TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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Yellow Leaves
by Gardner- 3 replies
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I bought a Paucidentatus seedling growing a new leaf. When the leaf had put on a couple of inches it started yellowing and remained this colour. I have fed the plant at the start of our growing season and it is starting to put on a new leaf but this again appears to be yellow. Any suggestions what this could be? Nutrient deficiency, I've heard this can happen with lack of iron uptake, maybe chelated Iron? Any observations / advice would be appreciated. Initial condition Matured leaf New season leaf yesterday
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🍌 B a n a n a s 🍌 ba ba bananas 1 2
by JohnAndSancho- 1 follower
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Ok, while I wait for these seeds to maybe or maybe not sprout, and I wait for my friend to send the Dwarf Cavendish that @5am contributed to the John and Sancho East Mississippi Palm Conservatorium, I broke down and bought a nanner off of eBay. Flashback to when I bought a queen palm because they grow fast.... I bought a Mekong Giant, and supposedly these get huge and run wild. Anyway, I guess I'm gonna dig through here and Reddit and YouTube because bananas.org is a great source of knowledge but the website only works when it wants to. And when I Google things like, the best fertilizer (hoping to find something ideal for both bananas and palms), everyone who has an…
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Otto also gave us a small camellia as a good luck charm, so to speak. We have always been extremely fond of this style 🤗
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Fatsia japonica as a dieback shrub in zone 6?
by Ohiopalmloverz6- 1 reply
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I’m thinking of adding an evergreen sort of whimsical but also SOME native plant shade border of the neighbors yard. I am in zone 6a/6b in NE Ohio. It’s covered with trees and there shouldn’t be any sort of property line problems. I’m thinking of adding a Fatsia japonica. I read online that they can be used as dieback shade shrubs here if heavily mulched. This winter has been a bad one. A few nights of -9 and one even got to -10. Usually it isn’t like that though. This has to be one of the worst winters we’ve had in years. I want to know other peoples experiences with Fatsia japonica in zone 6 as a dieback shrub. Will they get somewhat tall? I want them to preferably be a…
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Growing Citrus in Marginal (colder) Zones 1 2
by Matthew92- 2 followers
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Several years ago, I had a dream to grow citrus trees. It started with a Ponkan tangerine my Dad got. I planted it myself, and my desire for more grew. We now have in our side yard 5 citrus trees total. Oldest being the Ponkan planted in 2009, Glen navel orange 2009, Meyer lemon 2009, Ruby Red grapefruit 2010, and Parson Brown orange 2011. This is a very marginal zone here in the Florida Panhandle for citrus. There are only a handful of citrus that are Bulletproof for such areas that receive upper teens every few years. Unfortunately, the first winter my citrus experienced was pretty bad. January 2010 got to 17 degrees. I wasn't as experienced with protecting t…
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One of the things I look forward to this time of year is the new flushes of growth and cones from my Cycads. It is so amazing to see the lettuce soft new growth emerge from such a spikey formidable plant. I've been REAL into Cycads lately and many of the seedlings I just recently purchased are starting to flush as well. So lets see what Cycads are flushing or coning for you. Sorry about the lighting on my pics but we had the heavy duty May gray socked in today. Here is my Lepidozamia Hopei with a 2 leaf mini flush. Stevo
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Little Zamia nana gets planted
by happypalms- 1 reply
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A great little Zamia to have hanging around in the garden. A wonderful dwarf Zamia!
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Inga edulis roots: damaging?
by Than- 1 follower
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In May, I planted my Inga edulis about 2m away from my house (that's 6 ft). It's been growing rapidly. ChatGPT is now telling me that Inga has an aggressive root system that can damage buidling foundations and should be at least 10m (30 ft) away from the house! Anyone has any experience? I don't trust chatGPT, it often talks rubbish.
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Little Zamia nana gets planted
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A great little Zamia to have hanging around in the garden. A wonderful dwarf Zamia!
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Browneopsis ucayliana beautiful new growth
by happypalms- 2 replies
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One tree you can’t go past for spectacular new growth, the browneopsis ucayliana! Only seedlings at the moment but that’s where life begins from seedlings, from little things big things grow.
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Couldn't resist mail ordering this less common calla lily (Zantesdeschia aethiopica 'African Gold') for palm understory planting. Is supposed to do well in zones 8b to 10b. Definitely different than the usual spotted leaf types!
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Eucalyptus deglupta growth pace
by Than- 2 followers
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I have got this one from seed. It sprouted in May. The medium is coco coir but I also added manure tea and light fertilizer 2-3 times. Growth rate is appalling. Is this normal? It was outside mostly in shade during the summer. Hasn't seen any serious heat and no serious cold either. Humidity this year was overall high. Sometimes very high. Is this amount of growth normal? I also have many other seedlings of the same age all together in the same pot (the purple pot in the photo). Growth rate about the same.
