At the Ginger Factory, Yandina

These were growing at the Ginger Factory. There was only a couple of plants flowering at the moment but they were pretty

Costus


Heliconia


Pink flowering eucalypt


Also came across this Philodendron scandens aurea showing how it grows... leaves start small and get bigger like many philos.




Mine at home has a way to go yet




Not at the Ginger Factory but near by at Wappa Dam, we came across this table... reminded me of something that Fred Flintstone would use Wouldn't be too comfortable I'd imagine but wouldn't mind one at home

love the stone seats Gail, no good here in winter,you'd stick to them

I have one of those Phils. growing in the house, 8 years old now, needs a repot or it will cark it, must do this w/e, thanks for the reminder Gail, yummy pics BTW

Lovely pics Gail..I have so many from that place did you go and look at the old cars over the bridge and past the train.

I wonder what their plants are lacking the leaves are so yellow on some, may be they are dieing from old age..

Gail Lovely pics I must look up the name of that Costus its fab.

Gwen, I think that costus is speciosus though not positive. There was plenty of it there.

Mary-Anne, this time we didn't bother looking at anything else while we were there, mainly went to see what plants they had for sale and had a quick walk around the gardens. Disappointed though as there wasn't many plants and they weren't looking real good. The gardens were also looking a bit neglected and untidy looking. Other times we've been there everything was neat but many of the plants were overgrown and dead stuff lying around.

We did have a good laugh at a couple of women who were chasing a group of about 4yr olds who were running along the paths... they were having a kids birthday party but all the kids wanted to do was run around the paths... the women didn't know which way to go I shouldn't laugh as I know what a group of kids that age is like but it was funny

Cheryl, I have some of that golden philo growing in water inside, the green one too... they are good for inside - can't kill them.

Richard, I'd imagine those seats would be a bit cold in winter... wouldn't need to bolt them down to stop them being taken though.

Gail I think you top ginger pic is Costus speciosus plain leaf one
Listed in GINGER RUS As Cheilocostus speciosus

http://www.gingersrus.com/

SITE GAIL I FORGOT ABOVE

Sorry Gail I did'nt see the first line of your last post .I see now after reading the posts for 2nd time that you had been thinking spesiosus .Sorry

Gail the 2 nd ginger looks like Heliconia pendula .

That's probably the one. I didn't look it up but it is a fairly common one down here.