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My pitcher carnivorous plant started putting out new pitchers. And my pathos house plants have really kicked up the growth they went from 2' vines in December to 4'+ vines now. I have started being able to wrap the gazebo with them to hide the supports



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Plumeria have started to bloom a little more regularly and foliage is all back. It's funny all my most basic ones started blooming but the nice rainbows have not yet.



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Most of the annuals looking good now after initial planting shock. Also delphinium just kicked back in



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you need some orchids up in there... a couple of vanda's, epidendrum, and mounted oncediums here and there...

look... vanda...


oncidiums...



cattleya...
 
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gumbii said:
you need some orchids up in there... a couple of vanda's, epidendrum, and mounted oncediums here and there...

look... vanda...


oncidiums...



cattleya...
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Those last ones are super nice, I forgot why I decided against orchids. How long do they bloom?


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The plecos are getting massive. This guy is at least 11-12", got it at 8" late last year or early this year.



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depends on the species and how good you take care of them... like this guy... he's been blooming since april... but the purple has faded, but will bloom again in about a month...




catleya are my favorite... some are very fragrant... like this one... vandas can bloom for months straight as well... some bloom year round like epidedrum... especially in our weather.. year round blooms... and grow keiki's like crazy...

you can mount the cattleya onto your gazebo's post... and it will keep climbing upwards and bloom... i mounted this maxillaria (coconut orchid) onto a branch, and it's growing new roots and pseudobulbs...

 
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That's what I'm looking for is 9-12 month blooms. Yard is pretty small especially space for planting so being very picky. I'll have to do some research. Was considering doing some strawberries or grapes off the post of the gazebo


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