The goldfish plant (
Nematanthus gregarius)
is still blooming! Once it got going
last summer, it never stopped. It's always got at least a couple of blooms on at any given time. Today there are a dozen or so. I frequently take cuttings from this plant, as they root extremely fast in a glass of water and they make pretty darned good houseplants. They don't seem to be picky about light or water and they put up with a lot of neglect. Now to see if I can get the babies to bloom ...
Meanwhile, I have a new garden-themed Halloween decoration! Hemlock's Nursery is the "home of rare and exotic, carnivorous plants." The dead branches that I put in the background were pruned from a rosemary plant (
Rosmarinus officinalis) that is probably suffering from being pot-bound in its outdoor container. Even dead and defoliated, the rosemary branches give off a lovely scent when you touch them. Mmm ... fragrant corpses.
Do you do any garden-related decorating for Halloween?
Wow!!- that is pretty awesome! . . . I know what you mean about rosemary corpses. Love that fragrance!
ReplyDeleteI don't decorate for Halloween, but I did just put a bunch of pinecones in one of the glass containers you gave me (if that counts).