The weather this weekend has not been gardening weather around here. The same cold front that has the entire country in a deep freeze this weekend, has brought wind rein and temperatures in the mid fifties to South Florida. This and the fact that I have a cold and don’t feel well, put all my plans for the garden on the shelf for next week.
I took a walk in the garden this morning with my camera looking for my next post, the Kolanchoe plants stood out. Last year I purchased four plants for decorations in the patio. After the flowers died I planted them around my pond. Now they are back and the colors are more vivid than the originals.
This winter, I am buying more plants from my local nursery, I have seen other colors in white and pink.
Wikipedia has a complete interesting history of this tropical plant.
6 comments:
Very pretty. I got a new rose this weekend, have no idea what it is called as nothing is tagged with names here. Lovely fragrance though.
These are great "low maintenance" plants for the tropics. I bought mine mainly for nostalgia, as they were staples in the Caribbean garden when I was growing up, but now I think they'll make great ground covers.
I saw pics from other bloggers of fuschia and pastels!
How wonderful to be able to grow Kalanchoe's outside. How long do their flowers last then? Here I can only grow them inside but that's not so bad as they flower for 2 to 3 months.
Hi Rusty: Seeing your Kalanchoes makes me think I need to buy some. It has been a long time since I've have them and I'm not sure why... Yours are so bright and cheery.
Iwas reading about my kolanchoe and noticed Rusty's pics, What a cheery sight on a snowy Indiana morning Thanks
Wonderful Kalanchoe. They have wonderful blooms, the yellow looks stunning. I'll need to try kalanchoe sometime when I have more space.
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