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Monday, April 1, 2013

DRAT...MY BOTTLE TREE BLOOMED TODAY & I MISSED IT!

I rushed home from work today to find that my bottle tree had already bloomed!
Judging from the photo, there had to be at least 6 buds in bloom simultaneously.
What a show! And I missed it...
What's really sad is that this particular species RARELY blooms at all.
This is either Bottela glassei (pronounced 'glass-E-eye') or one of the famous Hilsen Farms
cultivars like Bottela x 'Blue Tango Two' or Bottela x 'Deep Blue Drunk'.
Either way, it's a tragedy.
What's really odd is the fact that only the right side bloomed. I'm guessing it's because that side gets a little more sunlight. Anyone else want to hazard a guess?
The blooms were probably yellow and that's exciting since it goes so well with this shade of blue.
So....from now on I'm marking my calendar ONE YEAR in advance.
Thanks for stopping by!
David/ 
Tropical Texana









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11 comments:

  1. jeanApril 1, 2013 at 9:33 PM

    Ha! Good one! Ya got me!!

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  2. danger gardenApril 2, 2013 at 12:10 AM

    I wonder who had more fun? You writing and photographing this post or me reading it? Fabulous fun, thank you!

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  3. Mark and GazApril 2, 2013 at 3:49 AM

    Hehe, that's a good one!

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  4. Pam's English GardenApril 2, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    Oh, David, I can't stop laughing! As I have said before, you are too funny! You made my day. P. x

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  5. Linda/patchworkApril 2, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    Very clever.

    I like your bottle tree, even when it's not blooming.

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  6. SusanApril 2, 2013 at 6:16 PM

    That's a good one. Love your unique looking bottle tree.

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  7. HolleyGardenApril 2, 2013 at 6:40 PM

    hahaha! You totally had me! I was so confused, but buying it anyway!

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  8. Cindy, MCOKApril 3, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    Mine have NEVER bloomed! You must tell me your secret :-)

    Re your comment, you can just hush about bromeliads! I'm not listening anyway ... la la la ...

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  9. RohrerbotApril 3, 2013 at 9:11 PM

    That's really cool.....not the missing it part....but the blues and flowers are a great idea. Just several more weeks until school is out....:)

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  10. UnknownApril 4, 2013 at 6:40 AM

    I was almost conned!

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  11. AustinNativeLandscaping.ComApril 8, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    Where can I get some seeds for that bottle tree? ;)

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I always appreciate your comments & questions! Happy Gardening from David/ Tropical Texana