Here is a gallery of pics showing the progression of the East Side Garden – I managed to find some pics that quite old, so you really get to see how the East Side has changed and progressed over the last few years…
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Chinese lanterns
Honeycomb
Yellow
I think these are my favorite flowers. .. Hope my ‘Red’ cuttings make it this time 🙂
The Orange and Pink ones both have buds- hopefully flower soon and bring some bees to the east side!
East side update
A few pics to show how well the East Side strip is progressing!
I found some cuttings
I knocked before I trimmed!
This is the deepest red Chinese lantern that ive ever seen.
It was planted in the front garden of a doctor’s office on Moreland Rd.
Unfortunately, we have had massive storms in Melbourne over the last few days, and more are predicted tonight.
I thought it was prudent to trim this abutilon before the storm hit.
Ive planted over 30 soft wood cuttings from the trim.
Surely one will grow!
I find it so weird that neither Mum or I can keep a red one alive. We both grow other colors with ease!
Chinese lanterns have burned out
On account of the Melbourne heat waves last month my abutilon cuttings are no more 😦
Guess it will take a bit longer to build my 5 colour twisted standard lol
The first Abutilon sprout
So tiny! i think its a ‘Mauve’ one
Red Abutilon (Chinese lantern)
I found an awesome Red Chinese Lantern Tree growing in roadside garden
Mum struggles to propagate the Red ones so im hoping these will take off so we can share
Here they are all planted out. Used my own propagation mix, mostly cow poo and compost.
hope they work out.
Mum makes awesome ‘twisted plants’ she takes 3 or 4 different colours of these and plaits them into a standard… like this one https://www.jparkers.co.uk/plant-0001292/abutilon-tricolour-p12/
I’m determined to beat her, and create a 5 colour variety!
Brunswick Gardener 