{Happy 90th Birthday Mom}

Happy 90th Birthday dear Mom; you made it, regardless your kidney dialysis!

Mom, with her soft face...

This photo I took on October 27, 2009 when we visited my Parents during our 62th trip to The Netherlands.

Don't have a more recent one of her yet.

This photo is from March 22, 1996 when Mom & Dad were here with us in the USA for about one month.
She was so happy with these photos where she only got her hair curled, her face powdered to make it less shiny and lipstick on. NOTHING ELSE!
When I gave her this photo in a silver frame, together with some others that were taken of her, she told me it was the best gift she ever received.
Dad could not get over the fact how good looking she was and when we had dinner at our friends' home, she was the star of the evening. All our friends found her looking so much younger than the previous visit in 1987.

Made me feel proud of course; and I still have my Mom!

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When Mom viewed this post with us during her dialysis and at that time 863 people had already viewed this post...

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{Our Camellia Yuhsienensis}

From a tree enthousiast at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville, Florida, we did receive some exotic plants in return for material from our Golden Oak 'Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold' which seems to be the only species around. He is trying his best to propagate it so the species will be preserved for the future. Below this post you find links that lead to our very rare Golden Oak. But here is one of the exotics we received; Camellia Yuhsienensis. This is a species that is suppposed to be from the Hunan province in China.

Isn't she a beauty? Very special petals!

This is inside the greenhouse extension husband Pieter built this summer. Link you find below.

This is the first time that this young Camellia Yuhsienensis blooms so we were thrilled to see its blossoms!

This species from China has white petals with notched tips, unlike other species, this flowers in clusters at branch tips resulting in a heavy floral display in January through February

Next to the acrylic side panels that Pieter put in there in the summer.

Any blossom in the winter is a bonus!

Photos are all taken on January 20 and it is supposed to bloom in January/February so right on time.

Guess it is well protected against the harsh frost we endured the month of January.

Let it grow into a stronger adult shrub first before exposing it to the elements.

Do you see those buds?

Related links:
Camellia yuhsienensis | Tikorangi The Jury Garden | site from New Zealand showing this C yuhsienensis
{SHATTERED Winter Dreams...} | previous post by me showing the green house extension
{Golden Live Oak 'Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold' in Sunshine at its BEST} | previous post by me
{Our Golden Live Oak 'Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold' with Catkins} | Previous post by me

{Cloudy Day versus Sunny Day}| Previous post by me

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{Poinsettia as Tree in Indonesia}

THANK you all for the many Birthday wishes; here and on FB!



Most of my readers do know that we have worked and lived on the island of Java, Indonesia. In that tropical setting you find many exotic plants, shrubs and trees. Also you find there the Poinsettia Tree!

They really do become as tall as a tree and bloom year round of course. Our Poinsettia plant is only rewarding us with some blooms around Christmas. Many of you for sure have tried to keep such a plant alive but it is hard to do so... On January 18, ours looked still great and even today, it still is alive but has lost some leaves already because it is not happy in the dry conditions of winter inside our home.

Of course, those are the cultivated species and they look beautiful!

Did you know they were like trees in tropical areas?

Do you still have yours from Christmas...?

Related links:
{December 12th is Poinsettia Day} | previous post by me
{Today I turned 17!} previous post by me showing you white and red Poinsettia
{Our Pinckneya Pubens - Poinsettia Tree} previous post by me about our Poinsettia Tree in our garden.
{History of the Poinsettia} previous post by me
America's First Poinsettia: The Introduction at Bartram’s Garden  published on Poinsettia Day, 2011!
Joell Roberts Poinsett 1759 - 1851 Info
Joell Roberts Poinsett Info History