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Australian native flowers
by happypalms- 0 replies
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When it comes to some beautiful flowers Australia has some absolute gems. So if your garden is a little on the drier side why not go for a few Aussie natives if you can find them, there super tough dry tolerant and somewhat cool tolerant.
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A bit of an exotic look in the local botanical gardens
by happypalms- 0 replies
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The regional botanical gardens in my are has certainly been improving of the last few years, with the curator Rick ackland doing a wonderful job. Full credit to Rick and his staff on this project!
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Zingiber sp black leaves, zone push winner
by happypalms- 9 replies
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Talk about a beautiful plant, a real zone push winner iam glad a have a go. Living through winter in the greenhouse not a problem not too bad for a plant from Borneo. Not in the ground yet but iam confident it will make it one more winter in the greenhouse then in the ground in a deep shaded spot.
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Plant I’d needed please
by happypalms- 4 replies
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I don’t know what this small tree is or shrub or whatever it is, all I know is it’s tougher than nails. Extremely dry conditions through to soaking wet conditions extremes of heat and cool weather. Thanks in advance.
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I have always been fascinated with orchids, and I sort of assumed that orchid fascination was pretty common. I also used to think they were difficult to grow, at least in non-tropical climates, and so didn't bother with them, and again I assumed that this misconception was the reason more people don't grow them. So am I right? The reason I'm asking is that I've been experimenting with orchids for 4 or 5 years now and have gradaully realized that for a small lot in a less than perfect climate like Southern California, they are quite possibly the most rewarding group of plants to grow. They are also, in my opinion the ultimate palm companion plants...they grow be…
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My pineapple plant 1 2
by Oppido- 1 follower
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Hi, I have been growing some pineapple plants for a few years (since summer 2019), including the one I want to discuss in this thread, which I believe to be the Champaca variety. Originally, when I bought it in summer 2019, there was only the main plant that brought the fruit to maturity by October 2019 (note that when I bought it, the plant already had the fruit and simply grew it a little and then ripened it). More or less in November/December 2019, two seedlings were born from the root of the original plant and since then I have always had these two seedlings (note that when I say that I have these two seedlings left, I am referring to the container in which I had repo…
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Hello everyone. I'm starting this thread to discuss the tropical plants grown in Oppido Mamertina (not just by me or my parents). The first I'll post are the bananas that have grown on my brother's land. I don't know the exact variety, but it's not Orinoco (it could be what's called the "common banana" in Italy, but I'm not sure). I put the two bananas that appear to be commercial varieties (the fully yellow ones) for comparison and they come from a supermarket and not from the ground.
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Who here grows Heliconias (all species), and what species do you grow and where. I love these plants and have for years. I have a few varieties of psittacorum (choconiana, sassy, and lady di), a lingulata, and have a hybrid on the way from Ricon PR (etsy). These are easily one of my favorite tropicals, but I have struggled with them at times here. They are exceedingly difficult to overwinter even indoors in a warm room with a grow light above them (PFW640, or HB1500). The biggest issue I have faced is root rot, and getting the right soil for them. I have read that they like bone meal? Can anyone attest to this?
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Meryta sinclairi 1 2
by Than- 2 followers
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Another amazing species from NZ. Apparently Meryta species can be surprisingly cold tolerant. Anyone has tried this plant?
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Hello everyone. For some time now, looking at the results of some users with the coconut palm, the question has arisen: how far is the winter hardiness of the coconut palm compared to the pineapple? So now I would like to ask you: to what extent and to what extent can I consider the pineapple as a reference for other tropical plants and palms? If in the same area where I have the pineapple plant that, in terms of winter temperatures, thrives and you can also see an evident growth of leaves (although much more limited than in other seasons obviously), what chances would I have if I grew the following plants: Coconut Palm, Mango, Papaya, Musa Dwarf Cavendish, Musa Dwarf R…
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So you want a bit of tropical colour
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A lot of gardeners want colour in the their plants. And a lot of colourful plants are of tropical origin, and for this reason a lot won’t live in the cold climates, cool weather yes but cold you’re very limited to the super tropical stuff. But if you search around there out there.
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Plant life span?
by John2468- 1 follower
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Hello everyone, I was strolling through the internet and saw people saying how different plants have different life spans. This got me thinking if they actually have a life span or if they could live indefinitely if it wasn’t for factors such as diseases and pests, external factors such as droughts and whatnot. Thanks!
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Cibotium glaucum spore germination
by John2468- 1 follower
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Hello everyone, I received some spores a month ago from @quaman58 and @realarch. This is my process of sowing these spores. First, I put one frond on a piece of paper with the spore side down. I continued this with the other fronds. I left it in a cool, dark place until the spores release from the fronds. Second, I separated the spore casings from the spores with a folded piece of paper. I gently tap the paper until the casing fall off. The spores should have a dust-like appearance. Third, I used a microwaveable food container and filled it with pure peat. I didn’t add drainage holes or ventilation holes to prevent contamination…
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