On My Walk This Morning 3o

"Sweet Adeline" Phalaenopsis Orchid.

This was the first orchid to bloom, back on Feb. 1.  Now it is blooming for

a second time this year.  The Blossoms are bigger this time.  It has never done this before.

This photo was taken two weeks ago; it has since added additional blossoms (below).

"Cherie Red Chinese Hibiscus."  This is my favorite color in the hibiscus,

and I always look for good examples.

"Angie's Angels."  More orchids continue to bloom.  I don't know whether

people have tied them to the trees more recently or they are blooming later,

but there was no orchid on this tree earlier.

"Canary Grass."  There are many varieties of decorative grasses these days.

They make nice borders.

"Canary Grass."  Dark Green with White Borders.

The rain keeps this gardenia bush blooming.  Today there were eight new blossoms

on a bush which has been blooming since March.

The eight big magnolia trees continue to bloom and ever more prolifically.

Today there were eight of these gorgeous blossoms, 12-14 in. in diameter.

Many of them are higher up and can only be seen by people on upper floors.

But fortunately, there were several at eye level.

"White Porcelain Dinner Plate Magnolia."  The magnolias in Washington, D.C.

bloom in early April; these are still blooming here in Florida.

"White Crepe Myrtle"

A number of these trees surround the children's playground in the park.

"White Crepe Myrtle" close-up.  The blossoms are in clusters, like a sno-cone.

"Pink Crepe Myrtle."  They come in many pastel colors.

"Raspberry Crepe Myrtle."  These are my favorite color, and this bush is

beside one of the tennis courts.  Last week they made two of the tennis courts

into six pickleball courts, because the sport is so popular.

"Prickly Pear Cactus."  We don't have many cacti around because of the

humidity, but this plant seems to thrive and blooms profusely each year.  A nice

salad can be made with the blossoms.

"Flamingo Lily."  This is a lovely little plant in a pot.  I am used to seeing the

full sized versions in greenhouses.  Longwood Gardens always had several

in bloom and about three feet high.  These are about ten inches.

Botanically, they are "Anthuriums."

"Fluttering Moths."  This cluster of orchids appeared almost overnight.

"Sweet Adeline," now up to six blossoms.  Several more will be coming, and I shall

be watching.

"Summer Daydreams."

These lovely little orchids appeared on a tree by a side building.  They are a 

delicate pink and lavender, rather than the usual yellow and orange.

"Queen Crepe Myrtle" blossoms.  Entire trees are covered with these flowers.

But they are on the top side of the tree, and I am not that tall, so it is difficult to get

good close-ups of the flowers.

"Red Ixora"

This was a wonderful view.  This is what every Ixora bush would look like, if the

gardeners left them alone.  But they are usually trimmed severely so that they

"look neat," and they cut off all the buds.  These bushes were far enough away from the 

sidewalk that the gardeners left them alone, at least temporarily, and so they bloomed

naturally and prolifically.

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