TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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Ficus ID
by idontknowhatnametuse- 8 replies
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I saw this Ficus in the road today but couldn't take an actual photo. It seems to have survived both 2011 and 2021 freezes. Seems to be root hardy. What could it be? https://maps.app.goo.gl/jDmHcQYTGFxvqLzH7?g_st=ac
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On the way back, this time a different passage, I discovered this yucca this afternoon. It seems to be growing firmly anchored in a sunny spot at the edge of the forest. I was in a hurry ☹️, so I'll go back in a few days and show Sabine. I am very surprised...
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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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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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Any Ginger Growers? 1 2
by metalfan- 2 followers
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I like gingers. They are easy here. They either go dormant in winter, or, if they freeze, they grow back as perennials. Some, I have to greenhouse. But most are out in the yard
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Beautiful and also beautiful but toxic...
by Hillizard- 3 replies
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My Datura wrightii has started to bloom. In a few weeks this usually results in a tumble of bumblebee pollinators struggling among themselves to gather pollen. While my Pseudobombax elllipticum rarely blooms, the new red leaves make up for that. And the yellow Tecoma hybrid 'Lydia' ignores triple-digit heat and blooms tirelessly.
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Cycad IDs (With Working Photos)
by ahosey01- 8 replies
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ID suggestions please. I have my thoughts and I think I'm right, but as a non-pro in the cycad world, want someone else to confirm for me: Cycad 1: Cycad 2: Cycad 3: Hope that was better @Tracy. @PALM MOD can you delete the other thread with the bad images? Thanks! Adam
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Laurel oak tree dying
by miamicuse- 4 replies
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I have a Laurel oak tree (Quercus laurifolia) that is either dying or already dead. It's about 25' tall and has a canopy about 30' in diameter. All it's leaves have turned brown. This is at a rental property I own, and last time I was there on May 1 it wasn't like this. Is it completely dead? It doesn't look like it can be saved... I don't have any pictures of the bottom of the trunk or the roots because the bottom is surrounded and crowded by bromedliads 4' tall.
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what kind of flower is this ?
by Mazat- 3 replies
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what kind of flower is this 🤔
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My pineapple plant
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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we originally assumed that this was sauromatum venosum, but it has never flowered and it has never been so compact and fit looking. possibly the better winterprotection. however, it feels like it grows every hour, extremely quickly 🤔😀 18,11 in / 48 cm high at the moment
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I need to find a way to have sun protection for some of my orchids. Due to the removal of a tree and some construction on one side of the house, I moved the orchids that used to be hanging on the tree limbs and under a gazebo to the fences on the west and north sides of the house. Altogether right now there are around 45' of fence space that are hung with orchids. The fence protects them from the afternoon sun, and the building shields the morning sun, but during high noon it needs protection. So I laid some sun shade screen fabric over them for now as a temporary measure. I was wondering if anyone knows of a better and more permanent solution…
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Overwintering Eucomis (Pineapple Lilies) in zone 6
by Ohiopalmloverz6- 1 reply
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I bought these Pineapple Lily bulbs and they look wonderful. I am in zone 6 Northeast Ohio. How would I go about overwintering these outdoors come fall? Do I just mulch them like my bananas? Much help is appreciated.
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Buying a few exotics for the garden
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A nice batch of some common exotics for the garden. A monsteria deliciosa variegated, philodendron el guapo, and a bromeliad from the Amazon Guzmania vittata. I don’t buy many broms but this one was so beautiful. All will the plants will be planted in the garden after winter and will make a nice bit of colour in the garden.
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Does multi-trunking a shrub or tree make its overall height smaller than maintaining a single trunk?
by MC Silver- 2 replies
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Does multi-trunking a shrub or tree make its overall height smaller than maintaining a single trunk? My thought process is that a single trunk would be able to get taller because the plant is putting all of its energy into that singular trunk? I ask because I'm planting a small tree by my house and want it to grow in a way that will provide enough height to put a bench under, in its shade. Thanks guys!
