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Tropicals
« on: September 25, 2006, 05:09:12 PM »
Our tropical garden has been putting on quite a show for me this summer.  Below are photos of a ginger and something called Fire Spike that presently are flowering.  I was buzzed by a hummingbird while taking these photos.....




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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2006, 05:47:09 PM »
Oh My!  I just HATE them both and wouldn't allow them to grow in my yard under any circumstances.














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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2006, 06:19:29 PM »
LOL Teresa! :D

I love the fire spike! O0
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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2006, 07:02:08 PM »
Oooh - you have to be careful of those hummingbirds. Eons ago - but still a painfully fresh memory, I was attacked. Must have been the gaudy / colourful image I presented. Cocktail, pack of smokes, phone, kimono, artichoke pizza - the usual Saturday lunch thing. This nasty little winged viper thing made a dash for my eye. Overturning the chair, and landing back inside the house was the work of seconds. ( I am very agile when faced with imminent danger ).

I have now come to appreciate them a little more, but am still very wary when they are about. They really just look like they can take an eye out. Dove grey is now my colour of choice for phones etc when on the patio. They do not seem as interested.

Good luck Mikey!

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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2006, 04:59:40 AM »
Love your firespike! What are those variegated leaves poking up beside it? Canna stuttgart?
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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2006, 09:45:48 AM »
Yes, that's Stuttgart.  They are much taller than I expected.  The top of Stuttgart's flowers are at least 12-13' tall. 
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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2006, 11:32:02 AM »
Very nice, Mickey. I would love to add gingers to my collection but I can't have any more plants that need to be brought in for the winter. I have too many now and it takes forever to gather them all up. I think I need to move to a warmer climate, not that ours is so cold, just not quite warm enough to leave tropicals out.

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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2006, 05:57:19 PM »
My neighbor has a fire spike. Well he actually has two now. A new one came up last year. The hummers love them. They will actually land on the fence and let me talk to them. :D

MikeW, are you saying that you got your butt whooped by a little hummingbird? lol

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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2006, 06:20:02 PM »
When I was reading up on Fire Spikes, I saw repeatedly how easy they are to root from cuttings . . . anyone ever tried it? 
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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2006, 11:11:47 PM »
The plant in the photo came from a another plant in the back yard but I don't recall if if it came from a division or a cutting. 
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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2006, 04:31:31 PM »
Those flowers and especially the spike are lovely....however, I'm still laughing about
Mike W's fiasco with a hummer  lol  Geez, and to think you could have prevented the ENTIRE thing and complimented your ensemble with a great looking pair of sunglasses!!  8)
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Re: Tropicals
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2006, 02:00:37 AM »
Quote from: MikeW on September 25, 2006, 07:02:08 PM
Must have been the gaudy / colourful image I presented. Cocktail, pack of smokes, phone, kimono, artichoke pizza -

Just about fell off my chair laughing!  lol

We don't have the climate for tropicals...but I certainly wish we did!
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