Category: Flowers

The Queen That Didn’t Bloom

The Queen That Didn’t Bloom

| September 19, 2012 | 7 Replies

The queen that didn’t bloom last night is my Nightblooming Cereus, or Selenicereus grandiflorus. The cactus species blooms one night a year, or years, and withers within hours. For some reason, the bud didn’t open. The impossibly intricate, huge white blooms, are protected by long, pale salmon tubes, with sharp points. When the bloom looks […]

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Summer: It’s Not Over Yet!

Summer: It’s Not Over Yet!

| September 14, 2012 | 4 Replies

Summer: it’s not over yet! I just rounded up what was ready to harvest. That big zucchini had been hiding, or it would have been eaten before now.   And, I had a volunteer sunflower, my last one this year, appear in my strawberry patch. It’s a little one, but very friendly! Sunflowers make you smile! […]

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August Watermelon Update

August Watermelon Update

| August 30, 2012 | 6 Replies

August Watermelon Update – Well, it’s been a lot longer than the 73 days marked on the seedlings tag to get ripe watermelons, in fact, only five have been removed from the vines, either by me, or two by a thief. It began to look like my watermelon exercise was a bust. Alas, my neighbor, […]

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Parrots and Finches Spell Trouble for my Sunflowers

Parrots and Finches Spell Trouble for my Sunflowers

| August 23, 2012 | 5 Replies

I looked out the window about 10:30 AM. It was a cloudy morning, so the Black-Hooded Parakeets, or Nanday Conure Parrots were late getting over here. If you are following my blog, especially the post “Meet My Kids,” you know I’ve got, uh, had some nice sunflowers. There were four balanced on the sturdy Lemon Queen, one […]

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Hello, Goldy!

Hello, Goldy!

| August 22, 2012 | 6 Replies

Goldy Honey Bear, Helianthus annus, Botanical Interests Seeds

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Upon Arrival

Upon Arrival

| August 19, 2012 | 12 Replies

I just returned from a few days in New England, and these are some of the things I found in my garden upon arrival. My first bloom of my Mexican Sunflowers. The packet says 6-8′ tall, however mine all look like they’ll be lucky to reach two feet. Wow, do they pack some color! Lots […]

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Queen of the Night Blooms!

Queen of the Night Blooms!

| August 13, 2012 | 17 Replies

Queen of the Night blooms! For one night a year only! My neighbor, Zdena, grows many Nightblooming Cereus, or Selenicereus grandiflorus cacti, and one was blooming tonight. She texted me and I ran over. It’s a challenge photographing this amazingly intricate flower with it’s deep, coiled center, in the dark! The flower is probably eight inches across. You’d […]

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Meet My Kids

Meet My Kids

| August 12, 2012 | 10 Replies

Because sunflowers make you smile! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! – Kaye

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Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

| August 8, 2012 | 6 Replies

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New Arrival!

New Arrival!

| August 4, 2012 | 5 Replies

My third crop of sunflowers is now ready to pop. Here’s the very first arrival. Upon a closer look at the center, thousands of sharp seed enclosures look like talons! A bee wasted no time finding this first bloom. It got a little annoyed my camera was two inches away, and took off after the […]

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