A lovely surprise

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As I stepped through the front door this morning I noticed a lonely little flower
on the Crinodendron hookerianum(The Lantern Tree). I rescued this plant
from a neighbours skip back in May this year, they were doing a drive and
this had been thrown away. I`m glad to say that it looks as if its recovered
sufficiently to throw up at least one flower.

The Jasmine and Fuchsia were cuttings from a friend planted in the front garden.

14 Nov, 2009
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Drc726

Do you think the flower is saying thank you for rescuing me?

14 Nov, 2009

Morgana

Bet that made you feel good it would me now I love the trunk of the tree what a beautiful trunk with all that detail to it lovely

14 Nov, 2009

Seaburngirl

now that is the plant saying thankyou very much. and deservedly so.

14 Nov, 2009

Mad

Oh yes that old trunk is lovely. What is it? I would guess an old Wisteria which isn't growing more.
What a lovely little lantern you've got. Now I must look up Crinodendron
hookeranium because I don't think I've seen one before. You must be so glad you rescued it.

14 Nov, 2009

Pipsqueak

It must have felt really satisfying to see that and Fuschia is doing well. The Jasmine is starting to look good for winter :~)

14 Nov, 2009

Louise1

That's flowering a few months early Stroller, they normally are still in bud now and break into flower in the late winter - early spring.

I had a lovely mature specimen and in the summer it got attacked by caterpillars and was decimated, i've dug it up, cut it back and potted it up to see if i can nurse it back to health. I'm not very hopeful though :-/

14 Nov, 2009

Stroller

Thanks for all the comments, thats an old piece of tree trunk proped up against the fence I just love odd pieces about the garden. Hope you succeed Louise and thanks for the info I didn`t know when it should flower.

14 Nov, 2009