The Plant thread

[5.0Stang]

LOL Nice plants i live in a APT so my collection is very small ill get a pic later but its only 3 plants one W/ color

[tab]

this is the only one I can find right now. I thought I had some better ones but I must have deleted them, or moved them to another folder. I'm trying to make more space on my measley 40gb hard drive.

[apedroza]

OOh I'll post the ones I took in Mexico last week!!!

[LoneStar]

From Guam, a few years back.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Artistic%20Project/artistic6.jpg

[erikharrison]

From Guam, a few years back.

Righteous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dfowlks]

Can you frag those plants for me? LOL

[Texreefer]

here you go
have some good ones of my clematis and wisteria but cant find them :(

[Texreefer]

one more

[apedroza]

Heres some that I took. The first couple are from here in Texas.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/apedroza/Outdoors/DSC_0486Small.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/apedroza/Outdoors/DSC_0485Small.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/apedroza/Outdoors/DSC_0298Small.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/apedroza/Outdoors/DSC_0303Small.jpg

These are from Mexico ( I included a pic of the town with a mountain background. I don't know the names of some of these but they grow all over the place down there.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/apedroza/Outdoors/DSC_0504Small.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/apedroza/Outdoors/DSC_0507Small.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/apedroza/Outdoors/DSC_0597Small.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/apedroza/Outdoors/DSC_0605Small.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/apedroza/Outdoors/DSC_0529Small.jpg

[Thunderkat]

Those are all beautiful pics!

[apedroza]

Can't wait to get a whiff of that!!! Rotting Flesh MMMMMM!!!

[JimD]

Here ya go....
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p114/JimD_photo/100_0986.jpg

[JimD]

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p114/JimD_photo/100_0970.jpg

[JimD]

One more.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p114/JimD_photo/100_0984.jpg

[JimD]

Yep! sure is! I built this greenhouse in my backyard about ten or so years ago and its been very enjoyable. This is the very first time the orange orchid has bloomed since Ive had it, must be the right condintions this year, its a species and very difficult to get to bloom. Glad you like! The Boston fern is about eight feet in diameter. lol

[aprilmayjune]

I can't wait to get my own house, I will definitely have a greenhouse. For now, these are my Texas flower pictures. We live in a new neighborhood and the empty house lots are fields of bluebonnets right now. Its gorgeous.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/red99balloons/IMG_1068.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/red99balloons/IMG_1057.jpg

[taldrich13]

These are all from last year:

canna lily
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/taldrich13/IMG_2009.jpg
hibiscus
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/taldrich13/IMG_2014.jpg
oriental lily
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/taldrich13/IMG_2706.jpg
spider lily (my girlfriend likes lilies ;) )
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/taldrich13/IMG_2761.jpg
umbrella palm
Normally straight like the ones on the left. This one came out twisted :wacko
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/taldrich13/IMG_2992.jpg

[cpreefguy]

Tulips:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/wantedwrx/DSCN5832.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/wantedwrx/DSCN5890.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/wantedwrx/DSCN5908.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/wantedwrx/DSCN2819.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/wantedwrx/DSCN2818.jpg
Pansy:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/wantedwrx/DSCN3174.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/wantedwrx/DSCN3207.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/wantedwrx/RSCN3208.jpg
More:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/wantedwrx/DSCN2954.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/wantedwrx/DSCN2951.jpg

[taldrich13]

the rains brought me this:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/taldrich13/IMG_3506.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/taldrich13/IMG_3507.jpg

I know, I know, not a plant. I couldn't find the fungus thread :lol

[Thunderkat]

I have come to the conlusion that there are some really good photographers on this thread or the subjects are really nice, who knows maybe even both are true! Either way I am loving these pics!

[urban79]

pond

[urban79]

some more of the pond

[LoneStar]

Cool pond!

I wanna build one someday....

[LoneStar]

cool pond...I want urban79 to build me one someday :w00t :skeezy ;)
-christina

But whats the fun in that! :P

[urban79]

some more around the pond.

[urban79]

snap dragons.

[urban79]

With all the rain we have been getting. Should shoot right up. but looking good. But wait your about to have some competition my lotuses are starting.

[duc]

OK don't make fun of my pics took them with a point and shoot 2MP camera.

