My neighbor brought me cuttings from her Mandevilla and yes I know I should cut the flower heads off to give strength to the roots, but not until they finish blooming. These blossoms are just too pretty to waste. If you have read or seen the play called The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, then you may know that a common name for the red Mandevilla is Scarlet Pimpernel, but this one is a striking pink.
The lemongrass plantlets the same neighbor grew for me are looking wonderful in my yard already:
It is so nice to finally have a little yard and neighbors who enjoy plants as much as I do. Living and working in the city was exciting for a while, but it gets old! Still, city living forced me to learn something about hydroponics and that was an enriching experience to be sure.
