TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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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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Some nice colour for the garden ready to go in the ground.
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More experiments (pineapple)
by JohnAndSancho- 6 replies
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Bought a pineapple just to try to root the crown. I freaked out when the spear pulled but apparently that's normal. I ran peroxide through it anyway out of habit. Cleaned it up and let it dry for a few days and waited until I saw tiny tiny roots. It sure isn't very pretty right now. And I know the odds of me ever seeing fruit are ridiculously slim.
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Longest germination time for a cycad
by Dan64- 4 replies
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Didn’t find anything searching so figured I do a thread. What has been peoples longest time time for germination. You can go by Genus or in general Dan
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Monstera deliciosa Zone 6a Colorado
by COpalms- 2 replies
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I wanted to report my current activities with my monstera planted outdoors here in zone 6a, Colorado, and say it has been doing great! I never imagined in 1m years that a Monstera would be growing in zone 6a successfully, at least thus far. It has lost some of its leaves due to my lack of responsibility. I forgot to protect it, and it got down to 25f (-3c). I uncovered it at 26-28°F (3-2c), and another morning I uncovered it at 26f with the heat cable, but it actually suffered no damage from that uncovering. I currently have it wrapped in a Frost King heat cable and two Planket-brand frost cloths. (circular ones, not actual wrap like a roll). I made the mistake of coverin…
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I'm tired, boss...
by JohnAndSancho- 0 replies
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2x4 scraps and some repurposed shelves. I bought a 50 pack of screws. I used 49. I'm about 210 pounds and I stood on it to hang the lights. I think this is gonna just be a damn colocasia factory. Freed up a lot of space for more seedlings (baggies are popping now) and separating community pots (anecdotally, Sabals for me do better with their own space). Spot in the corner for.... Whatever, there's a pretty table over there and I've still got a few bulb style LEDs. I can throw my Bokashi buckets under there and let them do their thing. Or whatever. This isn't as beefy as my other tables, but I intentionally left a 5" gap down the middle so everything can drain. I can just …
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Sago Palm Help (Zone 6a Colorado)
by COpalms- 3 replies
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I have a Sago palm here in zone 6a, Colorado, that's suffered some damage. I've done some research on protection methods and whether it will survive, and have concluded it probably will. I still, however, would love any advice/help you can give me. I have a sago palm (cycas revoluta), and it is surviving, but unfortunately, I was a bit faulty in my protection methods, and it's suffered some cold damage. The tips of the fronds are burnt to a CRISP, and the lower you go, the more bendy you get until they turn green and healthy at the base. The crown and trunk are still alive and healthy, which is all that matters and should, as I've heard at least, push out new fronds this …
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At its peak
by gurugu- 4 replies
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Pirostegia ígnea (Bignonia venusta) in full bloom , planted in the ground at my garden. Someone else's Pirostegia, not too far away from me. Enjoy.
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Eucalyptus Cinerea (Zone 6a Colorado)
by COpalms- 0 replies
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I have a Eucalyptus Cinerea (AKA Silver Dollar or Argyle Apple) planted here in zone 6a Colorado. It is hardy down to about 10f (-12c) or zones 8a-11. I have one planted in a rock area in the cul-de-sac of my yard, where it's at least shielded from all four winds and faces south-west. I gave it 3-5 inches of mulch, and it was covered in snow, but it underwent a 6-8°F night (-12c) and had no damage whatsoever. It looks beautiful with the blue leaves and the purple-ish leaf tips. Not quite sure what to expect, but hopefully it survives. I may put a frost cloth over it, but apparently, they can survive zone 6a with dieback. I've heard multiple things from different sources, …
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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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Condo Mango Tree
by Chavy87- 2 replies
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I recently purchased a condo mango tree as a experiment, to see they could grow in northern California (Sacramento) 9b. I have only seen mango trees in Mexico and Hawaii so I'm not very familiar with what a healthy mango tree looks like. I did transplant it a month ago. It gets full sun, and I keep the soil moist, watering it 3 times a week. It's been in the triple digits for the past two weeks. The tree seems to have some brown tips on a few leaves, I'm not sure if this is a water problem or sun/heat problem. Thank you in advance for the advice.
