tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post2833800756792915444..comments2023-11-02T16:30:27.962+08:00Comments on Andrea's Plants, Photos and Travels: Perennial PresenceAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-30804993026014296592016-03-29T14:28:32.302+08:002016-03-29T14:28:32.302+08:00Hi thanks Danielle, even if it has been a few year...Hi thanks Danielle, even if it has been a few years someone still reads them. Thanks also for the comment as i was prompted to add the Sci name. But actually it just left my mind as when i checked again because i thought your given name rang a bell. So the real name is actually Alternanthera ficoidea 'Sessiles Alba'. It is not altercanthera and Sessiles Alba is the variety, has to be spelled starting in capital letters and be enclosed in single quotation. You missed the species which is ficoidea, Scientific names or binomial classification are written in specific format, and has to be always like that through time. Thanks again for prompting me. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-59094158659721175022016-03-27T03:32:55.192+08:002016-03-27T03:32:55.192+08:00Not sure if you found out yet but 11th pic is alte...Not sure if you found out yet but 11th pic is altercanthera sessilis alba. Took me a few years to ID mine. Love your pics!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07483584899513040500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-40330832365024082022011-10-20T00:50:23.182+08:002011-10-20T00:50:23.182+08:00The photos posted on my blog may be horse head sku...The photos posted on my blog may be horse head skulls.<br />Joyce MLight and Voiceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369256288085446798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-64381754739166576672011-10-18T22:55:49.968+08:002011-10-18T22:55:49.968+08:00Rosie - i hope you received my private email thank...Rosie - i hope you received my private email thanking you of the camera details. No wonder your photos are so very good, I don't have that lens yet, but yearning to have one as close as 1.4mm or 1.8mm. <br /><br />Alistair - thanks for appreciating my choices and photos. If you will come often i will be showing flowers while you are deep into autumn and winter, so you can see colors still.<br /><br />Caroline Gill - oh so you have more beautiful sunsets in your area! Are you just on vacation or totally transferred residence?<br /><br />The Garden Ms S. - Thank you so much for the appreciation and very kind words. I hope you come by again.<br /><br />Sunita - yes actually i very much love that Caladium too. We have other variegations which i posted in the past also. I just cannot make them more beautiful because I don't live at home in the province, just go home when time permits. Thanks for the kind words and appreciation. For our orchids, we don't grow them in posts but attach them in dried tree trunks. The best trunk is Gliricidia sepium, maybe you have it there too!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-57155313112129242982011-10-18T16:55:22.639+08:002011-10-18T16:55:22.639+08:00Beautiful pics, Andrea. That duranta really is lov...Beautiful pics, Andrea. That duranta really is lovely. But the one I really find special is the Caladium. I've never seen any like that! I love your collection of orchids, Andrea. Do you grow them in pots?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-77368978168697871732011-10-17T23:52:05.568+08:002011-10-17T23:52:05.568+08:00Andrea, you have such a beautiful collection of bl...Andrea, you have such a beautiful collection of blooming perennials! I especially love the Caesalpinia pulcherrima, so brilliant and tough. Thank you for sharing your gorgeus flowers, including the orchids, with us!Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-11652697031870229452011-10-17T21:52:45.604+08:002011-10-17T21:52:45.604+08:00Absolutely stunning collection, Andrea! So you hav...Absolutely stunning collection, Andrea! So you have rain ... and more rain. I have just moved from Wales (high rainfall by UK standards) to the east of England. We have been enjoying beautiful sunsets.Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-57621599481234266992011-10-17T20:09:12.402+08:002011-10-17T20:09:12.402+08:00Andrea, you meet all the requirements for a tropic...Andrea, you meet all the requirements for a tropical fix, much needed at times for those of us in the northern hemisphere. The Duranta Eracta does look fabulous.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-524283575558758402011-10-17T17:13:00.165+08:002011-10-17T17:13:00.165+08:00Andrea in reply to your comment over on my GBBD po...Andrea in reply to your comment over on my GBBD post. Firstly I didn't know about the competition. <br /><br />The lens I used was a canon f1.4 50mm lens. I've checked my meta data and I was shooting wide open at aperture 1.4 hence the reason for the very shallow DOF and that wonderful bokeh. Everyone of those shots is straight out of the camera but just resized and sharpened for the web. I'm not so sure but I quite possibly manually focused those shots aswell and manually setting all the settings for the shot. I rarely trust my camera to decide on the settings.Rosie@leavesnbloomhttp://www.leavesnbloom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-22443240515144111162011-10-17T09:09:12.058+08:002011-10-17T09:09:12.058+08:00Carol of the Flower Hill Farm - the beauty of that...Carol of the Flower Hill Farm - the beauty of that Duranta erecta blooms lasted for 3 weeks, then i pruned the spent stems to make new bigger shoots for another round of blooms. <br /><br />Kathleen Scott - yes I am sure we almost have the same vegetation, although you have more colder temperatures better than ours.<br /><br />Poetic Shutterbug - you should have seen my shot of the Crysothemis pulchelia in my Flickr shots, the color there was prettier than this one. I confess i cannot get that combination of the plant's condition with the condition of the surroundings to get the same now!<br /><br />Pinaysolobackpacker - maybe your constant travels now hinder you to make a garden. Like me, my work in the big city and distance from the property negates my passion in making a beautiful garden. Thanks for visiting.<br /><br />Carolyn - maybe you have that Duranta as it thrives in wide range of temperatures.<br /><br />Bookworm - i will see later where you are from, but thank you so much for the concern for my countrymen. Thanks God I and my family and friends are not affected by the recent floods. It is horrible especially because we are not used to it.<br /><br />Autumn Belle - I went home to the province last weekend, and I gathered some vegetables and planted some amaryllis sent by a friend from the US. I hope i can make them grow, despite my constant absence.