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Ilena Gilbert-Mays

@ilenagm.bsky.social

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Horticulturist in coastal North Carolina 🇺🇸who loves tropicals, gingers and exotic plants, oh who am I kidding! I am obsessed with all plants and please be kind🙏🌎🌱🌸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧

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Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · Nov 21

This cactus was the star and start of my cactus collection and addiction. I had to set an alarm to not miss this beautiful sight. It grew too large and was donated to a larger collection 🌵💘
#Cactus #Succulents #Flowers #FlowerReport #CactusAddict

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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 10h

A month earlier than last year, I'm already harvesting the first red stigmas of my #saffron crocuses from bulbs my boys gave me. ( crocus sativus)
An original idea that continues year after year, it's fantastic! 😀🌱

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maryklida.bsky.social @maryklida.bsky.social · 17h

Beautiful. Here’s one of my autumn roses for you.

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Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 3h

Very beautiful 😃

Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 17h

#RoseWednesday is the last pink and red bicolor rose for the year🌹

#Flowers #Gardening #Roses #Plants #GulfOfMexico #FlowerReport #Autumn

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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 2d

Sichuan #pepper sharp thorns (and red berries ready to pick up !)
(Remember that the dry pepper is only the outer shell of each berry, not the black seed inside, which is inedible.)
#sichuanpepper 🌱

(zanthoxylum piperitum )

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Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 1d

I wear gloves to harvest 😅

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Stuart Bourne 🌷🌱 @stuartbourne.bsky.social · 2d

The striking purple berries of a Callicarpa americana (American beautyberry) #MagentaMonday

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #Autumn

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Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 1d

The wild sunflowers are blooming now! I have a couple of different varieties on our land. They also fill the roadsides with Autumn beauty 😃💛🌻

#Flowers #Gardening #Plants #WildFlowers #GotToBeNC #FlowerReport #GulfOfMexico

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Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you 💘

Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 2d

My Cyclamen have awakened from their summer slumber 😍

#Flowers #Gardening #Plants #MagentaMonday #GulfOfMexico #Autumn #Cyclamen

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Coko @cccoko.bsky.social · 4d

I captured this little hummingbird on my Firebush shrub last season. This was my view between my wind chimes. We've not been fortunate to have many visits this season.
#Hummingbird #birds #wildbird #Nature #NaturePhotography #PhotographersofBluesky ##Photography

My photo from.last season of a hummingbird on my Firebush shrub. This is my view through my windchime.

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Bob Mays @bobwmfl.bsky.social · 13d

Belinda’s Dream - a day late for #RoseWednesday. 🌱 #MyGarden #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

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Patsy Cline @chompie97.bsky.social · 3d

Happy
#SundayYellow ☀️
#SoCal #FlowerReport
#Bloomscrolling

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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 3d

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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 3d

Hibiscus syriacus / late blooming 🌱

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Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 3d

Mine are finishing up here now also

Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 3d

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Stuart Bourne 🌷🌱 @stuartbourne.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely to see my Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) in flower in autumn. This climber should now flower throughout the winter. #YellowSunday

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #BloomScrolling #FlowerFeed #SundayYellow

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Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 3d

That will make great winter interest in your garden💛

Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 3d

#SundayYellow is an eclectic mix of yellow this week. My Colocasia Esculenta was the most unusual for me as this long time variety never blooms for me 🙌

#Flowers #Gardening #Plants #GulfOfMexico #Butterflies #Autumn #October #FlowerReport

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Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you

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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 4d

I guess I better get on with it if I’m going to become a dahlia appreciation account.

One darkish red dahlia with another green circular bloom of a dahlia growing right beside it

Three red dahlias and two buds with vibrant green leaves behind them

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Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 4d

Love the darker red center ❤️

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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 4d

#sixonsaturday 04-10-25 in which you’ll find : hardy geranium, sunflower, plectranthus, melianthus & euphorbia mellifera, nicotiana sylvestris and a tasty watermelon 🌱

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Ilena Gilbert-Mays @ilenagm.bsky.social · 4d

Well done on the watermelon 🍉 👏