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Ilena Gilbert-Mays

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Horticulturist in coastal North Carolina๐Ÿš ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธwho loves tropicals, gingers and exotic plants, oh who am I kidding! I am obsessed with all plants and please, be kind๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

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For #TinyFlowerTuesday we go inside my heated greenhouse to be greeted by finger lime trees in bloom with a lime already forming ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’š

#Flowers #Gardening #Tropical #GulfOfMexico #Plants #FlowerReport

02.12.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am growing the hot cakes variety. It does well for me.

02.12.2025 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I thought this said "oxtails" and was shocked to see flowers and not hunks of meat.

01.12.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃyum

02.12.2025 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oxalis greeting the sunrise on this first day of December. Very pleasant weather with rain forecast for tomorrow ๐Ÿฅฐ

#Flowers #December #Gardening #Plants #GulfOfMexico #FlowerReport #Oxalis

01.12.2025 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

So interesting ๐Ÿ˜

01.12.2025 01:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A beautiful spot of light as we close out November. Hope you gave a good start to the week Llena ๐Ÿ‘‹โ˜€๏ธ

30.11.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Joy๐Ÿ’˜ the holidays are starting ๐ŸŽ„

01.12.2025 01:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mine was spotty, now that itโ€™s cooler I am going to try more, the wallflowers and stock are doing much better than the violas this year ๐Ÿ™Œ

01.12.2025 01:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#SundayYellow is the first flower of my lemonberry pie mix violas. My violas have been a little sluggish getting started this year๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

#Flowers #Gardening #Violas #Plants #GulfOfMexico #GYO #FlowerReport

30.11.2025 12:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™ve never seen one๐Ÿคฏ

29.11.2025 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It was a kit purchased through Lowes home improvement, the company is backyard discovery. He attached it to a concrete footer for hurricane purposes. The slope roof ones give lots of hanging baskets space which I never had in the peaked roof ones.

29.11.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A cluster of black, thick-fleshed, disc-shaped, gelatinous fungus on a mossy tree trunk

A cluster of black, thick-fleshed, disc-shaped, gelatinous fungus on a mossy tree trunk

Black bulgar (Bulgaria inquinans) ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ„

#FungiFriday #FungiFriends #mushrooms #fungus #moss #Autumn #nature

28.11.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 133    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Very interesting ๐Ÿ–ค

29.11.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ

29.11.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Greta! I find that this one is so much more energy and space efficient than my previous ones.๐Ÿ˜ƒ

29.11.2025 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mine is inside the house as well. That was just to get a good photo.๐Ÿฉท

29.11.2025 11:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Forgot yesterday but ready for Thanksgiving!
#schlumbergera ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ˜…

28.11.2025 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a fiery beauty ๐Ÿ”ฅ

29.11.2025 11:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

29.11.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

29.11.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Show us your Thanksgiving ๐ŸŒฑ blooms! Indoors or outdoors.

Last night was our fourth hard freeze in Zone 6b but our Aromatic Asters mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat... are still putting on a show.

27.11.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Donna๐Ÿ’˜

29.11.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope you thanksgiving was a warm and cozy holiday ๐Ÿ’˜

29.11.2025 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#sixonsaturday 29-11-25 in which youโ€™ll find : frosty calendula and strawflowers, a pretty salvia, a bird feeder, the last of the cherry tomatoes and hedychium fruit
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29.11.2025 07:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s nice to still be eating fresh tomatoes ๐Ÿ…

29.11.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#FlowersOnFriday this week is my largest #Tillandsia aka air plant. I love them and have several in my collection. When itโ€™s winter they live in south facing windows.

#Flowers #Gardening #Plants #Tropical #GulfOfMexico #AirPlants #FlowerReport

28.11.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Well right on timeโฐhere is the first of my Thanksgiving cactus in bloom ๐Ÿ˜#HappyThanksgiving #Flowers #Gardening #Plants #Autumn #November #MyGreenhouse #GulfOfMexico #FlowerReport

27.11.2025 10:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Our Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow bush (Brunfelsia pauciflora) is always in full bloom for Thanksgiving. The flowers turn from purple to lavender to white, thus the name. ๐ŸŒฑ #Plants #Flowers #MyGarden #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling

26.11.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How interesting ๐Ÿ˜

27.11.2025 01:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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