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beautiful - thanks for sharing! :wacko: Care to name them :wacko: ?

Bill - thank you for taking the time recording the images during your saunter and posting. Most impressive. :wub:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Awesome plants! Looks like the love Hawaii...then again how could they not.

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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A few new ones.

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zingiber spectabilis early yellow

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pink maracas just starting to color

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ginger ?

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and a little sugar cane to sweeten it up.

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It is an Alpinia, Bill. Not sure what species with curly leaves and upright flowers like that.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

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What are the gingers in the second and third photo on the first row ,first post

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

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It is an Alpinia, Bill. Not sure what species with curly leaves and upright flowers like that.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari it's alpinia rugosa

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It's another rainy day to wet and muddy to do much in the garden so I thought I would kill some time by taking some photos in the rain.hope you enjoy.

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early yellow starting to turn a little orange on the bottom

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pink maracas a little more pinkes

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caribea red

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vireya

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blink.gif no idea but hope to make a ground cover with i

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hot rio night

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costus

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malaya rose

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vireya

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holloween

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costus if you know the name let me know

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jungle king or queen

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thumbergia

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Thats it until the next rain laugh.gif

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Don't mean to hijack Bill's thread. Took these these shots this morning. Found Bill's thread at the top of theTropical Looking Plants section. Figured it to be the appropriate place to post the photos.

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When growing up, this flowering vine's common name was Belladonna. I do not know the botanical name. Honestly I am too lazy to search for it. There are so many "in the know" plant freaks on Palm Talk, I figured someone will provide the proper binomial name. This vine was found growing on top of a 7 ft. privacy wall.

:sick: Definitely not an edible flower. Reportedly the flowers contain high levels of strychnine.

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Solandra something-or-other. From the nightshade family, which includes lots of poisonous plants, but also tomatoes, potatoes, and other edibles.

Bill's flower photos are so gorgeous!

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Solandra something-or-other. From the nightshade family, which includes lots of poisonous plants, but also tomatoes, potatoes, and other edibles.

Bill's flower photos are so gorgeous!

It's Solandra maxima - Chalice Vine/Flower. Comes from Mexico. I've been after one for a while, but don't really know if they'll grow here. Certainly willing to find out.

Although I agree that all the flower photos look great, have to add that I like the soil as well.

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Solandra something-or-other. From the nightshade family, which includes lots of poisonous plants, but also tomatoes, potatoes, and other edibles.

Bill's flower photos are so gorgeous!

It's Solandra maxima - Chalice Vine/Flower. Comes from Mexico. I've been after one for a while, but don't really know if they'll grow here. Certainly willing to find out.

Although I agree that all the flower photos look great, have to add that I like the soil as well.

Bill, appologies for your wonderful flower thread being Hijacked by a "Boring" solandra vine of all things. Good news for Tropicbreeze, send me yr address and i will post you a heap of stems from this vine as i recently rid it from our gardens as it is so "Boring" :D ps as long as you are happy to pay the postage.. Sorry again Bill.

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Bill, appologies for your wonderful flower thread being Hijacked by a "Boring" solandra vine of all things. Good news for Tropicbreeze, send me yr address and i will post you a heap of stems from this vine as i recently rid it from our gardens as it is so "Boring" :D ps as long as you are happy to pay the postage.. Sorry again Bill.

Thanks for that Pedro, you have mail.

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