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-69709703513317934562011-10-17T08:58:54.000+08:002011-10-17T08:58:54.000+08:00Cat - yes we have lots of flowers in common becaus...Cat - yes we have lots of flowers in common because we share some climate similarities, although you have winter. We also have the yellow and pink Caesalpinia here, and they are gorgeous in the center island of the highways.<br /><br />Indie - Thanks for your appreciation. That Duranta have already some spent stems so i pruned them last weekend.<br /><br />Wsprsweetly - thank you so much for your appreciation of my photography. I hope you will visit again.<br /><br />Tina - i can imagine the hassle of bringing in the plants inside for winter. There is always a need for big spaces to accommodate them too!<br /><br />The Retired One - Joan, you know i am always envious of your photos, and i am always trying to take as neat and detailed as yours.<br /><br />Kanak - which one among my posts here is the sunset bells?Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-56090529896364818502011-10-17T06:38:59.450+08:002011-10-17T06:38:59.450+08:00You have many lovely plants and orchids. I love it...You have many lovely plants and orchids. I love it when you post about the province.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-76707382550127156232011-10-17T03:59:02.971+08:002011-10-17T03:59:02.971+08:00You have beautiful orchids (written by someone who...You have beautiful orchids (written by someone who has killed many orchids-indoor plants where I live). Also, where I live, we are recovering from floods and my heart goes out to those in your country suffering from the excessive rain.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-28313846705243873312011-10-16T05:30:05.811+08:002011-10-16T05:30:05.811+08:00So many beautiful colors. I especially like the p...So many beautiful colors. I especially like the purple shrub at the beginning. I don't think there anything like that here.Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-41890512240049574602011-10-15T16:34:57.183+08:002011-10-15T16:34:57.183+08:00i love flowers and gardens. when i was in highscho...i love flowers and gardens. when i was in highschool i used to have a book of the plant names. i used to plant and make my own garden back then, thanks for sharing these lovely flower photosthepinaysolobackpackerhttp://thepinaysolobackpacker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-969290137221022102011-10-15T01:49:53.308+08:002011-10-15T01:49:53.308+08:00Some exotics here for sure and I thoroughly enjoye...Some exotics here for sure and I thoroughly enjoyed all these gorgeous photos. It's like visiting a beautiful garden full of nature's beauty. I really liked the Chrysothemis pulchella as I have never seen these and they are qute vivid and exotic. Loved this post. Thank you.Joanne Olivierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856998108256408734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-47843459843360200062011-10-14T23:47:20.443+08:002011-10-14T23:47:20.443+08:00Loved this post, I have five of your perennials in...Loved this post, I have five of your perennials in my arid Texas Hill Country garden. So much fun to see what we garden in common.Kathleen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868566314392048880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-5777536774619856822011-10-14T22:01:25.374+08:002011-10-14T22:01:25.374+08:00Dear Andrea, I am fascinated by your Duranta erect...Dear Andrea, I am fascinated by your Duranta erecta too! Beautiful blooms!!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-6175505120078824002011-10-14T21:53:17.751+08:002011-10-14T21:53:17.751+08:00The Duranta erecta! I need to go looking for that ...The Duranta erecta! I need to go looking for that one! So pretty! I lost my lavender and pink pentas last year but the white one came back. Maybe the seed got embedded in the soil. We do have many of the blooms in our area but your lantana and sunset bells are more vibrant in colour. Your orchids are gorgeous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-66075502765577964782011-10-14T21:48:57.504+08:002011-10-14T21:48:57.504+08:00The details in the Callidium are gorgeous!The details in the Callidium are gorgeous!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-79109469165934697872011-10-14T21:21:19.468+08:002011-10-14T21:21:19.468+08:00So many pretties! I too have duranta here which is...So many pretties! I too have duranta here which is getting ready to be moved into the garage for our winter. Lucky you to keep it blooming all year.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-84018702717976062992011-10-14T14:22:28.327+08:002011-10-14T14:22:28.327+08:00I LOVE perinials ..and yours are beautiful! Wonde...I LOVE perinials ..and yours are beautiful! Wonderful photography. :)Wsprsweetly Of Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990765326246470929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-29417346607433605522011-10-14T12:41:21.356+08:002011-10-14T12:41:21.356+08:00Betsy - you might love the tropics because of our ...Betsy - you might love the tropics because of our blooms, but you will surely miss the autumn leaves on the horizon while you drive. haha. But dont worry we have lots of waterfalls<br /><br />Mark and Gaz - yes that Cycas is beautiful. I have already posted its photo in past posts on cycads. But our garden is not as kept as yours in England.<br /><br />Amy - hahaha, maybe your duranta receives too much care and attention, mine doesn't. It seems like it is suited to sub-tropical conditions too, so i wonder why it doesn't grow too well in yours.<br /><br />Holley Garden - one thing i am sure of Duranta, it needs well drained soil. It's better to be dry than soaked.<br /><br />Donna of GWGT - Thanks for appreciating my flower choices today. So you can grow this Duranta well in your cold climate! There is no reason Amy, HolleyGarden and the rest who wants it cannot. I am sure Niagara is temperate.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-42354821028178140882011-10-14T11:30:42.477+08:002011-10-14T11:30:42.477+08:00Wow, so gorgeous! I especially love the Duranta e...Wow, so gorgeous! I especially love the Duranta erecta and Caesalpinia pulcherrima! They even look like fabulous butterfly plants.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120631846270350947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-52225864786889120212011-10-14T10:33:17.487+08:002011-10-14T10:33:17.487+08:00We have so many flowers in common! Your Caesalpin...We have so many flowers in common! Your Caesalpinia pulcherrima is gorgeous!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872899189875117518noreply@blogger.com