Photos from Palm Bay, Florida

[Mark4]

After a long day of working in the yard today, I managed to snap a few
photos.

Kirsten: here is the Cassia moschata you gave me. I can now walk under
it.
(The vine on the fence is Bauhina vahlii: lots of foliage, but no
blooms yet.)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/caesalpinia/CassiaMoschata.jpg

Colvillea racemosa: (framed by Delonix regia)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/caesalpinia/Colvillea.jpg

Colvillea: closeup photo taken last year....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/caesalpinia/very_close.jpg

Xanthostemon & bougainvillea from 2nd story window.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/caesalpinia/PendaBoug.jpg

Blue Moon wheat beer after work...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/caesalpinia/B

[ariscott]

Hi Mark,

Great photos. Love the colvillea flowers and the boug is absolutely
stunning... BTW, that bauhinia vahlii, what colour of flowers does it
have? I have a few seeds going at the moment, given by a friend, but I
have no idea what it will turn out to be. Do you have a photo of the
flowers? Also, does it get a lot of sun where it is?

Thanks :)

Regards, Ari :)

[fastfeat]

Mark--

Great-looking Covillea. How old before it first bloomed?

[llam...@bellsouth.net]

Good I gave you the moschata! Mine is looking very dry with dead
branch tips. I raised a bunch of seedlings that Chris (Venezuela) sent
me. Gave most away. Glad to see it doing so well! Maybe it will bloom
soon. Chris will also be glad to hear about it.

BTW, the last image you labeled "Blue Moon" is a link to your album
and does not load. You have to copy the second caption (direct link)
for this site and not the IMG caption at the bottom as we did for the
"real" WebJungles.

But I have one of you chugging a German beer! LOL! In FL it should be
Dos XX.

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[Mark4]

Sorry about the BlueMoon jpg. For some reason the url got truncated.
Actually this one is a Belgian wheat beer (distributed by Coors) and
currently my favorite. A slice of orange adds to the flavor.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/caesalpinia/BlueMoon.jpg

...but back to Colvillea. My tree was grown from seed and flowered after
6 yrs. As Eric mentioned, this tree appears to be very wind tolerant
(a bonus for Florida). Most of my big trees were toppled or took a
beating during the hurricanes of 2004, but this one did great.

Ari: The B. vahlii blooms white and the only good photo I have is one
Kit provided;

http://www.floweringtreesociety.org/Bauhinia_vahlii.htm

The vine is getting plenty of sun and sufficient water.

[ariscott]

Thanks Mark, Very pretty flowers. If they don't mind a lot of sun, I
have over 100m of fence for them to climb :) :)

Regards, Ari :)