Prominently Red;

 

 Daylily; Hemerocallis, very popular flowering plant in my garden. I have always been fascinated with these 

 easily to grow and very reliable perennials.They have made huge leaps in looks with gorgeous colours, frills, different sizes from giants to dainty minis.  They start flowering in October and keep going  for 3-4 month, depending on the plant.

Quisqualis indica also known as Rangoon Creeper. a vine with red flower clusters. It is found in Asia and in many other parts of the world. The genus translates into Latin for What is that?
For more information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quisqualis_indica

Callistemon viminalis, a red weeping bottlebrush; Do you spot the green Lorikeet enjoying the nectar of the flowers.

Dark red Hybrid Tea. Mister Lincoln

Bred by Swim & Weeks (United States, 1964). 

Dark red.  Strong fragrance.  up to 35 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Tall.  Matte, dark green, leathery foliage.
Height of 3' to 6' 7" (90 to 200 cm).  Width of 2' (60 cm).
Hardy.  vigorous.  heat tolerant.  In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third.

This rose does very well in my subtropical garden especially when it is dry.

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”

Abraham Lincoln

A variegated, French bred rose; floriferous and not affected by diseases.

Hippeastrums, prominently red from October into December

I like this dwarf, red Canna lily, flowering from spring to late summer.

Hippies lighten the borders from October into December.

Curcuma is a genus of about 80 accepted species in the plant family Zingiberaceae that contains such species as turmeric and Siam Tulip. The name comes from Arabic kurkum meaning "turmeric". Since assembly of the genus Curcuma by Linnaeus in 1753 about 130 species have been described so far. Some of the species descriptions are without Latin diagnosis or type specimen, therefore the legitimate status of many species is suspicious and remains unclear.


Carl Linnaeus stating that all organisms bear relationships on all sides, their forms changing gradually from one species to the next. From Philosophia Botanica (1751).

Believe it or not:

This world, after all our science and sciences,

 is still a miracle;wonderful, inscrutable, magical 

and more, to whosoever will think of it.Thomas Carlyle

The garden in October;

Red, orange, pink, white, blue and yellow;

Hippeastrums , bold and  bright, dominate the garden in October.

They are all grown from seed over some years.

Link   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippeastrum

One of the first; miniature daylily; Orangeade;

Tiny Mangoes are forming, hopefully it will be a good harvest.

A Pomegranate tree growing in the garden is a special treat;  for its delightful  flowers and its wonderful fruit.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox. 
Galileo Galilei 

Exotic looking EL Capitolito Hibiscus.

Under the hood;  Spathiphyllum, elegant, floriferous plant easily to grow.

Link  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spathiphyllum

Dendrobium Aphyllum, the softest colours intriguingly patterned.

Link   http://en.hortipedia.com/wiki/Dendrobium_aphyllum

Orange coloured Hippeastrum seedling; "Peppe" one always hopes for that special one!

Tiny native bee Trigona carbonaria is busy collecting nectar and pollen, they smear wax all over their entry to keep predators away.

Mini Epiphyllum "Rosy" the first to flower in October.

Bougainvilleas grow in many colours in my garden;

A bad hairday for the pony tail plant

Beaucarnea recurvata it is now generally accepted as Nolina recurvata.

Birds of all feathers;  Exotic Strelizia

Crucifix Orchid; Epidendrum many colours  are available; flowers nearly all year round, suitable as cut flowers, easy to grow.
Link  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidendrum

Dendrobium Aphyllum, a beautifully, soft coloured orchid; 

Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not. 
Galileo Galilei 

Yellow Kalanchoe, easily propagated from cuttings.


Believe it or not:

I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments, and demonstrations. 
Galileo Galilei 

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Bold and Red;

In 1989 I received 2 Hippeastrum bulbs. One produced red, the other red and white flowers. The red one had more cup shaped, roundish petals the other more pointy star

like petals.

All my Hippeastrums are grown from seed collected from the flowers in my garden.. Over the years they have hybridized and have come up in different patterns, colours and shapes. Also in very soft pink and all white with a few red stripes.

Hippeastrum is a genus of about 90 species and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas from Argentina north to Mexico and the Caribbean. Some species are grown for their large showy flowers. These plants are popularly but erroneously known as Amaryllis, a monotypic African genus in the same family.

If you are interested in growing Hippeastrums click here

Believe it or not:

Before the seed there comes the thought of bloom.
E. B. White