Re: crazy season

Sounds pretty much like here.  Box stores and nurseries full of  "winter 
annual color" plants.  Wondering why do you say that  pansies are inappropriate, 
Jim????  They do well here in  winter, provided it's a cooler one. Other than 
those mentioned, lots  of Cyclamen are seen here too.....an all time favorite 
"winter annual color"  plant for many.  I personally don' t plant winter 
annuals, and  very few summer annuals.  I do like Dianthus because they last through 
 till the hottest part of the summer usually.  
 
Blooming now, here,  are all the Cattleya orchids and Billbergia  bromeliads. 
 Very nice display.  I brought in the blooming orchids  during the "winter 
cold snap", but we never did get a freeze, so could have left  things alone. Was 
nice to enjoy them inside though.....today I took them out  because we got 
some much needed rain.  Supposed to rain for the next couple  days, then nice 
for Christmas.  Temps in the upper 70's.  Salvias are  still blooming, as is 
Sophora tomentosa, Asclepias, Hibiscus,  Bougainvillas.   Brugmansias were 
blooming beautiful, but they didn't  like that last cold snap, dropped all the 
blooms.  Phillipine Violets are  still going strong with blooms.  Lots of the 
Rhipsalis and Cestrum are  blooming as well. 
 
Got to eat my first homegrown Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit the other  
day....yum!!   Hope next year we have more than just a couple.   No blood oranges this 
year though....unfortunately.  
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/17/2006 11:02:22 PM Central Standard Time,  
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:

Just the  usual winter stuff here--hibiscus, begonias, petunias, 
purslane, xmas  cactus, a couple of orchids, poinsettia, tomatoes, 
peppers, rosemary,  yada, yada, yada. If one goes to a nursery, there 
will be marigolds,  snapdragons, dianthus, impatiens, gerberas, and 
other bedding plants,  including some inappropriate ones, like pansies

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