TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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A nice bit of garden colour will be welcomed into the the understory, give this a few years and iam sure there will plenty of colour being a monstera there will be no shortage of foliage!
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A nice tray of some bowenia spectabilis
by happypalms- 9 replies
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A beautiful Australian plant, easy to germinate but seeds are rare in my area. They love water and if allowed to dry out they just disappear and return years later when they get big rain events. A nice understory plant with that fern like look, I would say cool tolerant and a bit of morning sun is ok. Once used in the cut flower industry as a filler with wild plants being harvested, I most certainly don’t think that would be happening today that’s for sure. But a nice plant well worth growing in a container or in the understory.
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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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A thread for anyone, and everyone who enjoys these plants.. While one of the most iconic plants in dry desert landscapes, the Genus Yucca can be found almost anywhere from the Prairies of the northern Plains, to the humid Southeast. Many also extend deep into the subtropical portions of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America as well. Many species are well established in landscapes worldwide. Often enough, while iconic species as Yucca brevifolia, Joshua Tree, or Yucca elephantes /guatemalensis, Giant Yucca come to mind when picturing them, the Genus contains upwards of 49 or so species and numerous sub species that range from small, non-trunking, Agave-lik…
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Just....some of my plants
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Some great trees to grow for planting in the garden memycylon umbellatum, toona ciliata, Syzigium Willsoni
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A few tree seedlings for the garden, all grown from seed I germinated, some seeds were purchased and others from the garden. They will make great canopy trees the toona sp. and the others medium sized trees for creating shade and ornamental appeal.
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Chrysophyllum cainito - star apple
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I've been growing one of these trees in Arizona for a couple years now, mainly for it's beautiful foliage. Today,I noticed for the first time its tiny flowers. As small as they are,they have a strong smell of nutmeg.Since this was just its first flowering, I decided to play queen bee and see if anything develops...🤞 aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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Real “trees” in the garden
by rizla023- 1 follower
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I have been inspired about how to incorporate “real” trees in the garden that work well with palms. I have been inspired by images of Mexico City and the diverse range of trees, palm trees, and other plants. We have a mature citrus tree that is being suffocated by the new tropicals (primarily the heliconia) but also our night blooming jasmine and majesty palm. We already have several mature lemons so we are considering removing it and replacing it with something that would compliment the palms. Next to it, we also have the c. Houaliou, foxtail, vetchia, teddy bear and ravenea hildebrandtii. I am wondering what other proper trees you all use. Magnolia…
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Tree identification what is this Australian tree?
by happypalms- 6 replies
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Spotted this one growing on the property. 27 years living on the property and have never noticed it before. It’s a mystery to me what it is. At a guess a mrtyle?
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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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Flower time
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We all love flowers and they brighten up any day, so have little brightness from happypalms.
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Croton plant on coast in San Diego (Carlsbad, CA)
by Lagooncraig- 10 replies
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Trying to find out if it’s ok to plant croton in carlsbad, CA
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Colocasias
by JohnAndSancho- 16 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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A couple of philodendrons
by happypalms- 10 replies
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Some nice growing philodendrons to have in the collection. All are destined for the garden!
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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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Ravenala sp. 'Honkondambo'
by cagary- 1 follower
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Is anyone growing a Ravenala sp. 'Honkondambo'? Several months ago, a nursery in Hilo was selling some plants marked "Travelers Palm', but the new growth center had an unusual bronze color to it. Ravenala sp. 'Honkondambo' has always been on my Holy Grail list, so I thought that what they were selling might be one rather than the much more common Travelers Palm . Now, months later, its looking more and more like a Ravenala sp. 'Honkondambo'. What do you think? I have included some photos and the raraepalmseeds.com photo for reference.
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Did I mention? another agave in my collection
by TropicsEnjoyer- 25 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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The old one got so long, I thought I'd start a new one! Anthurium regale today. I think I pollinated the spadix...it was snow white and turned purple overnight. If I did, first time for me on a regale pollination
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I had no idea this plant flowered
by happypalms- 4 replies
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I don’t know the name of this plant but it’s in the garden, pretty sure it was given to me. But to my surprise it has flowered and not a bad one at that.
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Dragonfruit?
by JohnAndSancho- 1 reply
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Anybody else growing dragonfruit? I found a seller on eBay (tastydragons) with a bogo sale, and all the non-automated feedback says he always throws extras in the box with fruit, plus a shipping discount so I'm like, OK despite the fact that I just built new tables, have more seeds than I know what to do with, more seeds in the mail, seeds I can't even freaking give away, community pots I need to break up, and I'm in crisis mode for heat mat space - what's $20? Anyway, I ordered a Condor and a Bien Hoa and I have no idea what else he's throwing in the box, but the cuttings he sent me pictures of were all about 2 feet high already. Plus I have the sprouted see…
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A few more of my peroffskyana are coning. The age of them is about 25 years from seed I collected in the wild. Easy to germinate if you can wait around 12 months. Single plants will set viable seeds, provided you have the weevil that pollinates them. There is usually about 100 seeds per plant and there is about 6 in the garden coning. There even popping up as volunteers in the garden there that easy!
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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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Camellia Time
by SeanK- 3 replies
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I love these plants. Like Crape Myrtles, you just dig a hole and drop them in. Crapes for sun, Camellias for shade. Three pinks, I have no idea what names.
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Strong Sun Flowers: Summer 2025 blooms n' stuff...
by Silas_Sancona- 13 replies
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Meteorologically, it started on the 1st, Astronomically, it will start on the 20th.. For the garden, this time of year represents when most plants are growing at full speed, some setting fruit, and / or waking up for their turn on the stage that is the yearly show of " what is blooming now " Here in the desert, ....and in other summer season rainfall regions of North America, and the broader northern hemisphere that border ..or lie.. within the subtropics, this time of year is often when plants closely tied to the tropics rise and shine. ....That Magic that is only brought into yards and landscapes by summer storms, long days, and heat. Some open …
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Where to find or buy Araucaria laubenfelsii seedlings?
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I’ve been collecting cycads (mostly Encephalartos thus far) and conifers for a few years now, and have really been wanting an Araucaria laubenfelsii specimen because I love their look/vibe as a tropical conifer from New Caledonia. From the genus Araucaria, I already have a 6.5ft Norfolk (Araucaria heterophylla), a 4.5ft Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii), a 3.5ft Cook (Araucaria columnaris), another smaller Cook, and a seedling Parana (Araucaria angustifolia). Several less common Araucarias live at a local southern California botanical garden (e.g., A. laubenfelsii, A. bernieri, A. cunninghamii, A. nemorosa) and I love how Araucaria laubenfelsii looks. I found seeds for A. laub…
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