This morning as I looked out my window I noticed a spash of color on my grafted dwarf crepe myrtle. I thought a flower from a nearby bougainvillea had fallen and got caught in its branches. However as I got closer I noticed that a small cluster of flowers had bloomed on the little tree.

Blooms on grafted dwarf crepe myrtle

I suppose it is just giving me a sample of what it will do later this year.  The flowers are very delicate and don’t last long.  However against the grayish bark & dark green leaves the flowers just about leap off the picture.

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At the Central Florida Bonsai Club annual picnic I was fortunate enough to win the Bouganvillea that Rick Jeffrey did a demo on.  This is a nice thick bougy that needs some time to develop.  I can’t help but see a toad shape in the trunk.  So I will need to bring a branch down to just break that look up a bit.  Otherwise I’ll get a plastic eyeball and just call it the toad tree.

New Bougy

I’m sure that this tree will develop quickly, so look for lots of future updates.

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