The extended foggy and cool summer weather, has slowed the growth of my plumeria this year. Finally I have some blooms and really nice leaves on my variegated plumeria. I think the leaves on this variegated plumeria are fantastic!
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| Variegated Plumeria |
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| Variegated Plumeria |
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| Variegated Plumeria |
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| Variegated Plumeria |
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| Plumeria |
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| Plumeria |
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| Plumeria |
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| Plumeria |
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| Plumeria |
The Hibiscus has responded to the change in weather and put out a bunch of blooms. We have been having a cool and foggy summer. However, this week we had three days that were sunny with high temperatures in the low 90's! We are now back to foggy and cool, which is great for taking pictures.
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| Hibiscus |
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| Hibiscus |
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| Hibiscus |
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| Hibiscus |
I've always been fascinated by Begonia bogneri, a species from Madagascar with many blade filiform leaves and bright pink and white flowers. Ten months ago, I received this B. bogneri from a friend and at that time it had about 10-12 leaves with the longest leaf being 4 inches long. It's been growing really well, and two months ago I put it into a larger 15" cube terrarium. Now it's sending out lots of blooms!
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| B. bogneri |
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| B. bogneri |
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| B. bogneri |
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| B. bogneri |
This Hildewintera Colademononis, (AKA Monkey Tail Cactus) is a recent addition to my collection and now it has two blooms! It's origin can be traced back to the Bolivian countryside in Santa Cruz. It is most commonly found growing on or between steep rocks hanging above a jungle below. I look forward to more bright blooms and additional tails growing from it's base.
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| Hildewintera Colademononis, (AKA Monkey Tail Cactus) |
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| Hildewintera Colademononis, (AKA Monkey Tail Cactus) |
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| Hildewintera Colademononis, (AKA Monkey Tail Cactus) |
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| Hildewintera Colademononis, (AKA Monkey Tail Cactus) |
Here are some random pictures from different parts of Lotusland.
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| Red Epiphyllum |
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| Mike checking out the magnetic rock! |
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| Magnetic Rock |
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| Julia Child Rose |
These two staghorn ferns that are hanging in the tree, are just incredible!
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| Two staghorn ferns, hanging in the tree |
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| Staghorn fern |
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| Lemon arbor |
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| Lemon arbor |
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| Lemon arbor |
Here are a few pictures that I took of the cactus Garden in Lotusland. This garden was a gift to Lotusland from Merritt Dunlap, a longtime friend of Madame Ganna Walska. It was transported to Lotusland beginning in 1999.
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| Opuntia galapageia v. galapageia Galapagos Islands |
