TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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Colocasias
by JohnAndSancho- 6 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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OMG OMG omg omg great day
by JohnAndSancho- 0 replies
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I had to go to Lowe's to snag some lumber to finish up my 3rd table, and yeah this was a roll of the dice since we did get down into the low 20s, but their return policy is now 1 year on plants sooooo I snagged the healthiest looking one. No visible leaf burn on this one vs the others were browned and curled and will likely be on the Cart of Death next week. Then we go to Walmart. Needed storage tubs for watering messes. I went to - and I say this with love - the rich people's Walmart on the other side of town since they had both sizes I need in stock. Ofc I hit the garden center and got some organic Dr Earth tropical fertilizer for like 3 or 4 bu…
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Did I mention? another agave in my collection
by TropicsEnjoyer- 8 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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Platyceriums ... another black hole
by tinman10101- 1 follower
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So I've been researching platyceriums for a couple of months and found some cool peeps on here @Billeb & Izzy that introduced me locally to these plants. With that being said, I live in crazy high desert that gets to 110F's in the Summer and routinely gets to the lower 30F's in the Winter. It has snowed her 3x since I have lived here and our relative humidity is always hovering in the 20-30%. Not the best climate to grow platyceriums and I highly envy all you guys that have coastal influence that can grow them outside. With that being said, I started to research on how to grow them indoors and surprisingly have been success so far ... fingers crossed in the la…
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Beaucarnea guatamalensis
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A rather nice beaucarnea varietie this one, a lot thinner looking and with a flush of red in the young growth. Super tough as usual with this genus. A nice tough old plant to have in that hot sunny dry rocky part of the garden!
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3rd blooming on Ery. Cresta galli
by gurugu- 2 replies
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The 1st pic is of early June. 2nd pic is of August, and 3rd of November. Very few flowers on the third blooming though. I've seen this happen on other trees in the area.
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What kind of plant is this?
by Mazat- 2 replies
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Sabine and Otto bought it. Plant was not described
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Any pretty evergreen trees for zone 9a that can be used for microclimate from the cold and as windbreaker and have canopy and tropical looking if it has flowers even better I have carob trees growing hopefully that’s a good one and eucalyptus
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My Eucalyptus deglupta
by SoulofthePlace- 1 follower
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I am attaching photos of some of my Eucalyptus deglupta grown from seed. I have germinated the seeds over 10 years ago but kept them in pots for a very long time, so my degluptas could be taller than they are now. A couple of my degluptas are blooming now as seen in the photos. Only part of one branch of two out of six of my E.d. trees has got blooms on it.
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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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Sabine found this Strelitzia in the gardeners compost and brought it yesterday evening with a colleague. But what ist with the trink ? It looks like it's bleeding... What can we do?
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Sowing some vegetable seedlings with the wife
by happypalms- 0 replies
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Ok we all love the wife and support them in there gardening hobby or other interest they may have. My wife Jodie was so happy and wanted to show me the seeds that she was planting for the garden. And Jodie is also a florast and loves her flowers. who is just as obsessed about plants as much as iam. It’s a match made in heaven!
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Let’s try again a few non palmy pictures
by happypalms- 5 replies
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Theres more than just palms in the garden. I will plant and grow any type of plant I can get my cultivation fingers on, providing it doesnt have a weed potentia, i will grow it. I try to avoid the real common stuff but even they have a place in the garden within reason.
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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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Cordyline leaves all twisted up
by Foggy Paul- 1 follower
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Hi all. We have a cluster of these Cordylines, probably ‘Electric Pink’ or similar. They came with the house, and although I’m not a big fan (my wife loves them) we relocated them to the rear yard (where the palms are) where I admit they provide a little color pop. Anyway, the leaves on one are all twisted up. This happened once before and it eventually grew out of it, but I’d like to prevent it happening again. Any thoughts?
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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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has anyone ever seen a leaf like this one on you're plumeria?
by subsonicdrone- 3 replies
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it was brought inside about a week ago and the leaves have been falling off as they tend to and i found this odd one i have never seen one like this thus far... has anyone else?
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just a pic of my aloe barberae before coming inside for the winter
by subsonicdrone- 2 replies
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Ficus pseudopalma vs, Meryta balansae in PR
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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I see this single trunk Ficus whenever I exit my house. New leaf color is beginning to fade now. Since PR apparently has the right wasp to pollinate my pretty little Christmas Fig (Ficus gasparriniana v. laceratifolia) I am hoping I will have volunteers of other nice Ficus like this one and F. dammaropsis? My Meryta balansae is at the back of my house so not admired quite as often. I am delighted with them both. I will add photo(s) of the Meryta tomorrow and you can decide which tree is the best. Please post yours!
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Mangos from seed? Guava from seed?
by JohnAndSancho- 6 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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Is my Lignum Vitae planted too high?
by MC Silver- 1 reply
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Hey guys! Is my Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum sanctum) planted to high? Should I replant aiming for the red line? its a small 3 gallon plant.
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A few non palmu
by happypalms- 1 reply
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There some standout Australian trees that are must have if you have space to grow them. stenocarpus sinuatus Araucaria budwilliiAgatha robustaRandia fitzalaniiDavidsonia pruriens
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Lepidozamia peroffskyana
by happypalms- 5 replies
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A beautiful Australian plant the peroffskyana. Super tough yet will lap up any amount of attention and look twice as good. Drought tolerant heat tolerate cool tolerant and fire tolerant. Grows in full bright light to deep shade, and tolerant of a lot of sun. Native to my area and I love them, although a bit common around the place but very noticeable when seen. Easy to propagate and single plants will set viable seeds provided the weevil is present in the garden. They take about twelve months to germinate and like all cycas species have a seed ripening period after harvest. Such a wonderful plant to have in the garden but you need room. I will be planting more of them aro…
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A few must have Australian trees
by happypalms- 0 replies
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There some standout Australian trees that are must have if you have space to grow them. stenocarpus sinuatus Araucaria budwilliiAgatha robustaRandia fitzalaniiDavidsonia pruriens
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Should I be disappointed or am I investing?
by JohnAndSancho- 10 replies
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I'll get better pics when I get home. Had a DR appt and she's sending me to another specialist and we're just doing it today while I'm in town. I snagged a HUGE blooming hibiscus for 6 bucks and a pot of 3 (I believe banana) crotons for 16 bucks. Same plan as everything. Propogate and sell and keep a little. Def have the space and the environment to do it now. I'm turning into poverty @happypalms
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