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My son always asks, "How's your flowers, Pops?"

After I tell him, he always asks "Can ya eat them?"

"No, you can't eat them.
They are Hippeastrums!
The leaves are poisonous.
The flowers are poisonous."

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Lovely flowers, burglar.

Its beautiful this time of year, the flowers are all blooming, leaves back on the trees.
Everything is so green after all the rain.

Time to smell the roses : )
 
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P.S. Burglar, your posts of late keep reminding me of that character played by Peter Sellers in the movie "Being there".
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I've not seen the film.
I hope that's a compliment!:eek:
 
Very nice burglar.
That second photo reminds me of orchids, another plant I like.

I have some blood red roses sitting on my table, picked from the garden, and the perfume is running through my home -- love it : )
 
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I've not seen the film.
I hope that's a compliment!:eek:
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Given that the star (Peter Sellers) walks on water at the very end of the film, I think I can safely say that it is a compliment. However, some less enlightened viewers may overlook this aspect and misinterpret the film as being about a simple gardener whose comments are interpreted as being evidence of economic and political genius.
 
Tink said:
Very nice burglar.
That second photo reminds me of orchids, another plant I like.

I have some blood red roses sitting on my table, picked from the garden, and the perfume is running through my home -- love it : )
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Traditional roses do smell wonderful.
Boronias smell good too.
Jonquils are delightful!

Nothing compares to orange blossom!



Disclosure: I do not hold roses, boronias, jonquils or oranges.
 
Massed smaller flowers can be nice also.
 

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Hi Burglar,

I have some hippeastras blooming for the first time - they're certainly eye-catching. Is it ok to remove the spent flower, or should it be left to wither on the plant? I've a vague recollection that removing spent blooms sometimes affects future flowering in some way?

Mine are in a small garden mixed in with petunias, ivy geraniums, groundcover roses, nasturtiums and pansies. It's a bit of a jumble, but very pretty atm.:)
 
DocK said:
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Mine are in a small garden mixed in with petunias, ivy geraniums, groundcover roses, nasturtiums and pansies. It's a bit of a jumble, but very pretty atm.:)
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Hi DocK,
Jumbled is prettier than straight lines!
Isn't it a great time of year!!

I used to remove spent blooms until I found they produce a seedpod.
These contain around 40 seeds per pod.
My delight was shortlived when I discovered the low rate of germination.
Mine were around 3-4%.
Then I found out they don't flower until 3 years old!
They do, however, flower 2 to 3 times a year!

Best part is the bulblets and how they like to cluster!
 
burglar said:
Hi DocK,
Jumbled is prettier than straight lines!
Isn't it a great time of year!!
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It certainly is - but only if I keep taking my antihistamines! Stopping to smell the flowers can be pleasurable, but sinus-inducing!

I used to remove spent blooms until I found they produce a seedpod.
These contain around 40 seeds per pod.
My delight was shortlived when I discovered the low rate of germination.
Mine were around 3-4%.
Then I found out they don't flower until 3 years old!
They do, however, flower 2 to 3 times a year!

Best part is the bulblets and how they like to cluster!
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OK, I shall resist the urge to snip the old flowers off. One of the reasons I put them in was for their self-propagating habit - my agapanthus have multiplied beautifully over the years, and thrive on my style of gardening - neglect:D
 
Very pretty Julia.

LOL -- I have similar DocK, love cottage gardens, and I am abit of a plant thief, as in, if I like a plant, I will ask if I can please take a cutting. Sometimes they take off, other times they dont, I do enjoy trying.
I love the different plants that pop up throughout the garden.
I tend to stick to abit of a colour theme.
 
Photos of your gardens, anyone? I love seeing other people's gardens.
Tink, the only plus I can think of for living enduring a cold winter such as Melbourne's is the beauty of the first flush of the new season's roses. Just too hard to grow up here. I tried for a few years but gave up in the face of all the fungal diseases.
 
Yes, I can understand that Julia, I dont have alot of roses. Geraniums are just as pretty without the thorns.

Yes love lavender too, burglar, Another plant thats easy to propagate - pick a piece, pop it in the ground and watch them grow.

They are beautiful in bloom as they are at the moment.
 
Yes, very pretty burglar.
Whats that last photo? Thats a nice flower.

My backyard smells of Orange Blossom, very nice : )-- the bees have been having a field day.
 

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