Category Archives: Tropicals
For the self-confident gardener: The world’s largest flower
POSTED BY KIM — I found this in my e-mail inbox from one of our suppliers. This is Amorphophallus titanum, the largest flower in the world. This specimen was blooming in Rio Blanco, Veracruz, Mexico. It stands at 2 meters … Continue reading
The best plant of them all — the FREE one
POSTED BY KIM — It was a banner year for free plants last year, mainly because our friend and co-worker Caleb started college last fall and couldn’t take most of his plants with him. Ta-da! Free plants for me! One … Continue reading
Filed under Container gardening, Fruits & Vegetables, Tropicals
Butterflies in the kitchen
POSTED BY KIM — Interesting things are always going on at my little house. I have two crazy kids, two crazy cats, two (new) dwarf hamsters, and butterflies in the kitchen. (Not to mention my husband — don’t get me … Continue reading
Filed under Butterfly, Goofy!, Perennials, Tropicals
Behold the (trumpets blowing) Colocasia ‘Diamond Head’
POSTED BY KIM — This baby is more than 6 feet tall — it’s a monster! And the black coloring is stunning. Caleb planted two specimens in his garden here, and the one that is on “higher ground” (this means … Continue reading
A quick look at what’s blooming on my deck
POSTED BY KIM — Even though the season is winding down, I was out on my deck this morning and saw my passion flower vine blooming. Yay! It was a bittersweet moment because it was the first bloom of the … Continue reading
Filed under Annuals, Butterfly, Container gardening, Fruits & Vegetables, Tropicals, Vines
My Garden Giant
As anybody who’s been around me lately knows, I’m leaving my two garden havens – my home in Perry County and the nursery in Kirkwood – for landscape architecture school in Manhattan, Kansas. These last few days before moving, I’m … Continue reading
Orchids: the bawdiest flowers in the plant world
POSTED BY KIM — I visited the orchid show at the Missouri Botanical Garden earlier this week. WOW. If you are suffering from any kind of seasonal affective disorder (when the gray winter days start getting you down), then RUN, don’t … Continue reading
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The Great Tropical Plant Experiment of 2008
POSTED BY KIM — I went a little overboard with the tropical plants this summer. That is one of the dangers of working at Sugar Creek — you see all the beautiful plants as they’re unloaded or as they bloom, … Continue reading
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