On My Walk This Morning 4q

 

The pot of "Pale Peach Tuberous Begonias" continues to bloom.

They come in many colors.  The nicest display I have seen was up

in Montreal.

"Imperial Purple Double Ground Orchids"  are multiplying and

enlarging their bed.  Groundskeepers periodically come through and take some

of the new plants and use them to start new beds.

"Sky Blue Plumbago."  The color of this plant makes it popular as a contrast to

all the reds and yellows and pinks of other flowers.

"Water Hibiscus."  These islands of floating plants have begun to appear along

the Ste Genevieve Canal.  Their leaves are filled with tiny air pockets which

enable them to float on the surface of the water.  They can become a nuisance.

"Shell Ginger," one of the many varieties of ginger.  This plant has become

very large and very high;  I don't know how big it will get.

Close-up of a cluster of flowers on the "Shell Ginger."

The inside of each flower is yellow with red markings.  A couple of flowers 

in each cluster open each day.

"Tabebuia Roseo-Alba."  We have many Tabebuia trees all over the city and

they bloom colorfully, especially the "Golden Tabebuia."  But the flowers are

all single blossoms.  This variety has large clusters of white flowers.  These are

also quite short, five feet high, in contrast to the usual trees, which are 15+ feet/

"Ixora Coccinea / Jungle Flame" were planted beside the white "Tabebuia."

"Plumeria / Frangipani."  These flowers are used to make the leis in Hawaii.

Around here they are decorative bushes or plants 6-12 feet high.  They come in

various colors.

The "Prickly Pear Cactus" is in full bloom.  It is covered with hundreds of buds,

and a few open each day.   The fruits are edible and can be eaten raw after

removing the skin.  

A lovely "Orange Frilled Hibiscus" has begun blooming.  It is set back,

so the pruners did not get at it, and so it has lots of flowers right now.

The green plant with lots of shoots/leaves in back is a "Tillandsia."

It is an epiphyte, that is, it grows on another plant.  It does not take substance

from the other plant, it just lives there.  The white flowers are "Mini-Phalaenopsis."

The lovely peach orchids continue to bloom in their secret hiding place, and

I never see anyone else notice them.

The crepe myrtles are coming into bloom.  This beautiful full bush is a

"White Crepe Myrtle" blooming in front of the building next to mine.  They have

never had so many flowers or so large; it is because of all the rain recently.

The flower panicles are often called "Snow Cones" because they look like

the popular snack.

This is a large "White Crepe Myrtle" by the Children's Playground.

A number of trees were planted about five years ago and have grown and

been trimmed each year.  This year, with their age, and all of our rain, they are

blooming more profusely then ever before.  The area in the park is very lovely.

Some "Pink Crepe Myrtles" by the building beside the park.  The panicles are also

bigger and fuller than in the past.

A panicle of "Lavender Crepe Myrtle."

The beautiful variegated "Bougainvillea" Bush I showed some time ago

lost all its flowers and has not look like much.  But now it is starting to bloom

again with brightly colored flowers. 

The "White Crinum Lilies" are in full bloom, and a couple of  bunches, which 

I guess have never been trimmed, are filled with lilies.

"White Crinum Lilies" blooming in a bunch of plants.  There are perhaps

ten bunches like these.

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