TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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The Shrubbery Thread 1 2
by Merlyn- 3 followers
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Well...how else do you start a thread on shrubberies? When I first started building my tropical forest, one of the first steps was to plant a perimeter of Viburnum Odoratissimum. I have about 350 feet of hedgeline, planted about 5 feet apart. That's a shocking $1000 worth of 3 gallon pots of Viburnum, and for the most part they've done a good job of filling in and blocking the neighbors and highway noise. The only problems in the past 3 or 4 years are: I've had a few random deaths of entire plants, which unfortunately leaves about a 5 foot gap in the hedge. It's relatively easy to cut them down and replant another, but the Armillaria Root Rot that ki…
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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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A bit of an exotic look in the local botanical gardens
by happypalms- 2 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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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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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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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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What pretty red plant is this?
by DoomsDave- 4 replies
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Maybe you can tell me.
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Cycad I’d request
by happypalms- 2 replies
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Once again a leak in the irrigation all summer had produced a cone in this cycas sp, and I have no idea as to what this. Thanks in advance.
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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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Mimetes Cuculatus
by Gardner- 5 replies
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Trying to hide in the background. Doesn't get much attention but really cute flowers.
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Beaucarnea recurvata (Ponytail Palm) in trouble?
by miamicuse- 32 replies
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I have a Beaucarnea recurvata where the top new growth seems to be shooting out dry brown wilted leaves, here is an overall picture followed by some close ups. The wood fence behind is 6' tall to give an idea of scale. It has been in this spot for 4 years without any problems. lots of dryer brown growth up top. I pulled off most of the dry leaves. The growth tip is very dry and wilted. Is it rotting? Should I use some hydrogen peroxide on the top and see what happens? The base seems to be OK.
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Little Zamia nana gets planted
by happypalms- 2 replies
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A great little Zamia to have hanging around in the garden. A wonderful dwarf Zamia!
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Yellow Leaves
by Gardner- 7 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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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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Fatsia japonica as a dieback shrub in zone 6?
by Ohiopalmloverz6- 5 replies
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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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Hints of Spring ..Part 2?..
by Silas_Sancona- 0 replies
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Thanks to our ..winter not winter.. and the warm rains during September and early October here this year, one could say " spring ", in the yards at least, started right around Thanksgiving, last year. Now that actual Spring is less than a month away ( using the Meteorological rule, as always, of course ) what hadn't started flowering before the start of the year is proceeding through wave #2 of the early spring acts on stage at the moment, while wave #1 matures and starts going to seed. While a few are hanging on, majority of the " Fall Season " Zinnia are finally starting to fade out. While a basically dry and ..dare i say ..hot.. " winter " …
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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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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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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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