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Dumb Philodendron Questions
by JohnAndSancho- 1 follower
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First off, do y'all think this one is salvageable? It's still pushing the new leaf, but the rest are all sad and droopy. Do I treat this like a palm, where you leave the foliage alone as long as it's still green? Apparently the pot and soil weren't draining as well as I thought, so I put it in dry soil, cleaned the roots, and put it in a smaller pot. I haven't given it any water in about a week. It's a McColley's Finale, and I bought it as part of a bundle and it's the reason I bought them. I really want this one to live. Anything else I can do? Heat mat? Do the new leaves in these next 2 pics look normal? I'm new to these, and I've gotten used to how m…
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Picking the pineapple
by happypalms- 0 replies
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Nothing beats a freshly picked pineapple. I beat the possums on this one. Planted 25 years ago. And it has produced quite a few pineapples over the years. I will cut the top off this one dry out a little then replant it. There so easy to grow, as much sun as possible good drainage and a bit of water.
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Would you have any recommendations about how to keep cashew and cacao trees alive indoors over the winter, how to keep them healthy/productive in pots more generally and how to harvest nuts/pods? Are cashew trees self-incompatible? Are cacao trees self-incompatible? I live in Tennessee and am dead set on opening a plant nursery. Mostly focused on growing suitable native trees, shrubs and wildflowers outdoors, but there are also a few tropical plants like dragonfruit and black mangrove I have interest in growing indoors (black mangroves should be as hard to overwater as succulents are to underwater). Given my nervousness about the impact of tariffs on the price of tro…
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Help what should I plant here?
by PAPalmtrees- 4 replies
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Hello everyone I need some help thinking of a tree to plant here This is on the Northeast side of our house depends how you look at the area. This area gets morning sun and afternoon shade But it pretty much gets full sun in the winter . I was thinking about planting A magnolia stellata or a magnolia saucer Maybe even a Southern Magnolia BBB I just want something that blooms in Early to mid March Or an evergreen.
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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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Mimosa trees
by JohnAndSancho- 17 replies
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Of course I have a story before I ask my question. We had one of these in the backyard when I was a kid. It got hit by lightning and my dad put a hose clamp on it after it split in half, kinda cool. Anyway they grow in the woods here, but on my way to town last week I noticed one was growing wild in the cracks on a bridge. How well do these transplant? I think it'd be easier to get one out of cracks in concrete than digging a big one out of the woods.. I'll just turn the hazard lights on and wear an orange shirt lol..
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Prosopis cinerarea
by ahosey01- 1 reply
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The last big tree in the Prosopis genus - the Indian Mesquite. Anybody growing this? Got some seed recently. Hopefully germinating soon.
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Blueberries on a mass planting
by happypalms- 1 follower
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The humble blueberry, packed full of antioxidants a great super food to eat. A new block got planted today at work only 4000 of them to start with, with another 17 thousand to go in next month and in September. It’s a fun farm to work on that kinda makes my economy to scale go out the window when it comes to growing palms at home, I look at how many palms I have and think oh that’s only a small batch I have in comparison to where I work! The labour involved in setting up is incredible the amount of hours that go into it, not to mention the cost per block to develop. At $6 Aus dollars a plant and 4000 in this block I would like to doing the cuttings that’s for sure. These …
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N. H. Plumeria Season ...Twenty Twenty Five..
by Silas_Sancona- 13 replies
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Starting this year's Plumeria Season thread early for a couple reasons.. already seeings signs of early movement.. and for those who have plants that may have been exposed to recent cold spells.. Before getting to the " signs of spring " showing up in some of the collection, a tip for those who have plants that might have been experienced sub 32F cold.. While 99% of my own plants, inc those in pots out back, on the porch, and in the ground in both areas seemed to have escaped -any- damage after about 8 days of morning lows at / below 32F this year, i did have a couple losses.. Mexi Pink: This was planted in an area out back that sees no direct sun al…
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Caterpillar ID
by John2468- 1 follower
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This caterpillar is around 12mm long and 1mm wide, found 6 of these wrapped in silk in the fronds of my Cyathea. They also appear to be the same caterpillar that hangs down from trees on silk strings. Any ideas? Thanks!!
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