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Nerium Oleander....1st Flower.....

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Nerium Oleander....1st Flower.....

Been waiting for this since August when the buds 1st showed.....



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beautiful Milky.

29 Sep, 2009

 

A Stunning Flower Milky well worth the wait :)

29 Sep, 2009

 

What a beauty, georgous colour and flower.

29 Sep, 2009

 

Thanks girls....I love it....just hope the cold weather thats been forecast doesnt finish it off before it gets going......Lol

30 Sep, 2009

 

I have one too but it's not flowered for 2 years, despite being a gorgeous healthy plant
:(
Where's yours sited and what soil do you have Milky ?
How old is yours too ?

30 Sep, 2009

amy
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It's a beauty Milky , I hope you have it for a long time yet ...........

30 Sep, 2009

 

Louise, mine is facing west and sheltered by a timber fence.....The soil I think is slightly acid, but not that much, I do just give a good mulch with homemade compost each Spring......This has been its fourth year, but its never flowered this late before..........

30 Sep, 2009

 

Hmmm.
Mine's facing south and in a dry alkaline soil that's quite thin.
I don't mulch or feed it because i understood they liked poor ground, i water the area alternative days through dry periods because the area's so free draining.

I think i should feed it from now on then, see what that does :-/

1 Oct, 2009

 

Pretty pink colour :o)

1 Oct, 2009

 

Thanks TT.. Louise.....I dont really feed it as such just watering when its really dry......and just the compost mulch in Spring......

1 Oct, 2009

 

Hmm, don't know what's wrong with mine then :-(

1 Oct, 2009

 

If anything yours should do better than mine if its south facing.........

1 Oct, 2009

 

Hmmm :(

I've been thinking i'll remove it, don't know whether to pot it or bin it !

2 Oct, 2009

 

Try potting it 1st....Louise......Mix some ericaceous compost in with soil if yours is very Alkaline......got to be worth a try......

2 Oct, 2009

 

I'll do that Milky.

3 Oct, 2009

 

Patience must be your middle name Milky....smashing plant.

3 Oct, 2009

 

I think I am a very patient person Dotty....I always have been, but especially with plants......Never put it out unless its absolutely dead

3 Oct, 2009

 

Good for you!!

3 Oct, 2009

 

What a fabulous bloom .....isn't it just gorgeous and well worth waiting for. Such a pity it is such a toxic plant...it is SO attractive when it gets going...well done you!!!

5 Oct, 2009

 

Thanks Alzheimer...Why do the toxic ones always look so beautiful?.....Still ...as long as your careful with them and remember to wear gloves ......

5 Oct, 2009

 

....and keep any visiting kids well away!! But yes - you are right of course, Milky - they always seem to....must be Mother Nature up to her tricks again...."come and get me - if you dare" sort of message!!!!

5 Oct, 2009

 

surely is Alzheimer......

6 Oct, 2009

 

A real show stopper .I love it.

9 Oct, 2009

 

Thanks Pitta......

9 Oct, 2009



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