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A Caribbean Garden · 12-14-2011, 04:54 PM

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Its December, when my blooms are at their peak, while the Northern gardens are winding down

Above: zinnia from Baker Creek seeds and red purslane. I love red flowers. I think that is the favourite bloom color of many Caribbean gardeners. However my erythrina (immortelle) trees have wasp galls and my red hibiscus succumbed to mealybugs

Above: another of my favourite flowers, bougainvillea. I want every color!

The big show is put on by Cassia alata, also known as CandlestickTree and Candelabra Bush. Blooming for the first time. I grew these from seeds I collected in Barbados a couple years ago.

Must have been a rather pious person to look at this and call it candlestick tree or candelabra bush

Rather than, uh, some other kind of tree

Bee Action

Rudely interrupted

Soft, pillowy tree morning glory

Fuchsia purslane, known in the Caribbean as "jump up and kiss me"

Pink Pride of Barbados, from seeds collected in the Botanic gardens in Guyana.

Yellow oleander

Check out Carol's May Dream Gardens for blooms around the US and world.

12-14-2011, 04:54 PM	#1
A Caribbean Garden Grounds Keeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 203	Blooms Day December 2011 This content is syndicated via RSS from the blog: Caribbean Garden Its December, when my blooms are at their peak, while the Northern gardens are winding down Above: zinnia from Baker Creek seeds and red purslane. I love red flowers. I think that is the favourite bloom color of many Caribbean gardeners. However my erythrina (immortelle) trees have wasp galls and my red hibiscus succumbed to mealybugs Above: another of my favourite flowers, bougainvillea. I want every color! The big show is put on by Cassia alata, also known as CandlestickTree and Candelabra Bush. Blooming for the first time. I grew these from seeds I collected in Barbados a couple years ago. Must have been a rather pious person to look at this and call it candlestick tree or candelabra bush Rather than, uh, some other kind of tree Bee Action Rudely interrupted Soft, pillowy tree morning glory Fuchsia purslane, known in the Caribbean as "jump up and kiss me" Pink Pride of Barbados, from seeds collected in the Botanic gardens in Guyana. Yellow oleander Check out Carol's May Dream Gardens for blooms around the US and world. Read more at Caribbean Garden...

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