TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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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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Fernandoa magnifica
by Peter- 5 replies
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Flowering now after taking a few years off
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Hints of Spring ..Part 2?..
by Silas_Sancona- 29 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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Bauhinias in bloom!
by Hillizard- 11 replies
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My interior NorCal/Sacramento suburb garden: Bauhinia bloom bonanza this month. Keeps local hummingbirds well fed (B. candida and B. blakeana). That's a Butia yatay in the foreground.
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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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Wrightia antidysenterica
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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This pretty plant is new to me. Anybody growing it? Non fragrant flowers are so pretty and I read that in full sun it should bloom all year and become a shrub or small tree. Any information appreciated as I have several to plant out. I love the interesting floral structure. The nursery selling them didn’t even have a common name but I’m pretty sure I figured out the Latin name. Many common names!
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Jaboticaba
by aztropic- 13 replies
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Even though planted in way too much shade, my jaboticaba tree manages to produce a small crop every year for a tropical treat in the desert. aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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Saw this specimen today on my way to pick up grandchildren from school:
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Was just chatting with a Palmtalker about houseplants outside and thought I'd share my not-so-scientific results from this past winter. What I've been doing is to buy a "houseplant" I like and torture test it in the yard (in a somewhat protected spot) to see how it does. These two did great over the winter here which surprised me... The second one even made a bunch of babies. Thinking I might get more and use them as a groundcover in a shady area. The maidenhair fern went crispy initially, but seems to be making a recovery (TBD on that one). The philodendrons weren't quite as happy with our winter... The little ones died and the large…
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Cycad Sex Change
by Gardner- 5 replies
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Anybody know if there is any documented confirmation to the rumour a cycad can change its sex in certain circumstances?
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Sowing some rare rainforest seeds
by happypalms- 8 replies
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Some unusual and rare species of rainforest trees. The Eleocarpus no one has managed to propagate seeds in cultivation, so that one will be interesting to give a go and if I can propagate them it will be a first. And iam sure they will be asking how I did that! Some nice looking seeds and unusual shapes and colour. Palm seeds are just as unique but for now rainforest seeds are a welcome change. It will be an interesting science project this one set to challenge my horticultural skills!
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Mystery Yucca?
by MAPalms- 1 follower
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Hi PalmTalk, I recently bought this yucca from Lowe’s thinking that it looked like yucca rostrata. I am now confused though because the picture on the tag shows a yucca rostrata and the name says yucca rigida. Any help is well appreciated.
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Does Guava wood make good firewood?
by Tracy- 4 replies
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I needed to do an extraction due to my Guava tree being planted adjacent to the house. It was trying to put roots under the house. I have some large branch pieces that didn't fit in my now full green recycling waste bins. I don't have a fireplace but am still curious since I have friends who do have fireplaces and firepits.
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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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Can Yucca gigantea/elephantipes hybridize??
by TropicsEnjoyer- 11 replies
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I had this question recently pop into my mind. It baffles me that these houseplant yuccas are so common and yet there are no known hybrids of Y. gigantea with any other yucca species. Are they not compatible maybe or is it just that nobody has really tried? There are many other hybrids out there so i’m surprised this species isn’t part of any. Imagine crossing one with rostrata and getting a nice soft, floppy, thin leaved that branches regularly. I would like to try myself but unfortunately my gigantea is years away from ever reaching flowering size. I just think it’s an interesting unexplored possibility. So, let me know if you have any ideas or experience yourself…
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Bromeliads ID
by Jonathan- 1 follower
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I picked up these pretty cheap from a local hardware shop, no idea what they are but all looked interesting. Particularly like the skinny leaf one with the black leaf bases. The tags said Bromeliads Assorted! Any help appreciated.
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Heliconia schiedeana cold tolerance
by Phoenikakias- 1 follower
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I keep a potted specimen all year round outdoors. Thing is that it keeps all stems green during winter up to mid summer, and as new growth pops up from the the rhizome, all stems of previous year, which had spent a winter, die back. But those one year old stems, until they die, have already stopped growing further in the preceding spring- and summer time. Thus blooming of those barely one year old stems seems impossible. So my question is, whether winter cold kills the stems internally, while leaves and external tissues remain fresh. And further, whether planting in the ground may help the plant to keep old stems alive after winter.
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ID of this tree
by bubba- 1 reply
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Saw this strange trunked tree and would greatly appreciate some thoughts on what it might be:
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Bromeliads 2026
by Looking Glass- 1 follower
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I’ve been cleaning up the garden beds recently, and they are packed with bromeliads. Here’s some of my favorites so far this year. They really start to multiply over the years.
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Plumeria early blooms
by aztropic- 5 replies
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Due to our unusually warm Arizona winter, my plumeria trees are already blooming. 🤯 Unfortunately, it seems to have had the opposite effect on our stone fruits which all appear to be giving up flowering entirely for this year...🤷♂️ aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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Hi everyone, I wanted to share a quick update on my Eriobotrya japonica here in Stachen (Lake Constance, Switzerland). While the surrounding oceanic Cfb areas are still in early spring dormancy, my Loquat has started a massive vegetative push around March 15th. As you can see in the photo, the velvety, bronze-colored new leaves are already several centimeters long and pushing with incredible vigor. This early start (about 4 weeks ahead of the regional average) perfectly correlates with my Nectarine bloom, which also exploded around March 11th/12th. These biological indicators confirm my recently updated climate stats: 15-year Annual Mean: 11.8°C -…
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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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Alocasia or Colocasia ?
by Darold Petty- 11 replies
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Recently, I was sorely tempted by colorful plants, Colocasia 'Redemption' and C. 'Pharoah's Mask'. However, my garden is the very most cold microclimate to be classified as USDA zone 10. People have no idea about the lack of daytime warmth my garden suffers. The daily summer high temperature often ranges from 56 to 64 F. At this moment the early morning temperature is 48F. I do grow Alocasia 'Yucatan Princess' well. So, based on my success with the Alocasia... can I also grow the two mentioned Colocasia plants ? Thanks !
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Plant id required please
by happypalms- 3 replies
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I have no idea as to what this plant is it does resemble a mussa species but thats all I know. Thanks for looking..
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The nectarine tree is in bloom
by Mazat- 2 replies
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The nectarine tree has been in bloom for 8 days now. Let's hope it bears fruit this time...
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