Geranium

Geraniums  are easy plants. They need full sun for most of the day to bloom well. Regular watering is needes but don't let them sit in water. 
  
Geranium are easily plated through cuttings .This is an excellent way to acquire a collection of different varieties. Trim 2-3 cm away from the tips and remove leaves. Plant the stem in soil and water it often. Do not expose to direct sunlight.

Once the cutting has rooted after 2-3 weeks, plant geraniums when the soil is warm. Geraniums like well-drained soil and need a full day of sun.

Water your geraniums early in the day. They don't like to have wet leaves, so water them carefully. A morning watering allows time for any splashes on the leaves to evaporate. Geraniums only need watering once a week or so.

Deadhead your geraniums to increase the blooms. Pull off dead leaves and passed blossoms. This will also stop the spread of diseases

Do watch for insects.

Pink geranium

Red Geranium

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Carambola - Starfruit

Scientific name: Averrhoa carambola

 

 

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Blooming Talipot in Mauritius

One Talipot Palm -  Corypha umbraculifera, is actually in bloom at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden. The Talipot Palm blooms only once in its life, and the fruits take around one year to get ready, before the plant dies. The Talipot Palm blooms after 50 to 80 years.

The good thing is that I was lucky enough to witness the current bloom :)

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Lucky Bamboos are blooming!

My lucky bamboos (dracaena sanderiana) are blooming, as usual, in this period of the year :)

This is also a good opportunity for me to blog again after a couple of years.

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Cactus Bloom 2 - Exactly one year after

Do you remember the blooming Cereus from last year? Well,  I don't know if it's a sheer coincidence or perfect internal timing, but exactly one year after, it is blooming again!!
Strangely enough, all three blooms originates from the same stem. I hope the rain does not mess up the flowers.
These pictures have been shot today, 7^th February 2010.

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