Nematanthus albus 'Santa Theresa' and Eucodonia andrieuxii?

 This is Nematanthus albus 'Santa Theresa'. WOW! As you can see this is a bit of an upright grower and not quite as much of a trailer as I was expecting.

The flower is simply huge and it has an incredible fragrance that strikes me as citrus and a little Lemon Pledge.

 The flower has really pretty markings in the throat that apparently attracts Euglossine bees.

 I've got this particular plant under a dome with quite a high humidity and constant moisture. I am a bit hesitant to take it out of the high humidity and see if it is comfortable in ordinary house humidity and temperature.

 I'm pretty enthusiastic about this plant and Kartuz has offered it in the past. I'm not sure if it's also offered by either Rob's or Lyon's, but it would be worth looking around for this one I think.

 Also blooming was a really sweet Eucodonia which I think is andrieuxii but I'm not quite sure of the specific species. It's got the small flowers (compared to something like 'Adele' and it's not nearly as red or fuzzy as one like Woolly Morrion.

This is a close up of the flowers. Note the little landing strip of nice dots that will undoubtedly guide a pollinator to the "good stuff" in the middle of the Oreo (or in this case the middle of the Eucodonia).

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POND TOUR!

How about one of these in the back yard?

The Minnesota Water Garden Society is having the annual Pond and Garden Tour!

Check it out in the Minneapolis Startribune  Lifestyle section by clicking on the link.

One of the featured ponds is this one in New Brighton owned by Sue and Tom Chorn. There is a drop of 22 feet from the top of the waterfall down to a 1000 gallon pond filled with fish and plants. Wow! Get more information about tickets for self guided tours by clicking on the link.

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