{Our Cedrus Deodara or Cedar Rose Tree...}

Last year on March 26, I fell in love with a post by Rosabella la vie en rose, about pine cones in the shape of a ROSE! After some research about this Himlayan Cedar I did find its botanical name: Cedrus Deodara. When their cones are mature, they disintegrate and the tops of the cones get pushed off and they resemble a rose. Look at images of: cedrus deodara rose cones ←(click it.

Pieter and I were over joyed when on Sunday, March 11 we found this very tree at the County Farm Plant Co, Inc. in Baxley, GA ←(click it). Our best friend took us along and we hauled this tree back home with us. Those of you, lucky enough to live near our area, can get it there as well. They have excellent plants, shrubs and trees. Let's show you our new Cedrus Deodara...

It stands behind our pond, as it can become a HUGE tree with quite a diameter.

Here it is! My husband Pieter dug out a deep hole and filled it with potting soil and good top soil that he got at Home Depot. That is the best investment one can give any plant, shrub or tree. Our local soil is not very rich and has poor water holding capacity. 

Looking forward to the time that we will grow our first Cedar Roses...

Does any of you have Cedar Roses in the garden? Please tell me all about them.

Related link:

Sandrina- Nicht perfekt, aber "unique" | look how pretty those rose cones can be!

{Blooms on our Windmill Palm - Trachycarpus fortunei}

The Trachycarpus fortunei, or Windmill Palm, is one of the most cold hardy of the Palm trees. It also looks striking when it blooms. So those pictures I want to share with you here. This is actually a Chinese fan palm ←click it.

First picture is taken on March 24 against the back drop of our Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold or Golden Live Oak. 

On March 13, this is how it started with the blooms still inside a big bud.

March 24, with again in the back drop, to the left, our Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold or Golden Live Oak. Sacha-girl, our cat is on the driveway.

Amazing what all comes out of such a closed bud!

Resembles sorghum here...

Very exotic!

March 28 now, more and more palm blooms.

Mother nature works wonders...

March 31...

A day with over cast on March 31, but what a colors. Below are some other links where you can see this beautiful palm, even in wintertime, during the ice storm.

Hope you enjoyed looking at one of our exotic looking evergreen trees.

Do you have palm trees? 

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{Flora from our Curaçao Vacation}

Just like to show you a bit more from the flora that we found on the Caribbean Island of Curaçao while on vacation at the Hyatt Regency. We did a lot of walking around the Santa Barbara Plantation, Curaçao ←click it . Around this finest golf course and marina resort community in the Caribbean it is nice hilly. 

Here I am standing in front of one of the many towering Kadushi cactus  ←click it.

The Cereus Repandus ←(click it), better known as the Kasushi cactus is more like a multi-trunk tree with thousands of needles!

Surprisingly hard indeed. Click→ Christoffel Park, Curaçao for more info on this unique cactus.

Observing birds and everything else that came on our path...

I do need some help with identifying this large leafed plant or shrub with its amazing flowers. 

Any hint is appreciated as we are curious!

Thanks to a courteous reader (see comment below) I got a link to Dutch Caribbean Species Register with this photo by Gerard van Buurt showing the Katuna di Seda. Is Papiamento name.

Pieter is showing you here the Acacia dealbata or Silver wattle, Mimosa ←(click it) flowers. Did you notice that this shrub also does have needles? One better watches out for it can really hurt you. 

When we visited the capital of Willemstad, we of course did go also to the floating market. Fresh fruits from Venezuela are being sold every day on the quay. We bought several varieties and here I want you to see the yummy Sweet Calabash, Sweet Cup or Calabasi. Botanical name: Passiflora maliformis. 

A typical fruit for Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands...

We certainly did enjoy this paradise and we will be back!

Have you ever been to the Caribbean?

Tell me do you love exotic fruits as much as we do?

Would love to hear from you...

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