tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post3153734799237493204..comments2024-02-06T16:57:42.394-05:00Comments on The Queen of Seaford: It's That Time of YearJanet, The Queen of Seafordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-43782761729183134082011-08-18T18:07:54.153-04:002011-08-18T18:07:54.153-04:00Racquel, thanks I have been having a good time lea...Racquel, thanks I have been having a good time learning about what is in my woods.<br /><br />Randy, I have been known to add banana peels to the soil/pot of the epi--seems to kick start the blooming. I am enjoying finding the Butterfly Pea.<br /><br />Lola, I am sorry your Epi died, I will be VERY happy to send you a number of cuttings. Glad I have something you are interested in having! A little later in the fall I will send it. <br /><br />Tina, he is so funny, makes the trip to the top of the feeder at least once a day. Yes, the Epi smells wonderful!<br /><br />Marguerite, he is a funny little guy.<br /><br />Les, I think you were going to offer some of your Epi to me and Racquel when we were in your garden. Nice that someone you didn't know was so kind to give you cuttings from her Epi.<br /><br />Ginger, Isn't that Cranefly Orchid something? Most elusive! Add some banana peels to the soil. Works for me.<br /><br />Janet, they are both pretty wonderful. I am not sure if the anole is afraid of any big birds...maybe he should be! <br /><br />Cameron, I love the Epi blooms...always an occasion when they open. As for ticks, amazingly I have had no ticks last year or this year....lots of chigger bites and maybe spiders? but no ticks! <br />I will try your technique of stepping back to photograph. <br /><br />VW, No the orchid is not very showy, but it is exciting. I did show a neighbor and she was very underwhelmed! <br /><br />Sweetbay, The Butterfly Pea is a sweety. She doesn't bloom for long, but nice big (about 1-2 inches) bloom.<br /><br />Aerie-el, thanks, glad you like the anole, he is fun to watch. <br /><br />Alison, Sorry your Epi never bloomed, they do get ugly and leggy. We have lots of lizard type critters around and they are such fun to watch. <br /><br />Lisa, Pretty funny, eh? I hope my cranefly flourishes too!<br /><br />Casa Mariposa, they aren't too exotic, but very interesting. I don't think the anole are that far north, though it could be the traffic!! <br /><br />Kim and Victoria, Wonderful~!<br /><br />Daricia, Sorry yours didn't bloom. I had given up on mine and then was pleasantly surprised. I will keep the sticks marking it through the winter.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-47914826834521099772011-08-18T14:00:16.686-04:002011-08-18T14:00:16.686-04:00i marked my cranefly orchid, too, but no bloom thi...i marked my cranefly orchid, too, but no bloom this year. it did bloom a couple of years ago and i didn't see it last year, but i thought i just missed it, so i marked it when the leaves came back out. but no flower for me. lucky you!Dariciahttp://acharlottegarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-26001454931883092992011-08-17T12:16:06.553-04:002011-08-17T12:16:06.553-04:00Both the cuttings you sent me last year have roote...Both the cuttings you sent me last year have rooted and are growing. Can't wait until I see some buds someday.Victoria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-63412065935638575052011-08-15T22:29:24.095-04:002011-08-15T22:29:24.095-04:00You have some really exotic plants! I love the cli...You have some really exotic plants! I love the climbing pea. I've never seen a vine like that before. I looks like a sweet pea. I've also never seen a lizard in NoVA. They probably couldn't stand the traffic and left!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-69293948795248384762011-08-13T18:51:55.078-04:002011-08-13T18:51:55.078-04:00Love that image of the anole on the hummingbird fe...Love that image of the anole on the hummingbird feeder!<br /><br />We've seen more cranefly orchids this summer (in the mts) that we've seen in a long time. Hope yours flourish.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-27242181191365283202011-08-11T22:50:30.029-04:002011-08-11T22:50:30.029-04:00Oh, I love that butterfly pea, so sweet and delica...Oh, I love that butterfly pea, so sweet and delicate looking! I had an Oxypetalum several years ago, but it got just huge and ungainly, and never bloomed. They do have such pretty flowers, though, and I've heard they perfume the whole area around them.<br /><br />I had to laugh at the silly sequence you did with the anole on the hummingbird feeder.