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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Zamia inermis in the garden
by Al in Kona- 12 replies
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My Zamia inermis growing in the garden. It currently measures about 1.0m (3+ft.) tall and it is 2.0 m (6.5 ft) wide. It grows in a mostly full sun location and has never been fertilized or rarely given supplemental water.
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Hints of Spring ..Part 2?..
by Silas_Sancona- 1 reply
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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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Ravenala/Phenakospermum "Palms" in Oregon?
by AFTER LYFE- 1 follower
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Hello all, I've had a question for a while if Ravenala Palm's could grow in the Brookings/Harbor climate. From what I know, they grow in zones 10 and up, and are often grown near the equator. While Brookings is a 10a climate at most, I still don't know if Ravenala could handle it. I have been looking into Phenakospermum amazonicum as an alternative, but those seeds are harder to find.
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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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My palm and neighbour
by guidetta- 3 replies
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Hi I have lived in my flat for over 20 years, my front garden has a palm. First my neighbour complained about falling fronds which I cleared up. Then it was blocking her window so on several occassions I cut it so she had a view, it cost me money I dont have They are selling and the buyers surveyors report said the following apparently and my neighbour wants me to kill it from the root. Well I dont want to kill my beautiful palm The following is an extract from the surveyor’s report:- The palm tree in the front garden is leaning / growing onto the front roof thus it is encouraging both mechanical damage and lifting of tiles and overloading of ti…
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Anyone growing zingiber mioga plants?
by Zone7Bpalmguy- 1 reply
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I first saw these on (I believe) Plant Delights Nursery site and I love the look of them but can't justify the money, especially shipping costs. Anyhoo, specifically, the varieties of dancing crane and white feathers look great. I would love to find one of these some day more locally. Anyone have any experience with them? They are also extremely hardy for such a cool looking variegated plant.
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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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🍌 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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happypalms So you want a bit of tropical colour 1 2 3 4
by happypalms- 143 replies
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A great medium paced growing tree for shade or canopy is the diospyros digyna, and either the added bonus of fruit that taste a bit like chocolate mouse dessert. A tough tree tolerant of dry conditions and cool wet conditions. A must have for the permaculture garden or any ornamental garden.
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Sowing some rare rainforest seeds
by happypalms- 6 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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Orange Geiger - Cordia sebestena
by aztropic- 30 replies
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Flowering season just starting for my orange geiger tree growing in the Arizona desert. Wondering if anybody else grows these outside of Florida or Hawaii? Intense orange bloomer! aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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Chop it up or let it ride?
by JohnAndSancho- 10 replies
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Welp I thought I had this thing sold. I snatched a couple with some minor cold damage and I'm rehabbing them - so just, opinions. This thing is currently in a 2 gallon pot and it's roughly 2 feet above the soil. I know these are in demand despite being available in big box stores - hell, I bought this in a big box store. Do I leave it as is and sell it for a premium price or do I carve it up? It's got lots of variegation. I chopped up it's Caucasian sister, they're doing really well and I chopped up a big fat Burle Marx and I've got at least 10 of those now and they're all healthy and some showing variegated leaves. I just don't know what t…
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Show us your tropical garden
by PAPalmtrees- 0 replies
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Hello Everyone i thought this would be a cool forum to start. I want everyone to show their best tropical garden pitcher of their garden or what their garden looks like right now. This is mine back in august
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Red Abyssinian new leaves are brown
by Ashley S- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, My Red Abyssinian that was once gorgeous is only putting out brown tipped leaves. Does this sound like underwatering? I've been watering it less since it started dipping below 40. I don't know how much to water since it's so cold.
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Colocasias
by JohnAndSancho- 31 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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Aloe ID
by Aloha Palms- 2 replies
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Hello all, I’m looking to ID these two aloes. Both transplanted.
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Fungi
by miamicuse- 3 replies
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Found this fungi in my back yard next to a yucca. No idea what it is, here is a picture with a shoe for scale.
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Aloe 'Hercules' 1 2 3
by MattyB- 2 followers
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On Saturday, Paul, Bob and myself all piled in the new PRA Action Van and made a trip up to George Sparkman's place in Fallbrook. Paul took some pics of the PRA which I'm sure he'll share in a different thread, but here's some pics of the Aloe Hercules I got. I've read conflicting info regarding the parentage of this Aloe. It's a cross between A. bainesii and A. dicotima, but which one is the parent? I was going to put this up by the house in my new dry garden, but after George's advice, and doing some more research on the internet, I decided to put this monster a little farther down the hill. This tree aloe exhibits hybrid vigor and is expected to easily reach heig…
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Banksia questions…
by Brad52- 6 replies
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This one is perhaps 4-5 years from mail order, does it look like a happy banksia and how long generally b4 they flower?
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Rhododendrons
by SeanK- 1 follower
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Well, this time of year, our orange box stores get Rhododendrons in stock and, for 2026 they've arrived. I picked up two 1-gal plants and one 2-gal plant. The smaller ones will get a lot of sun, but I planted now when the sun angle is low. My zone minimum is 10°F and these are rated z6.
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I planted three here on the Highland Rim in February 2022, and they bloomed in March and weathered the immense heat and drought that summer without incident. In December 2022, we got down to two degrees Fahrenheit below zero one morning with an afternoon high of two above zero, killing them down to the stumps, although they did regrow starting in March 2023. Our January 2024 winter that dropped to thirteen below zero yielded the same result; they were killed to the stumps but did survive and regrow the following spring. However, we had a very bad drought lasting from June to September 2024 that didn't give them a chance to really recover; instead, the soil up here on the …
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Growing Citrus in Marginal (colder) Zones 1 2
by Matthew92- 2 followers
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Several years ago, I had a dream to grow citrus trees. It started with a Ponkan tangerine my Dad got. I planted it myself, and my desire for more grew. We now have in our side yard 5 citrus trees total. Oldest being the Ponkan planted in 2009, Glen navel orange 2009, Meyer lemon 2009, Ruby Red grapefruit 2010, and Parson Brown orange 2011. This is a very marginal zone here in the Florida Panhandle for citrus. There are only a handful of citrus that are Bulletproof for such areas that receive upper teens every few years. Unfortunately, the first winter my citrus experienced was pretty bad. January 2010 got to 17 degrees. I wasn't as experienced with protecting t…
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Cycad I’d request
by happypalms- 5 replies
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Once again a leak in the irrigation all summer had produced a cone in this cycas sp, and I have no idea as to what this. Thanks in advance.
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Trunking Cold Hardy Yucca?
by vlc- 3 followers
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Hi there! I'm looking for recommendations on cold-hardy, trunking Yuccas for my garden in zone 7b/8a, where winters tend to be wet. I really love the look of Yucca gigantea (Y. elephantipes), but from what I’ve read, they’re not very cold hardy. I know Yucca aloifolia is another trunking variety, but I’ve heard they tend to snap and fall over once they reach around 5 feet tall. Is that true? Do they have trouble supporting the weight of their heads? Is there a way to prevent that from happening? I was hoping aloifolia could develop multiple heads or branches like elephantipes, but it sounds like that might not be the case? Are there any other cold-hardy, tr…
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