We decided not to do grass and are letting our property stay all natural, talk about easy to take care of.
All but 3 of the flowers have always been here or were planted by the previous owners.
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00790.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00791.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00794.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00795.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00798.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00800.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00806.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00811.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00815.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00817.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00823.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00821.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00830.sized.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00837.sized.jpg

[duc]

WOW! I love it! Point and shoots are the best.
On a side note:

WOOHOO!!! The voodoo lily is blooming!
At first, we walked out there and thought 'it doesnt smell.' Then I walked out there about 20mins later and OMG! I couldnt get w/in 3 ft of this thing; it smells like death, and not a 'plant version of death' ...exactly like rotten death.

This is so cool! More to come!
-christina (mrs greenmako)
Did you see the inch worm and he tiny dragon (?) fly? Hard to see in the reduced size pics.

On a side note:
Can you post a link for your stinky flower :-) ?
Clif

[duc]

Cool thanks for the info (I looked them up), my wife will want some once I show her.
Clif

[duc]

lol...yeah Im going to try to get my hands on more too. If mine shoots of bulbs this year Ill dig up some for ya if you want.
-christina
That would be great.

I noticed on ebay there were several auctions that were big lots, maybe we could group buy them and split them up.
Clif

[urban79]

thats thing looks like some then should come out of it at night.. NICE

[mathias]

the smell of rotting flesh next to my house just scares me away lol...

[urban79]

the smell of rotting flesh next to my house just scares me away lol...


MMM ok I think your on the wronge page..

[duc]

Forgot to add one, I ran across this and one bigger while taking pics.
Clif
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00786.sized.jpg

[dfowlks]

This is a picture of my new Hibiscus. I've always loved Hibiscus and I know everyone has one but I love the white hibiscus.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/dfowlks/Hibiscus.jpg

[dfowlks]

I checked out the Texas Star Hibiscus and found that the leaves look really similar to pot. I also read about a guy who thought he was growing Texas star Hibiscus and it was pot. Very funny!!! Nice plant by the way.

[blueboy]

a freind spotted our texas star in our front border, about 5 feet from the street. he looked at me kind of funny, and said"that's pretty bold!". i didn't even tell him it was a hybiscus. i thing the huge hybiscus cristina was refering to are called "muy grande", the blooms get about 10", and the plants themselves are 6-8' tall! there's a bunch of them on campus in SM, and mid summer they're awesome!

[Ram_Puppy]

man those carion flowers smell baaaad. I have a friend who collected them and grew them in a greenhouse in austin, until one of his neighbors destroyed them!

[LoneStar]

Blueboy-
Ill have to look that one up. Our texas star had blooms that were huge ...about 8-9in in diameter.

Ram-
thats horrible! And yes they are pretty potent...lol.

Not 'flower' pics but this is what I got to clean up after this week...lol. Our trees were in serious need of a pruning, Im not sure the old owners ever did it...sigh.

and this is just the backyard, we had a pear and 2 live oaks out front that got a 'day at the salon' too.
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/153948151-M.jpg

Cooper and FrankiJo had a blast. FrankiJo, our beagle, could run underneath everything, and our Foxhound (Cooper) couldn't run fast enough on top of it all to catch her...it was driving him crazy!
-christina


HMMM so its going to be a MAAST Brush Hauling Party tomorrow??

[duc]

Bloomed this morning, two so far with about fifty more ready to open any day.
http://www.maast.org/albums/duc/DSC00854.sized.jpg

[zerreissen]

Lantana (and a butterfly) from the front yard

http://70.120.64.249/stuff/8511-2.jpg

[zerreissen]

A few from Costa Rica:
http://70.120.64.249/stuff/1408-2.jpg
http://70.120.64.249/stuff/1402-2.jpg

Bird of Paradise:
http://70.120.64.249/stuff/1470-2.jpg

[LoneStar]

I found the rest of my plant photos from my vacation in Guam. Enjoy!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_1053.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_1054.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_1058.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_1057.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_1075.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_1106.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_1276.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_1280.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_0688.jpg

Now THATS a backyard!
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_0567.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_0932.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_0935.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_3537.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_0937.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_0963.jpg

Oh and this was for a fresh water fish shipment :P
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/LoneStarSA/Saltwater%20MAAST/100_0930.jpg

[LoneStar]

And here is a video we filmed of some cool plants

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p60XkvGS5Dk

[blueboy]

christina-i was just looking back at the pics of your stinkyplant, and noticed something. are you aware that that is poison ivy growing near it?

