They have not eaten all the mosquitos yet.
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Me, too. I have seen one dragonfly swarm so far and not soon enough here…
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