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White specs
by John2468- 1 follower
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Was inspecting my Cibotium glaucum and saw these white specs all over the trunk, there were also a few fungus gnats flying around in the pot as well. Any ideas? Thanks!
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What kind of plant is this?
by Mazat- 3 replies
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Sabine bought this today in the discounter for 2 usd. But what kind of plant is it ?
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My pineapple plant
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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Nice little philodendron Bob Cee planted
by happypalms- 6 replies
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Apparently according to the seller of this plant it comes from the backyard of a Florida aroid legend for which the VB plant is named. Bob could not recall the parentage of this plant so it will probably forever be a mystery, he was a generous grower which is how the seller came to obtain it on a visit to stay with him in Voral gables many years ago. So it’s nice to see a plant with a bit of personal history and a story behind it the grower lives on in his plant, and the story for this plant will be told in my garden honouring the grower!
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Proiphys Cunninghamii aka Brisbane lily
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A wonderful Australian plant that is actually a herb! Easy to grow and actually very cool tolerant and dry tolerant. Lovely shaped leaves, propagaters from seed easily. I will be giving away some of these seeds when mature so if you like what you see pm me!
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Genipa americana
by Than- 1 follower
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Does anyone have experience with this stunning tree? Does anyone know how cold tolerant it is? The info I find online is not very promising but not clear either. I wonder whether I should give it a try in my wet 9B winters?
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Tomatoes 🍅
by aztropic- 3 replies
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Tomato season has begun in Arizona! Put your seedlings in the ground mid August here, and you should have a crop supplying until mid May. Usually a trouble free plant around here except for the rare occasional year when white flies attack and spread the tomato curly leaf virus. Easy to grow, and the benefits are delicious! Store bought tomatoes can never compete with the flavor of a home grown, vine ripened tomato. 🤪 aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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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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How far north in Texas would be far enough north for Quercus fusiformis saplings sourced from there to survive a USDA Zone 7a/7b transition Middle Tennessee climate and stay green in an average winter? It’s hard to come by ones sourced from Oklahoma which are reputed to be cold-hardy to -10 °F, and I’ve been told ones sourced from the Alamo in South Texas lose their leaves at 10 °F just like the coastal Quercus virginiana does. The guy that has one with this sensitivity is sure they were correctly labeled because it came from the iconic one at the Alamo and the acorns are more fusiform than the coastal southern live oak acorns are. In fact, I’ve been told Q. virginiana so…
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Conocarpus erectus v. sericeus
by mnorell- 1 follower
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I was in New Orleans today at HD and to my great shock they had a supply of nice 3gal silver Conocarpus erectus v. sericeus (Silver Buttonwood). I'm usually not a big silver-foliage person, but Bismarckia and this shrub/tree are major exceptions, I always love seeing these driving through Florida, particularly the Keys, where this one (like Bismarckia) is so silver as to appear white. I bought one of these beauties and now face the issues surrounding its culture in my (I'm sure) somewhat inhospitable 9a Natchez climate. Can anyone illuminate in regards to cold-tolerance and behavior after freezes, as well as its tolerance of more acid soils than the coral beds of the …
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I like to grow papayas as annuals every once in a while to fill in spaces quickly and provide large tropical foliage. I like to sprout them from seed in July or August. I keep them in pots over the winter, then plant the following spring. I planted four of them at a former home in zone 7a Oklahoma City some years ago. I got 13 pounds of green fruit though, because I ran out of time to ripen before our first freeze was coming. They were really nice looking plants, even without getting ripe fruit. It had been several years since I had grown any, so I sprouted a few seeds last summer. I planned to keep two to fill out a bed near my pool, but one suddenly died on me…
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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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Did I mention? another agave in my collection
by TropicsEnjoyer- 30 replies
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I realized I forgot to make a post about an agave I got from lowe’s about 2 weeks ago. Found Agave isthmensis kissho kan for 20$ and couldn’t resist a cool rareish agave. I have been quite active in the agave family lately, having bought 2 yuccas recently. But when palms no longer fit anywhere I have to look for cool compact alternatives. Here’s what it looks like. @Merlyn I credit you for getting me started with this addiction 😂😂
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Help with Agave ID
by dalmatiansoap- 1 follower
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Any ideas on this Aloe? Maybe 10 years in the garden, so still no flower to help ID.
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