torgo wrote:

Granada has finished off it's first flush with a cluster of large
blooms that takes my breath away every time I walk by. When I bought
it last July, my mother didn't think it would live. Now it's stealing
the show from the amaryllis.

What kinds of amryllis do you have? They are blooming now? Out here,
they bloom (indoors) between Christmas and Easter. I have never been
able to grow them outside on account of the bloody snails making
mincemeat of them.

Pics:
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/bgs12345/...ics_02/Pics_03

Beautiful. Very luminous.

Blue Girl has also come into bloom. This poor plant was a "rescue"
from Home Depot. .... so I nicknamed her "Moaning
Myrtle".

LOL!

I'm stunned she's still alive at all, never mind throwing out blooms.
I know she doesn't have the roots for it, so I'm cutting her bloom and
pruning off her other two buds later today. It seems a pity, but
she's been such a fighter that I want to make sure she lives long
enough to develop a good root system.

It is a real pity when a mauve/lilac/ligt purple rose is treated this
way, especially, since some of them such as Sterling Silver never ever
recover. Lots of people come to the conclusion that these roses are
wimps when the truth is that they were abused in their foster homes
before they reached their adopted parents. It is great that your Blue
Girl is a survivor, and that she is trying to stay cheerful and alive.
More power to her!

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Radika
California
USDA 9 / Sunset 15