TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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Another forgotten species name
by Brad52- 2 replies
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I thought that I had this plant name in my records, but I can’t recall what it is. Any ideas?
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Cycas debaoensis hybrid
by happypalms- 22 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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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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Purchased a few Norfolk Island hibiscus seeds. Trying my luck at some different tree species as a good way to get some rare trees in the garden. I have never seen the plants for sale so seeds are the next best option. Not sure how they will grow time will tell but they seemed pretty easy to germinate. The flower was what first attracted me to the plant also coming from Norfolk Island helped.
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Delarbria micheana blue nun
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A nice gift of some seeds has seen them grow to fruition. Definitely a beautiful little tree worth growing, a great understory plant fitting in well. Thanks Gary!
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Schotia brachypetala
by obabylive- 8 replies
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Can anyone tell me if Schotia brachypetala is a difficult tree to transplant. The tree is 12ft tall with a 4in diameter trunk. What season is best fall/spring? I'm in Phoenix, Az.
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Silver lady fern checking out
by quaman58- 10 replies
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Hey all, I got this plant a number of years ago (blechnum gibbon) at a garden center. Although it’s a native of New Caledonia, it’s very common and grew nicely outdoors for years. One thing I always liked about it was the fact that it developed a short upright stem, which then tipped over on its side, rooted the stem into the ground, and started growing skyward again. Really had a soft spot in my heart for it. It flushed regularly for years… and then suddenly didn’t. Outside the obvious (no new growth, collapsed crown), I can’t really see what might have happened. No insects, no fungus, nothing I can see that could be responsible. Thoughts? Seemed way too healthy to…
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Meryta sinclairi
by Than- 2 followers
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Another amazing species from NZ. Apparently Meryta species can be surprisingly cold tolerant. Anyone has tried this plant?
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Furcraea macdougallii .....................
by trioderob- 11 replies
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this plant is "killer" I love it
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ficus hybridization?
by epiphyte- 4 replies
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i've been collecting ficus for several decades now and for nearly all that time i assumed that hand pollination of ficus species was impossible. then in 2020 at a local nursery i saw this guy... the label said ficus carica x pumila. this blew my mind because i never would have guessed that these two very different species, at least superficially, were closely related enough to cross. initially i figured that the cross had occurred naturally via a confused wasp. later on i learned that the premier fig scientist, ira condit, had created the cross himself. he wrote about it in his 1950 paper, "an interspecific hybrid in ficus". does anyone have this paper? …
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African tulip tree poisonous to native bees
by happypalms- 2 replies
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Doing the town thing today, and an interesting little sign on the African tulip tree!
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Diferent pine trees
by coconut2024- 5 replies
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Hey! I have some relatives in Texas, in San Antonio area and I want to know, which pines that grow there could also grow here in Brežice, zone 8a? Hopefully they can survive our drough in summer.
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the title says it all...........
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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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Identification
by ne0ndrxft- 1 follower
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A miracle on January 13?
by Mazat- 4 replies
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It almost seems that way, after what felt like the coldest January in many years and that freezing -10.3°C on January 7. The Yucca gigantea is still alive, even without active protection... Maybe it is magic after all 🤔🤗
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Cycad seeds
by happypalms- 6 replies
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A nice little trio of some rare species. I love my palms but cycads are a favourite of mine, for the garden and as a collector of such magnificent plants. It all begins with a seed!
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The head gardener at the winter greenhouse gave us two more Yucca aliofolia, which I picked up yesterday with a handcart... We are very, very grateful 🤗
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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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My pineapple plant 1 2
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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It’s that time of the year
by Dan64- 4 replies
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New seeds have arrived
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Aloes in SWFL
by Cape Garrett- 1 follower
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Just want to share some pictures of aloes I have here in Cape Coral, FL. Yes. Many can grow well in a hot, humid, wet Summer climate with the proper drainage. There are a couple tree aloes pictures here flowering as well. Thraskii has the golden branched inflourescens, and vaombe is red flowering in a pot. Also have an Alooides hybrid sending up flowers. Others here include dorothea, vanbalenii in yellow, and cameronii in multiple color variants. All here are blooming now. Enjoy the pics. Sorry. Some pics doubled up. Not sure why.
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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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Eucalyptus Trees In the PNW
by Zach K- 3 followers
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Lets get down to brass tax. Hardy Eucalyptus grows in the PNW (British Columbia - Seattle - Portland region). However I still have some un-answered questions (Ones that can survive down to zone 8a): 1. What species grow the fastest ? 2. Which have the strongest scent? 3. Can you help me identify the Euc's in the attached pictures and link? (FYI these are all from Portland, OR) Please help me identify --->Portland Eucalyptus (sweet looking Arbutus menziesi) Please help me identify --->Portland Downtown Eucalyptus (I think its a spinning gum) Please help me identify --->Portland Airport Eucalyptus (Theres another one just east of that…
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