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In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin in Motown, z6 on November 20, 2024, 8:21 pm Believe it or not, but the time has arrived, for the first spring seed catalogs to show up in the mailboxes of gardeners. Here is a pic of my first 3 catalogs: https://photos.app.goo.gl/D5qvnaETZi95fAfD8 In late September, I took cuttings from my Rosebud Double Impatiens, and Sedona Coleus. Well, they've rooted, and have been potted up, in 3 inch pots. They will be my garden starts, for next spring: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fwTJwnHWpkcPZ7GG8 Miss Huff has come inside. I have had this plant for 3-4 yrs. She is still in bloom, in November! https://photos.app.goo.gl/s62vUQWnBMDWAdRX7 In the forefront of the pic below, is my blooming PURPLE FIRESPIKE, Odontonema strictum, in bloom, in November. Other plants in the pic, are a Japanese maple, a fruiting winterberry holly, in fall garb, and a fruiting snowberry. Anybody else familiar with the Firespike? https://photos.app.goo.gl/afdAecsT9TGGxKCr5 This is a FIRST for my gardening journey. I have tried growing this type of ORCHID, several times, before finally seeing it bloom, in my garden. This somewhat hardy form of orchid, is called the WHITE EGRET FLOWER ORCHID, Habenaria radiata. When you look at the flower, you'll see why it was named after the egret bird. The flowers are no more than about an inch across. I had to place the pot, in a hanging basket, with several carnivorous plants (all of these love boggy, wet conditions), on my garage, to keep them away from squirrels, and other critters: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gvw1KW3oLTwsokqz9

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Fred SC on November 21, 2024, 3:52 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Alvin, I could not get the White Egret Orchid f;ower tp come up...happy to hear it has flowered for you. I could not get the seed catalogue picture to come up either????? Looks like you have been busy getting cuttings rooted to old over for spring starts. Nice to propagate from cuttings, saves money, lol. I have a few impatiens in my greenhouse the are volunteers that I potted up. They do seed well see. I had several colors of impatience show up from volunteers from the summer of 23. It is cold heer this morning? IT is officially above freezing but at my house it has dropped to 33 degrees and it isn't even 5AM yet, BRRRR? Winter is here it looks like.I bet by daylight it will be blow freezing! I Talked to my step daughter last night and she was stuck on the interstate in Minneapolis due to a wreck in the 2 or more inches of snow . This is second snow for her this year. She said it was about 2 inches or so and coming down hard. Looks like winter temps are coming on fast. I do not like the Summer heat but I absolutely dislike the winter cold. My birthday is this week. Age is just a number but it is getting to be a high 77, where did all the years go? Miss Huff is a beautiful Lantana.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Mark z7 Sharptown, MD on November 21, 2024, 6:27 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Hello Alvin, I had the red firespike here that I got when my sister still had her place in Florida. I over wintered it then planted outside in the spring of 2022. Last year it came back but did not flower. This year it finally came back but is only 3" tall so I doubt it will be back next year due to the cold. Back in the late 90's I planted Miss Huff on the south side of my house. It comes back every year. I divided it in 2022 giving some to friends in Georga and planting in various spots around the yard here. Two three transplants didn't take but 2 did. The ones in Georgia did fine. Good luck with everytheing.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on November 21, 2024, 8:35 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Fred. Yes, it seems fall is now beginning to transition to more normal temps, for this time of year, and just in time for the beginning off the Christmas Holiday Season. If I'm not mistaken, I have had Impatiens self-seed, in years past, but not in recent years. Seeds of hybrid Imps rarely are exactly like their parents, it seems. Here are two new links for the two pics you weren't able to see (White Egret Flower Orchid and seed catalogs): https://photos.app.goo.gl/utxvw3CS62zCKneb6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/unCFftT71p6vRwKa8

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on November 21, 2024, 8:45 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Hi, Mark, and thanks. I remember you mentioning that Miss Huff overwintered, where you are. I tried keeping it alive here, in the ground, a few times, but even with protection, wasn't able to get it through a winter. I guess it was either too wet, not perfect drainage, or both. I have had this Firespike for a few years, but I bring it inside to overwinter indoors. From the pic angle, you can probably see that the flower spike is over my head, in height. They are quite tall. They also flower rather late in the season, too. In most years, it would not still be outside, while blooming in the latter part of November.

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