Botanical name: Alpinia purpurata Commonly known as Red Ginger. Also known as Ostrich Plume
Monthly Archives: July 2011
This morning we have a zinnia cutting. Zinnias, wild desert plants native to Mexico, are a wonderful sight to see in the summer garden. Botanical name Zinnia elegans
This is our one and only Ranunculus bloom this year at The Red Ranch. The Ranunculus bulbs were started a little later than they have and these flowers like to bloom in spring. Once the summer heat gets under way, they are done, foliage falls down and yellows. So, we had tons of foliage growing,…
This morning’s featured bloom is a Peruvian Daffodil. Botanical name: Ismene festalis Through research, I have come to find out that this flower is also referred to as Spider Lily.
We have our first Dahlia bloom here at The Red Ranch! I was soooo excited when I saw the bloom this morning. This variety of Dahlia produces a number of smaller blooms on each stem. We have other (and larger) Dahlia’s growing as well, but I think it will be another month or so until…
