Plant Review - Phlox David

PHLOX PANICULATA DAVID

A Plant worth sharing

Flower Review

David is one good looking perennial and he smells really good too. Yes, I have the hots for him.

I mean really just look how he glows, he seems to have some sort of inner light.

David stands about 4 feet tall just right for the back or middle of the border.

I have him in full sun on the south side in the Georgia heat.

I know not very nice treatment for your average guy but David really likes it HOT.

I start seeing Davids blooms a little after the 4th of July and it go's on until my birthday in September. Three months of flowers!

The scent is deep and warm and just gives me goose pimples.

He will produce enough flowers to cut and to just leave and enjoy in the garden.

Needless to say I highly recommend David.

He is easy to find many online stores carry him.

White Flower Farm

American Meadows

Bluestone Perennials

North Creek Nurseries

Please note I am not trying to sell anything just showing options to those who are looking to add David to your home and enjoy him as much as I have.

Casablanca Lillie's - Flower Review

Lilim Casa Blanca

Casa Blanca Lillie's

Look at my Lovely Casablanca Lillie's

They glow at night! I had to tie them to the trellis they just got too big...and they smell like heaven.

They even glow in the dark!

 

These flowers are very easy to grow, they are planted on the south side where they get full sun all day long.  They stand at the perfect hight for getting a good whif.  They do need steaking as the get very tall and the flower heads get heavy.



Plant Review - Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera

Christmas Cactus

A House Plant Worth Talking About

These are on the top of my list of favorite plants. I admit they had me muddle with the first few I got as gifts. I couldn’t get them to keep the blooms on they always fell off. The trick I found out is that you have to keep them cool. Keep them outdoors as long as you can before bringing them in. Find a nice window with bright light, but far away from any heat source or those flowers will drop like flies.
Also To make sure it blooms this December, give it two tablespoons of castor oil around the roots at Halloween  and put them in a dark room.  
These beauties can be expensive...very expensive. So I wait until after the holidays, after all the blooms are gone. Yes, I know you want all the pretty blooms, but do you really want that pretty price. I have purchased Christmas Cactus in January for less than a dollar each. Then I baby them all year long, re-pot them, nurture them and give them as amazingly beautiful Christmas gifts.
One more note on these. They are very easy to propagate. I figured this out by accident, literally an accident. The cat knocked over one of my biggest ones and a lot of the limbs got broken off. I replanted my cactus and shoved some of the limbs down in the pot. And then planted others in other pots. The cats accident turned into allot of plants and gifts.