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Offline MikeW

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Heliconia Blooms!
« on: June 17, 2008, 06:34:32 PM »
Marilyn C from Texas sent this to Sean a few years back. As luck would have it, he was in California at the time, so he planted half of it in my garden. It was in shade, but grew tall, and into the sun. It has limped along, and without humidity (which I think is a wonderful thing) I never expected a bloom, but still enjoyed the tropicalesque fronds.

Rooting around in the area this weekend, hacking back the geraniums (gerania?) which are taking over, I saw these. Two different neighbours heard my whoop of joy.

Hopefully many more to come.

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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2008, 06:45:58 PM »
Awesome Mike!  Congratulations.  I'm sure that plant is carrying some of Marylin's good karma.   O0
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008, 08:23:50 PM »
Fab photo's of that amazing Heliconia! I know Marilyn would be proud since she sent us the whole plant that she had.
When I come back to visit, I will send her a chunk back. Mine has not revived from winter yet but I expect to see it soon.

Cheers,
Sean

PS, Mike,
Your Martha Washington and plain geraniums are Pelargoniums...
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2008, 08:27:26 PM »
Beautiful red!  O0
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2008, 10:30:52 PM »
Congratulations!   @O@

See you tomorrow for lunch.....
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2008, 09:56:05 AM »
Looks great!  Have a fun lunch :) Going anywhere good?
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2008, 09:58:27 AM »
Sean - if you are going to visit all the way from Vancouver to Texas, you best come by Danbury!
I will pout if you don't visit us too.  o(:-)

I haven't gotten into the gingers, yet. I don't have shade, yet. I'm still planting trees.
That is a lovely bloom.  @O@
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2008, 04:58:49 PM »
Hey LeeAnne -
Yes, we went to the official American Ponders restaurant in L.A. - BC in Pasadena. Just minutes from my office, and Mikey brought me a tropical lilly - and picked up the tab - Didn't I just score big today!

Jerry, Mikey, Sean, CoolShades have all eaten there at different times, so we have adopted it.

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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2008, 12:22:14 PM »
I have a Helliconia in the greenhous just clinging to life.  Maybe I will plant it in the garden, worked for you.

It is $&*#$@# HOT here.  104 as this was posted  !
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2008, 01:44:27 PM »
It is a hot one again.  High 80's here so far.....
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2008, 08:49:23 PM »
About 100* here today....feels like H-E-Double Hockey Sticks.  Tonight the bugs outside sound louder than ever!  :D
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2008, 09:39:03 AM »
Here we go to Tad's Chicken and Dumplings. I've taken Jerry and the Mrs., Krista and Mikey and Mrs. Mikey  :)
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2008, 10:21:35 AM »
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2008, 12:09:39 PM »
What a beautiful red bloom
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Re: Heliconia Blooms!
« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2008, 12:20:43 PM »
That Sunday brunch at BC sounds wonderful. I really must insist that Bob learn to love travel.....
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