I'm cheating a bit...
killing two birds with one stone, if you will.
However, birds are my favorite animal and
Lola would not appreciate this term,
so I'll stick with "cheating".
I am participating in Tootsie's Fertilizer Friday / Flaunt Your Flowers
as well as Susan's My Favorites THIS Month.
So what's going on in the Garden in Paradise?!
First up is my beloved Dendrobium, my first orchid, given to me as a birthday gift several years ago. As always, it is showering me with gorgeous blooms in time for my upcoming birthday! I look forward to these blooms, usually twice a year. She's sending out 4 spikes, so she's especially happy this year. I think that's a sign of good luck for me!!
I'm also thrilled that my Lady Margaret Passion Vine not only recovered from the Gulf Fritillary caterpillar plunder, but is blooming again!!
And I have loads of Gulf Fritillary butterflies to boot!
The butterflies love the pretty white blooms of the Spinach Tree,
but I've already posted about this so I won't go on and on.
My new Dutchman's Pipe Vine bloomed
and has new little buds forming!
Additionally, my friend Cindy gave me some Gold Rim Swallowtail caterpillars to munch on my new vine. I hope I have as good of luck as she did (my Butterflies and Pipes post).
The pretty Balloon Flower has many balloon buds and blooms on it.
I usually have loads of purple Angelonia, but this time I also have pink. Sweet!
This little tubular bromelaid is especially interesting to me. I love it's form.
The pretty purple berries of the American Beauty Berry is still a favorite this month.
As are the cheerful pom pons of the Gomphrena.
Here's another brom in full red color. Beautiful!
The Duck Potato bloomed again.
I love this bloom...it appears so delicate and crepe-like.
I was also surprised by this new volunteer pink-form Lantana.
I didn't have this variety, so the birds must've decided I needed some. How nice! Thank you!!
I'm really enjoying my new Bird's Nest Fern, too!
Thanks so much for stopping by to see my current favorites!
Happy Gardening!!!
