blooming today

[Jonna]

Foxfire


and some orchids on the terrace

[karen J]

Well that was nice- seeing a foxfire amongst a sea of water lettuce leaves. Unexpected, but really pretty!

Gorgeous orchids. There was a greenhouse near me that had a giant hanging basket of orchid that looked just like that (epiphylum? something like that). I hemmed and hawed about it, but when I went back it was gone.

[jw]

Mui benito . Beautiful pictures of beautiful flowers;D

[Jonna]

Thanks, I've been moving the water lettuce around trying to wash all the aphids off of them.  The Foxfire bloom ended up in the middle of them and I liked the way it looked. 

I can't remember the real name of these orchids, they are Mule Ear Orchids here as a common name, they are native to the area. 

[jw]

Those dog gone black aphids..............they were all over my lily pads and my Salvinia this summer  . I had to hose them off everyday and the little buggers would swim back over and over again  . Now it is colder here and they have disappeared  . But just wait until next year..............they'll be back  . I wonder if there is something that will work to keep them away?

[Jonna]

Yeah, I don't have winter to get rid of them.  I try and convince the Mollies that I'm making food for them, sometimes they eat them as I wash them off.  I think it is the ants - it's always the ants - they can get to the lettuce from the edge of the pond.  I washed a bunch of them into the pond today too, the Mollies spot them faster, larger and they wiggle I guess.

[HOWELL]

I love that plant....the flower is just aweosme...

[yawning fox]

very beautiful!  I'm going to start looking for the foxfire now!

[robie]

hi jonna ¡¡
es  hermoso ¡¡¡  tu foxfire ¡¡¡
le cambie el nombre al nenu que me diste  antes era unnamed pink ¡¡
ahora es 

JONNAS  PINK ¡¡¡

[miguynmkoi]

Jealous you are still getting beautiful lilies and a Foxfire to boot!  The orchid is really lovely too.  Jonna, counting on your blooming colors to keep us through the winter!

[Jonna]

Que bueno Robie, gracias     

Tengo noticias tristes  :'(   El loto se murio.   :'(  Tenia 2 hojas pero se disolvieron.  Esta en el estanque pero pienso que voy a quitarlo.  Que pienses?  Quiero ver los raices. 

Thanks Annette.  I'll try and keep posting blooms all winter    I'm going to tell my flowers they have to cooperate.  I just told Robie that the lotus he gave me died.  It had 2 leaves but they just dissolved and I think I should pull the pot out and see what is inside.  It was from a seed, not a tuber.   He also gave me another seed but now I'm afraid to try with it. 

[robie]

i see you like it   jonnas pink ¡¡¡  a mi me encanta ¡¡¡

neo has the same proble with his lotus  he  take it out
and put the lotus just in water ,  and is doing good ¡¡¡

 

[Jonna]

I took out the lotus but I think it is dead, it is in a couple of inches of water on the deck.   We'll see.