Re: Late spring bloom
One of my favorites, too, Auralie.
On Apr 22, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 04/22/2006 9:58:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
islandjim1@verizon.net writes:
Caladiums are up; gardenias and confederate jasmine are blooming.
Jim, not many things make me miss Florida, but Confederate
Jasmine is one of them. I do love that vine. The house where
I grew up in the panhandle had a very large Confederate Jasmine
on a trellis beside the back porch door running across the back
of the house to the kitchen window. It was a handsome vine all
year long, but really splendid in the spring. It was always in bloom
for Mother's Day. The church I attended then always had baskets
of flowers at the church door that day. If your mother was alive, you
got a 'Dorothy Perkins' rose, and if she was dead you took a spray
of Confederate Jasmine. Since it has a sticky white sap, there
was always a damp cloth to wipe the tip before you pinned it on
so it wouldn't spot your clothing. I hadn't thought about that in
years. Thanks for reminding me, and enjoy your vine. I wish it
would grow here.
Auralie
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Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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