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The Porch Revisited

Well, it's been about three weeks since the last check-in, and some of
the attractions have changed.

The gasteria is no longer a "Star Trek monster".  The last blooms faded
and I cut the stalks to the base.  I have buds on my mandevilla (yay!!)
and I trained the hoya to the hoop off of a peony stand.  

The butterfly bush (which is still on the porch) is producing budheads
which should flower in a few weeks, provided I don't forget to water the
darn thing.

The cacti and Wave petunia are still going great guns.  My new spider
plant is producing its first baby.  The ficus bonsai I rescued from
someone's trash is recovering and the regular-size young rubber tree is
coming along nicely.

I've added a young palm (one of the cane palms, I think) and my bowl of
lobelia is growing nicely.  I'm still waiting for my supermarket ginger
root to sprout.

-- 
Botanical Name of the Week: Rhipsalidopsis...say that 3 times fast!

They say couples start to look alike as they get older.  I don't know
whether to feel sorry for my mom or happy for my dad...

Jim Gray 
jjg@c-cor.com
Altoona, PA: Zone 6A
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