Does that mean "reborn"? Because that's exactly what this plant does every year. And it gets ten times as large as it was the previous year. See it growing by my window? I didn't plant it there, I planted it ten yards away. It sends out these half inch thick rope like runners that can travel at least ten to 30 feet away, depending on how strong the top growth was the year before. The top dies in the winter. Thankfully the runners grow shallow and are easy to pull.
My mom grew this peach from seed years ago. The special thing about it is that it blooms every year exactly on the day of the lunar new year, whether it falls on January or February. So what happened to the concept of chilling hours?
The fruits are so numerous that they don't reach full size, about an inch across. if grown from seed, it flowers as early as the second or third year. the color variation from one seedling to the next is baby pink to almost red. I know this because we have given seeds to many interested neighbors and have seen the resulting offspring.
This was taken exactly one year ago. This tree has been in the ground for six years and has not been bothered by the Houston frosts, even when temps were down in the twenties for ten days straight ( 2009). I visited this tree yesterday, lots of vegetative growth, but not a single bloom! What happened? Heavy crop last year perhaps. Still, couldn't it muster a few dozen blooms at least?
Peonies do not bloom in Houston, so they say.. nor do they do well in pots. It didn't stop me from trying. I will update with results as the year goes by.
Have you ever seen so many blossoms on an orange tree? about a thousand blossoms and the tree is only a little over two feet tall! It doesn't have a name, just labeled "naval orange" but I have a feeling it is a Hamilton.
the Amazon lily flowers look like daffodils, the leaves look like those of the peace lily. I planted it two weeks ago in an indoor pot (no drainage holes). i have a two inch layer of pebbles on the bottom, but i have to be very careful with watering. the lady that sold it to me says this plant prefers being outside in the shade. so i do have to carry this (heavy) pot outdoors every once in awhile, on the covered patio. The browned leaf was a victim of too much afternoon sun while it was outdoors. A couple of droopy flower stalks were propped up by weaving them around the leaves.
unbelievable blue flowers. the huge plant pictured was grown from seed just this past spring. if the roots are still alive, they will come back in the spring. if not, plant from seeds bc they grow quickly. they will also bloom in a container. The flowers are edible and make an awesome blue tea. i think they look like little blue roses.
