Plant Of The Month
 

I think I will start a thread on the (Plant Of The Month).
Each month I will post a picture or two of plants around the house.
This month it is the shrimp plant.
An excellent choice for xeriscaping.:yes:

I had to move it to get it to bloom but after a month or two is in full bloom.
Here it is.
And feel free to post any plants you may have too.

Worth
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[I]Hoya[/I] sp. aff.[I] thomsonii[/I], sweet smelling tropical vine.

Awesome plants - I'd wish I could grow them here! clara

Worth,
Nice to know the Shrimp plant is drought resistant. I think I will try one next year from the Buffalo Botanical Garden sale that I go to. I was worried they were hard to care for.

Levent,
Hoya blooms are so neat! I have one, but it is not big enough yet and has not bloomed.
Remy

[QUOTE=remy;309438]Worth,
Nice to know the Shrimp plant is drought resistant. I think I will try one next year from the Buffalo Botanical Garden sale that I go to. I was worried they were hard to care for.

Levent,
Hoya blooms are so neat! I have one, but it is not big enough yet and has not bloomed.
Remy[/QUOTE]

Don't get confused it will thrive with water but wont just plain die without it.

It says it is hardy to 10F but I haven't tried it.
I bought two of them last year and planted them in partial shade.
they didn't do anything.
I sprinkled some fertilizer on them and they both burned back and died.

One never came back and the other one did as you can see.

About two months ago I moved it to a little more of a sunny place and you can see for yourself how it is doing.

I have to stay away from nurseries I am always buying new plants.:lol:
Some make it some dont.
Some get a second chance.:D

I cant even drive by a yard and see a cactus or agave without slowing down.:roll:

Worth

I'm only a little abusive to my annuals/tropicals that I plant in pots. If they can survive in TX, they should shine here:).
Remy

Could it be Plant of Week or Day?
[I]Hoya lasiantha[/I], another tropical plant from SE Asia.

[QUOTE=Levent;309652]Could it be Plant of Week or Day?
[I]Hoya lasiantha[/I], another tropical plant from SE Asia.[/QUOTE]


I dont care how many plants you post or how often.:)

Nice plants.

Worth

OK.Thanks for your kind understanding.
[I]Hoya[/I] sp. aff. [I]thomsonii[/I] flower closeup

Neomarica caerulea.

Hollyhock 'Black Watchman' (from Renee's Garden Seeds: "grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello") -- planted from seed in May 2011.

Uvularia grandiflora - one of my early season bloomers.

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[I]Hoya davidcummingii[/I], tropical vine.

[I]Ipomoea purpurea[/I] 'Sunrise Serenade'
Annual hybrid vine

Helleborus orientalis (zone challenged, after all "they won't grow here, you know!")

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