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-27486158866578977812011-08-11T16:39:42.235-04:002011-08-11T16:39:42.235-04:00You have some beautiful blooms there! Love your ca...You have some beautiful blooms there! Love your captions about the anole--so cute! <br />It is interesting to see the results of changing up backgrounds, using different lighting/flash settings. I really like the orchid with your knee pad as a background. Very nice.Kit Aerie-elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548961699994971020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-48543214716190188732011-08-11T12:12:08.006-04:002011-08-11T12:12:08.006-04:00Ha, just added another to the want list. :) The na...Ha, just added another to the want list. :) The native Butterfly Pea is lovely. Lucky you to have it growing wild in your woods!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-60031593027087483692011-08-10T20:04:31.365-04:002011-08-10T20:04:31.365-04:00I have to chuckle because I totally understand how...I have to chuckle because I totally understand how exciting the cranefly orchid bloom is for you . . . but I doubt that a non-plantsperson would appreciate it, since it's not super showy. I have so many plants like that in my garden - I was so excited to see the first leaves on my Darmera peltata, but a nongardener would wonder why, since they're just green leaves. Cool umbrella-shaped leaves, but still. Anyway, glad your baby bloomed for you. Enjoy it!VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-78904391346000411952011-08-10T16:05:13.621-04:002011-08-10T16:05:13.621-04:00Epiphyllum oxypetalum seems so exotic and mysterio...Epiphyllum oxypetalum seems so exotic and mysterious to me! Quite a beauty. <br /><br />You're finding some pretty wildflowers. I dare not walk in our woods during tick season. Do you not have a tick population? <br /><br />I find salvia greggii very difficult to photo due to the small features of the blooms and stems. Sometimes I find it best to step back and use the zoom rather than a close-up range or the macro setting.F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-4213129131205950022011-08-10T10:59:51.201-04:002011-08-10T10:59:51.201-04:00Not sure which is most bewitching, the Epiphyllum ...Not sure which is most bewitching, the Epiphyllum the Butterfly Pea or the Euonymus americanus seed pod. The anole looks small enough to provide a snack for a passing bird - does this ever happen? Good idea to use the background, I somehow never get around to it, but will try to remember next time I am attempting to capture something with a lousy or over busy background.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-28450705371230446922011-08-09T22:50:47.909-04:002011-08-09T22:50:47.909-04:00how pretty and unique that first plant is!
my nig...how pretty and unique that first plant is!<br /><br />my night blooming ceresus has never bloomed. it's in full sun and has grown a lot.... who knows.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904073032627748614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-26491192115864720482011-08-09T21:32:26.829-04:002011-08-09T21:32:26.829-04:00It is nice of you to share your Epiphyllum, though...It is nice of you to share your Epiphyllum, though I already have some. When I worked at Home Quarters I struck up a conversation with a customer who had just moved to Norfolk from San Diago and was lamenting the colder climate. We got to talking about Epiphyllum and that afternoon she brought me half a dozen cuttings. I have sinced shared them several times over.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-13063198668990313682011-08-09T21:05:17.438-04:002011-08-09T21:05:17.438-04:00I love the anole sitting on the feeder. Funny lit...I love the anole sitting on the feeder. Funny little guy.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-25614847853433640482011-08-09T16:40:32.532-04:002011-08-09T16:40:32.532-04:00That anole is waiting for a snack-in the form of a...That anole is waiting for a snack-in the form of a little bird. lol Very nice on the night opening flowers. They smell great right?tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-67791161578515093962011-08-09T16:14:08.050-04:002011-08-09T16:14:08.050-04:00Love those pics. I had the night blooming plant bu...Love those pics. I had the night blooming plant but sadly the cold got is last yr. It has been outside my back door for yrs. Pot too big to move. I would love a cutting. Thanks.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-18086693980685422872011-08-09T16:13:24.877-04:002011-08-09T16:13:24.877-04:00Janet,
I too enjoy seeing the butterfly pea. Wish...Janet,<br /><br />I too enjoy seeing the butterfly pea. Wish I could join you to see the Epiphyllum oxypetalum blooming, ours is not budding this year. Glad your with me!!!Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-9402807645274834072011-08-09T15:54:49.682-04:002011-08-09T15:54:49.682-04:00Some interesting blooms this week Janet. I love t...Some interesting blooms this week Janet. I love the color on that Climbing Butterfly Pea and the flower is pretty cool too. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com