Gardening in Fuerteventura

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

the shrubby poinsettia in my garden 12th November.

  and 18 days later.

Meanwhile my new milkweed has a different colour flower, plain orange rather than red and yellow.

no sign of any butterfly eggs but I think it's probably a bit late in the season.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

The desert rose seed I planted nearly a year ago are growing, one far more so than the other!

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Walking around my garden this afternoon I realised just how much is in bloom. Made me feel much better on a breezy, cold, showery day.

  
  
  
  
  
  

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[OMR + MIN]

Thanks Tamara, brighten anyone's day!

I have got a new flower in the garden. Will post a pic later. Might know what it is. Self sown.

[Tardis]

Quite a few of our Monarch eggs have hatched.  Would anyone like some caterpillars?

Our strategy of setting aside some milkweed as a no go area for caterpillars has worked out well this time.  We’ve had plenty of flowers for the butterflies to graze on.  We have about seven butterflies.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Thanks for the offer but I haven't got enough growth on my milkweeds at the moment - I wouldn't want to starve a caterpillar!

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

A late walk around my garden this afternoon highlighted a few things.

My guaydil has put on loads of fresh growth in the last few weeks and one (just one) stem has come out in flower. No sign even of buds on any other stem!

 

New bloom spike just starting on a species Aloe - I think I prefer watching the spikes develop rather than the flowers themselves!


The plumbago has responded to a handful of fertiliser and the fresh flowers are a much stronger blue:


my shrubby poinsettia continues to delight - bloom size increasing almost as you watch!
  

some of the bouganvilleas are amazing at the moment
  

and today I became fascinated by the actual flowers (the tiny pale bits inside the coloured bracts). Different shapes and shades.
  

  

[OMR + MIN]

Thanks Tamara, brighten anyone's day!

I have got a new flower in the garden. Will post a pic later. Might know what it is. Self sown.

This is the new flower. The plant has been growing for about 2 years & finally flowered!

Anyone know what it is?

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

I think it is a Cassia (part of the legume family) but I don't know which one - there are loads of varieties. Some are shrubs, some trees ........ Happy Plants have them for sale at the moment so you could pop in and read their label (and buy a companion plant while you're at it!).