I had a great time at the ABS convention "California Dreaming", in Long Beach California. It was fun sharing a laugh with old friends and making new friends. There were a variety to tours t...
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Here are some begonias that were entered into special categories such as Begonia Collections, Commercial New Introduction, Hanging containers, Heritage and Trailing Scandent. Some were the only...
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I've always been a big fan of Rhizomatous begonias. I like the variety of leaf sizes, shapes, textures, colors and how the rhizome grows in a twisty way on top of the soil. B. 'Black Ma...
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Here are some entries in the Thick-Stem division. B. dichotoma Grown by Mike Flaherty B. valida Grown by Martin Delgado B. 'Chuck Jaros' Grown by Christine Hogan
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Here are some of the Shrub-Like begonias that were entered into the show. B. 'Marie Reed' Grown by Mike Flaherty B. echinosepala Grown by Mike Flaherty I think this had more blooms on it...
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I always like looking at the terrariums in the show. The begonias grown in these have very interesting shapes and color patterns. Here are some that caught my eye. Terrariums - B. bogn...
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Norm Nakanishi is an incredible grower of begonias and many other plants. He has created many Begonia Rex hybrids and brought 20 to the show. These are my favorites! B. rex hybrid grow...
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There were over 20 cane type begonias entered into the show and they were all great plants. Here are my favorites. B. 'Juanita's Jewel' Grown by Mike Flaherty B. maculata Grown by Carol...
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Here's a Novel Grown begonia that's truly grown in a unique way. It's B. 'O'Flaherty's Folly' grown by Mike Flaherty! B. 'O'Flaherty's Folly'
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Here are some novel grown cane begonias that are in the standard form. I think they are pretty cool! Novel Grown B. 'Hazel's Front Porch' grown by Mike Flaherty Novel Grown B. 'Nokomis...
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Here are the winners from the different begonia divisions. Best in Show - B. 'Sinbad' Grown by Arlene Hoskins Best in Division Novel Container - Mixed Begonias Grown by Mike Flaherty ...
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Here are my entries into American Begonia Society Show. I made a stained-glass lamp shade and two fused glass pictures of tuberous begonias. I received two blue ribbons and one third place ribbon...
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We had a great time at the American Begonia Society convention in Long Beach California. It was fun seeing old friends and making new ones. The begonias were incredible. Here is the displ...
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The Monkey Tale cactus AKA Cleistocactus colademononis, is blooming again. This is five weeks after the last bloom. Monkey Tail Cactus Cleistocactus Colademononis The stem is cover...
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Two months ago this cactus was covered in pine needles and pine pollen cones. I cleaned it up and here is the before and after picture. Now the top of the cactus has a nice cluster of blo...
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Nepenthes I’ve been growing carnivorous plants for about nine months, but Mike has been growing this Nepenthes for about seven years. It’s a tropical pitcher plant and its requirem...
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I see several different types of butterflies in the garden, but because of their pattern of flight, I rarely get a picture of one. I rarely see dragonflies, but today I saw this Flame Skimmer...
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Aristolochia fimbriata AKA white-veined Dutchman’s pipe Mike is growing this Aristolochia fimbriata, AKA white-veined Dutchman’s pipe in his greenhouse and I think it has a reall...
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This was a big surprise! This Drimia Maritima floral spike is four feet tall. The tuber is about seven inches in diameter and there is a second smaller tuber in the same pot. I'll keep an...
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I like watching the matucana madisoniorum bloom. The cactus has a rough texture with unusual spines, and the blooms look like a cluster of fanfare trumpets! Matucana madisoniorum Matu...
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I do have some cactus other than the Flying Saucer Cactus that have been blooming.
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May and June brought an explosion of epiphyllum blooms! Mike has epiphyllum plants growing in different parts of the garden. Some of these plants are in pots and they are easy to see while ot...
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Sarracenia 'Red Bug' I watched a hover fly eat the nectar near the mouth of this Sarracenia 'Red Bug'. Sarracenia 'Red Bug' The fly moved closer to the mouth of the...
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A bud on a Flying Saucer Cactus I was watching this bud grow bigger and bigger on my Flying Saucer Cactus and I sensed it was going to open the evening of June 4th. I set up a timelap...
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The little blooms on this one, remind me of fireworks!
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