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Mexican Bird of Paradise
Jul 6, 2011 | 6:47 AM PST

I am so excited about this plant!  Someone here on GG sent it to me as a tiny thing  2 years ago (I can't remember who) and I worried with it , and it seemd to just "be".  This spring I re-potted it in a much bigger pot and Z O O M! It took off!  It is now blooming and so exotic looking!  It has been recommended to put it in the ground-and I want to-but where!!

Isn't it just gorgeous!  Imagine a whole shrub covered in these blooms!  Got to keep the dang kitten out of the pot!

 This Texas Star HIbiscus is a volunteer from the neighbor's yard.  I have a few coming up in various spots around the yard-It is an exotic looking flower, too. I need to plant these tropical things near something leafy and get the "Island" look going

It's been extremely dry at my house.  It rained a good "frog strangler" here at the shop yesterday-Not a drop at my house.  I have pulled up 2 tomatoes, cut back one, pulled the cucumbers and 1 pepper plant.  But these hot peppers keep on a-going.  I pickled some bell peppers with hot peppers to have in the winter with gumbo and rice and gravy and MAN they are good!  Crispy, and just hot enough!  I used my bread & butter recipe, and cut out some of the sugar, added more salt and oh gosh! I amazed myself!

I still have eggplant producing, and they will until frost.  Looks like it will be stuffed peppers again in a few days with eggplant dressing.  In about a month I will plant another couple of cucumbers and some more squash, since I didn't make very many.  Right now, it's hot and dry and BUGGY. 

Make it a good one, peeps!  Check ya later!