I took my Saturday morning stroll around the garden and picked some stars. After a remarkably wet summer, the rain spigot has been cut off. Boom, no more water from the sky. I hand watered a little, but it is not my favorite thing to do in hot weather. So, may I present the survivors who are thriving.
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Blue Porterweed (Stachytarpeta jamaicensis). This one is living in a shell walkway and I forgot about watering this area. Amazing.
Rangpur limes are still hanging in there. All two of them.
Providing a super tropical vibe is a seedling of a Chinese Fan Palm (Livingstonia chinensis). This seedling is about 8 feet tall. This is 10 or 15 years old. One thing I have learned about palms since living in Florida, they are slow growing for the most part.
The bromeliads, of course, are thriving, water or not. This is a Painted Fingernail Neoregelia coming into flower.
‘Bossa Nova’ Neoregelia putting out pups in a big pot. The mother plant is fading and will likely pass on over the winter.
Several people asked about the Senecio last week. This is the mother plant, about 30 inches tall. These produce yellow aster-like flowers.
That’s all from South Florida this Saturday. Hoping for a little rain and no cyclones!
Happy Gardening!!