End of August

By now, the Echinacea are past their prime and the Back Eyed Susans are on their way out. Harlow Carr (rose) managed to put out a few blooms. With nothing to really look at, I'm thinking of maybe a mass planting of lirope which are currently in bloom and looking good this time of year.

Today I discovered a surprise on my plumeria - an inflow! From far away, I thought it might be a bug or a cocoon of some sort, but upon further inspection, I was happy to see signs of flowering! Since it is already September, I wonder if there is still enough time. In the spring, I repotted it from a pot that was approximately 8" in diameter (its first pot from two years ago) to one that is about 14" in diameter and kept it in the shadier part of the garden.  Now that there are signs of flowering, I will move it into the sunnier part of the garden where it might be happier. Looking forward to seeing what the flowers look like!

Plumeria with Its First Set of Leaves

The Plumeria (Frangipani) has finally leafed out at last!

 On June 1, 2014

On June 24, 2014

I can't believe how fast is is growing! So far, it has been out of the house for about 2 weeks and it seems to be developing well outdoors. The one leaf on the left is really long in comparison to the height of the stem. I've never seen this plant in person before, so I'm curious to know what it will look like with a full set of leaves. 

Plumeria At Last!

Finally signs of life! I was giving up hope on my plumeria cutting, but was happy to see new growth at the top of one of the stalks:

Checking the bottom of the pot revealed two root ends growing out from the drainage hole. Yay!

6 Weeks to Go!

It is approximately 6 weeks before the last frost date, so I put aside my sewing projects in order to get some of the seeds started:

Lupine Sunrise, Penstemon Strictus (Rocky Mountain Penstemon), Acroclinium Best Mixed (Paper Daisy), Petunia Double Cascade, Evening Primrose, Salvia Farinacea (Fairy Queen), Shasta Daisy (Crazy Daisy), Shasta Daisy (White Knight) and Foxglove (Excelsior Hybrid Mix).

Also finally managed to pot the Hawaiian plumeria:

Stephanotis jasmine is managing to stay alive...

Amaryllis is still going strong...