I had forgotten that this plant was a poinsettia until it surprised me by suddenly starting to turn red a month or so ago. Amazing how it is always in full coloration by December 25. I’ve had this plant for many years but just moved it to the front garden a few months ago and had forgotten what it was as it was totally green at that point. Now it greets me every time I leave my front door or enter by the street entrance. Come visit, and it will greet you, too!! Merry Xmas.
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I hope this is the correct identification for this flower. I couldn’t find a common name for it. If you know, do tell!!
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I can’t find the name of this flower photographed in my friend’s yard. Any suggestions from Google don’t have the exact shape of petals or leaves. Do you know what it is?
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A spike at least 3 feet high grew straight up out of a large planter in my front garden. I had not a clue what it was. Certainlly not something I’d planted. I kept thinking I’d cut it down or move it but finally just directed it away from a sculpture it was growing directly in front of. It had no flowers or leaves and was not that attractive, but I was rather intrigued, wondering how tall it would grow. Then the other day I saw that it had pushed out blooms. I looked it up and learned that it is a variety of kalanchoe–one of my favorite flowering plants. I certainly have never seen one like this, however.
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Below is a photo of the Allamanda blanchetii flower. It isn’t a very good photo because of the position of the sun, but the ones I took with the seed pods yesterday vanished from my camera!! I’m just showing this so you can see what the seeds turn into.
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She’s back!!!! So happy to have received a comment from Cee.
Aisle flowers for Alejandra’s wedding. More flowers to follow!
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