More Bright Orange Tropicals..

Its been so warm here since the rain started last week its started the plants flowering again

Pyrostegia venusta aka Orange Trumpet Vine or Creeper:



Hibiscus Junes Joy:



Gerbera Double:



Closer one of the background one above only more orange in the centre:



What's you looking at...



Epidendrum aka Crucifix orchid:

What a belligerant looking Lorikeet.

Another really flashy, beautiful hibiscus. My thought when I saw the Gerbera was "OMG! A hairy gerbera" I have never seen the double before. It kinda looks like a Dandelion gone wrong. Lovely though. Haven't seen that orchid either, it's divine. Lucky you, living where orchids aren't a problem.

Great photography as usual, Mary-Anne.

Lovely photos, MA, I like the orange theme.
I think that lorikeet may have an attitude problem..or perhaps she was having a 'bad hair day'.

nice pics Ma, I dont have many orange flowers

Thanks Betty, That Lorikeet was probably having a go at me as I was creeping closer
That Hibiscus it one of my medium sized one its only about 15 cms across
My biggest Hibiscus just under 30 cms across is Tarantella..
Dare I tell you that those orchids can get almost invasive

You have not seen any double Gerbera before I will put a topic on for you of the ones I used to have
Sadly they got some kind of virus two years back and the flowers turned green so I turfed them out
And only kept the three or four that were in a different bed they are saucer size flowers..

Fay that Lorikeet plus a few of his mates had come for a bath.
And it had just done a big shake to get the water off it..
I have so many orange flowers.. Thanks for that..

Cheryl you have no orange flowers I bet you have plenty of orange roses
So glad you like the pics..

BEAUTIFUL MA.. You sent me 3 crucifix ochid ,orange,red and lilac . Is that the same orange one in your pic. mine are growung on a Livistonia palm trunk doing well.

Your Hibiscus are always a delight.

Sunday is the last day of AUTUMN

Thanks Gwen I have a few different Hibiscus, yes that would be the same Crucifix orchid...

NO, Mary-Anne you don't dare tell me that about the orchids. That might be the one thing that would convince me Queensland is okay. LOL.
I can hear that Lorikeet screeching at you "Get out of my bathroom!"". They aren't a real kind sort of bird, are they? Not like galahs, or even my gentle sulphur crested cockatoo girl.
I'd love to see the gerberas but if you've posted photo's already - not tonight. Have to be up bright and early to have some blood taken over at the hospital, then it's shopping.(Heading for the garden centres - woohoo!!) I'm well overdue going to bed.

I think I need to put the sunnies on

When I was sorting out PB a couple of weeks ago I noticed that my pyrostegia flowered in May last year but this year it is only just starting to bud up now. The year before it didn't start until July.

The others are looking good. I don't think anyone could kill a crucifix... except maybe the white. Did yours ever grow? I think mine is still the same size as two years ago

I love those lories... such characters and personality.

Mary-Anne wrote:

Fay that Lorikeet plus a few of his mates had come for a bath.
And it had just done a big shake to get the water off it..
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I was kidding, re 'bad hair'...he looks cute. We have them come here in flocks, usually to the Bottlebrush tree. I wouldn't mind them coming down into the bird bath....that would be a bonus.

Yes Betty they are very noisy bird, re Double Gerbera I would have to find them first as its been a while.
Hope you go ok today giving and buying...

Can you put a bird bath there somewhere Fay, two of ours are real cheapies a one metre treated pine post and a big pot saucer from Bunnings..

They are very bright Gail and more flowers on that Hibiscus out today..
The pyrostegia started budding a few weeks ago and I took this pic last week actually I am shocked or maybe surprised would be the right word as yours usually starts weeks before mine which is never in mid-may its more the last week in June or July before it starts

Yes well like yours that white crucifix orchid has not grown much at all I just went out and took this pic



Took the ruler too just under 12 cms so it has grown a little but not much it has thickened up since I dug it up late last year and put in back in a pot gee Nov 07 that's a long time for such small growth maybe next year

I think I will give up expecting anything out of my white one

I am beginning to feel the same way Gail..