[JimD]

Gladiola, nice one too!

[hobogato]

cleaned out the pond and had to snap a few of the water lily blooms

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/DSC004482.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/DSC004472.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/DSC004442.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/DSC004452.jpg

[LoneStar]

Nice stuff Ace. Never seen your pond. Will have to check it out this Sunday!

[urban79]

thats what I was saying! You cant get past the fish tank. :P

[beareef19]

Heres a good one for you Christina, I'm glad it"s not mine.
It"s after the milk commercial

Barry

http://video.aol.com/video/news-stinkin-up-the-place/1934356

[erikharrison]

That flower looks and smells like emo.

[C.Mydas]

Here's some more

Black-stemmed elephant ear blooming
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/167338011-M.jpg

cannas
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/169161900-M.jpg
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/169161908-M.jpg

angel's trumpet (the whole front yard smells like heaven at night!) This is becoming one of my fav plants!
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/169161884-M.jpg
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/169161918-O.jpg

And the Voodoo lily is starting to put up its leaf! Its the speckled looking stump in the middle.
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/169161914-M.jpg

-christina

PS- STill love those lillies Ace!

[taldrich13]

New blooms!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/taldrich13/IMG_3911.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/taldrich13/IMG_3912.jpg
My humble pond. I got the water lilies from Ace almost 2 years ago but they never bloom. Probably because they only get about an hour of unfiltered sunlight a day 8)
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/taldrich13/IMG_3910.jpg

[C.Mydas]

OK Ive got more lol.
Here's the voodoo earlier today...it is producing a leaf now.
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/170310609-L.jpg

And my shade loving tropicals in my 'grotto' (begonia, vanilla orchid, white bird of paradise, ginger, and I have no idea what the frilly looking one in the left corner is)
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/170310591-O.jpg

vanilla orchid
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/170310599-L.jpg

Ginger going ape crazy in the right corner.
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/170310603-L.jpg

[beareef19]

is this it Christina?
Yellow Variegated Windowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit 'Aurea Variegata'
Monstera deliciosa

http://www.floridata.com/ref/M/mons_del.cfm
http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week236.shtml
Barry.

[taldrich13]

It's definately a Philodendron.

[JimD]

My new Sago palm is finaly putting on some new fronds...

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p114/JimD_photo/100_1184.jpg

[C.Mydas]

Nice sago, yeah mine put out its new ones a couple weeks ago...very cool to watch!

The mystery plant is definately a philodendron. It was left with the house by the old owners so I had no idea what it was. It froze solid this winter and still lived. I did a 'hack job' on the roots (cut a lot of them), put about 3 inches of compost on it, and it has put on 5 leaves in the last 4 months. Pretty hardy little plant.

Thanks guys!

[blueboy]

does your vanilla orchid produce beans? or would it need to be cross pollinated? could be pretty lucrative, they sell those beans for $8 a piece!

[JimD]

Here ya go.....


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_(orchid)

[stoneroller]

Epiphyllium aka night-blooming orchid, they come in all sorts of colors and leaf morphologies. Easy to care for and share.

Yesterday
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r10/stoneroller/NBO/nbo1.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r10/stoneroller/NBO/nboyesterday.jpg
Today
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r10/stoneroller/NBO/nbotoday.jpg
Tonight!!
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r10/stoneroller/NBO/nbotonight.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r10/stoneroller/NBO/nbomac.jpg
This flower is almost dinner plate sized.

[JimD]

Dendrobium orchid...

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p114/JimD_photo/100_1253.jpg
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p114/JimD_photo/100_1254.jpg

[JimD]

Dendrobium orchid.... I need a better camera, Kodak just wasnt a good choice for macro photography as you can tell by the slight blue abboration around the flower.

[princer7]

Here are a few of my favorites:

http://jpaustin.dyndns.org/gallery/Publish/San%20Antonio/Boerne/Orchid%20Nursery/Small/IMG_8749%20Copy%20Small.jpg

http://jpaustin.dyndns.org/gallery/Publish/San%20Antonio/Boerne/Orchid%20Nursery/Small/IMG_9036%20Copy%20Small.jpg

http://jpaustin.dyndns.org/gallery/Publish/San%20Antonio/Boerne/Orchid%20Nursery/Small/IMG_8879%20Copy%20Small%20II.jpg