It's been sunny and hot here. Beaten by work, I've had to scramble to water selectively-- I have been using the water can of late. Bamboo of course needs water every 2 days or The potato tree is striking with bouquets of bluish-lavender, papery flowers, but it requires at least a 3 L can a day, blah blah. The bougainvillea also are quite thirsty. It's a wive's tale that bougies like poor, dry soil.They like water, nice soil, pesticide as moth love them and of course sun. They don't seem to mind being in the same pot for years. One bougie I have, has minitature magenta bracts and a 5" diameter trunk. It's several years old, planted in a 3gal pot and can stay there for a few more years as per Richard Lyons, who has a very special nursery in Homestead.
Anyway... They have closed a 4 acre trailer park (in the middle of eastern Fort Lauderdale, fairly nice real estate). My friend Adrian went prowling through in my Prius on the dirt roads that intersect the place. I came across a Christmas palm that was bursting out of a 5 gal bucket. About 12-15' high, we crammed it into the back hauled it onto the terrace. It looks FABULOUS. Went out to Flamingo Road nursery and bought a 25-30 glazed post, the glaze is bleached, rust stained tan of various shades. Haven't potted yet. I'll post pics as soon as the sun goes down enough for pics.
Naptime. More later.
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