On My Walk This Morning 3g

 

"Butterscotch Puffs"  Phalaenopsis Orchids

This morning I decided to add a loop to my walk to make it longer, and headed

into the Northwest Area of Palm Aire.  I was pleasantly surprised by a large number

of new flowers in front of several buildings.  It seems that many people are now

tying their "used" orchids to trees hoping they will bloom the next year.

"Evelyn Underhill"  Phalaenopsis Orchids

"Lemon Froth"  Phalaenopsis Orchids

"Spindle Palms" on left and "Bottle Palm" on right.

"Pink Oleander" bushes are beginning to bloom/

"Fancy Pants" Orchids

Many people hang a different wreath on the door each month.

This was a very nice wreath of forsythia on one door today.

"Gaillardia Puchella"

It is also known as "Firewheel"  or "Indian Blanket"

This bed of "Lady Hamilton Blue Walking Iris" and "Mardi Gras" ground orchids

has grown and matured very nicely over the past two years.  The Walking Iris

is a West Indian flower which has become very popular herein Florida.

"Lady Hamilton Blue Walking Iris" and "Mardi Gras Ground Orchids"

These orchids grow in soil, whereas most orchids hang from trees and

absorb moisture from the air.

I have never seen "Lady Hamilton Blue Walking Iris" bloom so prolifically.  I'm sure our

 heavy rains from last week played a big role in their dramatic show.

"Mardi Gras" Ground Orchids

"Agave Plant" in bloom.  The plant, which is just that small light colored bush, will

grow a year or more before it decides to bloom, but it will bloom only once in its

lifetime, and this is the flower and stalk.  To produce such a stalk takes enormous

energy, and the plant will die once the seeds drop.

This bush is the most prolific blooming "Gardenia" I have ever seen, and the flowers

are the most symmetrical I have ever seen.  The big rains of last week did

wonders.  The flowers looked like the purest white velvet and felt that way.

A pair of gorgeous white Gardenias on the bush, beautifully symmetrical.

"Shell Ginger / Porcelain Lily" with clusters of flowers.

"Susie Cue" Orchids

The building with a container garden in front continues to thrive; they must water daily.

This is one of the pots, with impatiens, in their Container Garden.

Another pot in the container garden is filled with a variety of colors of

"Pentas / Egyptian Starflowers."  I think they look very nice.

 

Container with "Sansevieria / Mother-in-Law Tongues" and "Pentas."

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