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Along the back fence. Some Columbine, a hint of Gold Star Esperanza, and 3 different types of Elephant Ears. There is also some Salvia that reseeds every year all over the place and a Red Bird of Paradise plus some Purple Heart that has plans to take over
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It cooled down a bit so I could work in the greenhouses to try and fit everything in. It’s going to be a nightmare.
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Enjoying the warm nights before the rain comes. The sticks in the background are my bamboo that was badly damaged by our cold winter but is regrowing. The flowerbed next to the pond is overgrown with Pothos and Airplane Plants.
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The Brugmansia is still blooming like crazy and smells really wonderful at night so I had to go out and take a few shots because there are multiple color changing lights and it takes a few tries to get a good color combo.
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Winter home for smaller plants.
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This Hibiscus is flowering more now than it did all summer. It feels more like spring here than fall.
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Blooming right now in the pond. #miamirose #waterlily #tropical
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I want to bring this split leaf philodendron inside since I didn’t need it to replace the one I thought had died but it recovered, but I know our younger cats will use it as a jungle gym and then eat it.
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Here’s a wide angle shot of the out of control Pothos vine. I’m just going to see how much of the world it’s planning to conquer. The grass doesn’t want to grow there but the Pothos will trip you and then try and consume you so if I ever go missing …
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When your tree’s get big enough to cover your whole yard you have to adjust what you put in the flowerbeds. Elephant Ears don’t mind the shade and they look tropical so their perfect and they survived our super cold winter with just a frost blanket.
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Pretty even when they are done. #hibiscus
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A different red Hibiscus with lighter highlights than the darker one.
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This Hibiscus with the dark center is one of my favorites.
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The Hibiscuses seem to be enjoying the cooler weather.
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I bought Pansies this year even though TJ isn’t here anymore to eat them.
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The Miami Rose water lily is doing really well this year.
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Here’s the split leafed philodendron we thought we lost during our polar freeze. It’s doing really well and competing with the Monstera next to it to see who can be the biggest. They’ll have to compete with some invasive Elephant Ears and a couple of whis
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The Brugmansia is trying hard to get as big as it was before the freeze but it’ll take a few years. It has a color-changing up light and this is what the backyard looks like around 3AM. A very nice cool front camera through and removed all our humidity. T
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The Ixora are blooming. The yellow one is in a pot and needs more fertilizer to green up the leaves some. The last photo is new buds on the yellow, I think.
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I really wish I’d known it was going to pour rain BEFORE I went out and watered.
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The last orchid flower is hanging on way longer than it’s past due date. It’s been covered in flowers for months.
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I made absolutely sure this bougainvillea was dead before we pulled it out of its pot and replaced it. Now it’s sitting in the back corner by the compost pile happily growing away not getting any attention at all until I just noticed it today.
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The pink arrowhead vine and a Pothos are competing to see who can take over the pond filter area first.
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Pouring again here. Just regular rain, not an end of the world like storm though.
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This is the water lily that was just a tiny walnut sized with a few leaves coming off that I had living in a bucket for a few years. It has enjoyed finally being planted and needs to be moved to a roomier spot but I really like what it adds to this area.
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The Brugmansia that was frozen to the ground last February has started to recover and is flowering now! It will take a few years to get back to the tree size it was if the weather lets it. The Caladiums are very happy too.
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This Snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata) on the stairs has gotten so big I can’t fit the whole thing in the photo. We repotted it this year and it’s already filled the pot.
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There are some very tiny leaves forming on this yellow Hibiscus plant that looked like it had died during our polar freeze back in February. The roots along the surface always looked alive but it took this long to show any growth forming and the roots are
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When houseplants take over the backyard. They were damaged by the polar freeze in February and it really pissed them off, so they’ve gone into overdrive to take over the whole yard. They’re great for hiding toads, which we are having an explosion of right
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The backyard is turning into a jungle.
