TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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I will put this one to the palmtalk jury. A simple question should get a simple answer. So is it variegated or not variegated? Lepidozamia peroffskyana and if it is variegated holy cow pats Batman, but I won’t write home to mum about this one just yet! I will see what the jury verdict is!
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Did I mention? another agave in my collection 1 2
by TropicsEnjoyer- 44 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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Eucalyptus Cinerea (Zone 6a Colorado)
by COpalms- 3 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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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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‘George Budgen’ vireya
by Foggy Paul- 1 follower
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First bloom on our little plant, in December! It lacks the orange tint on the demonstrator plant I saw but…yellow is a nice color too.
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Help ID this Aloe, is it Aloe 'Creamsicle'?
by BayAndroid- 1 reply
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Hi, I took this photo on the Stanford University campus. It's in their cactus garden. Is it Aloe 'Creamsicle'?
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If it's July, the Lagerstroemia speciosa at Fullerton is probably blooming... I've posted this tree before; this year is particularly good. AFAIK, this is the largest of its kind in SoCal (tho its sibling at WCA is a bit taller). Others from this batch of plants (that I grew from seed that Leon @ XOTX-Tropico challenged me to germinate, circa 2000...) may still be out in the SoCal landscape somewhere. If anyone knows of any in any shape here, please post. More of a large shrub (than a vigorous tree in SoFla or HI) in CA. It is generally considered a tropical along the lines of Delonix regia, preferring more consistently warm temps earlier in the growing season. But t…
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Colocasias
by JohnAndSancho- 22 replies
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I dunno if this is heaven or hell, I guess it depends on how you look at it. I paid like 20 or 25 bucks for a pot with a big one and 6 pups at Lowes not even a month ago, and I figured that the big one could be ok in its 3g pot and the pups would all be ok in 1g pots until spring when I can sell them. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA NOPE They're already throwing roots everywhere, despite the fact that they're all in transplant shock and dropping leaves like crazy. I was really hoping these would stay small enough to be shippable on the cheap. They're not even under good lights. I see why everyone has a love/hate rela…
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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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Loquats
by JohnAndSancho- 20 replies
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I know nothing about loquats other than they're cold hardy, grow fast, and should do well in my climate. Be honest with me. For $10 plus shipping for 5 (there were 6 and a dead one, inside a sealed Ziploc, inside a box, in a bubble mailer) how do these look? They were obviously grown in plugs from the 2 that still had soil attached to the roots.... The soil came loose from all the rest of them. Pardon my construction mess, I'm still finishing up building the new grow table.
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Some anthuriums
by Brad52- 0 replies
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Nice variety of types and I dont even have any of the fancy ones.
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Is this the real multipinata cycas sp
by happypalms- 2 replies
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After finding out I did not have cycas debaoensis, instead I had debaoensis hybrid, I question the true origin of this multipinata species. So is it the real deal or not, I have no experience with this genus.
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Anthurium
by Brad52- 0 replies
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A robust anthurium late afternoon.
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Hey guys. Ive seen somewhere that in the nursery trade, growers will put multiple seedlings in one pot so that they grow fuller and quicker than just one seedling per pot. But how does this affect the plants health long-term? I thought plants need certain space from others to be the most healthy, and that doing this will make them fight for nutrients and stunt growth. Will the plants be shorter but more full? Im asking because I have a dioecious plant that im growing (Randia aculeata) and I only see berries growing from a certain stalk but not the others so im wondering if i have multiple plants and both genders. If this turns out to be the case I want to try grafti…
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Cycad pollination
by Darold Petty- 1 reply
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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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Mangos from seed? Guava from seed?
by JohnAndSancho- 9 replies
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Ok, I'm attempting to germinate some mangos. I've got 3 seeds of the Keitt variety, one "large red" (possibly Tommy) and an Ecuadorian Ataulfo. I also snagged some guava (variety unsure, green outside white inside) that I'll throw in pots for giggles and grins too. The produce selection in November in small town rural bfe Mississippi really makes me miss Texas.
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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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Cyathea arborea
by John2468- 1 follower
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Hello, I’m planning on getting a Cyathea arborea does anyone have experience growing them in south Florida zone 11a?
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Cycas debaoensis hybrid
by happypalms- 3 replies
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I received a bit of information about my supposed cycas debaoensis. Iam not disputing this information but I would like to know if anyone else has had the same experience with this particular plant. It is a cross between debaoensis and multifrondis. And it’s great to know I don’t have the real deal in a way for future propagation and sales, i greatly appreciate the information I was given. It leaves a question of the seller not selling the real deal, and this can lead to a lot of problems with future reference of true plant identification.
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This is certainly an interesting one... a huge Chinese Doll plant/tree growing in northeast London, complete with flowers. A quick bit of research suggests they are hardy from zones 10-12 and typically used as a houseplant, however I suspect they are a bit hardier than that actually, given this particular area of London is probably 9b, although it could be a 10a zone there at street level. This thing must be at least 25-30 foot in height and it seems to be flowering okay as well. You can clearly see the white trumpets on it... Does anyone know what the growing range is for these in north America? As in like the cut-off points on the east and …
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Croton plant on coast in San Diego (Carlsbad, CA)
by Lagooncraig- 13 replies
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Trying to find out if it’s ok to plant croton in carlsbad, CA
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What kind of plant is this?
by Mazat- 4 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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Little dalechampia planted
by happypalms- 6 replies
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A lovely little flowering plant, with tiny pink butterfly like flowers. A true gem of a plant for the understory with bright shade!
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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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