TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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How hardy is yucca aloifolia realy?
by Tosiek_Poland- 1 follower
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I have heard its hardy to -12C then from another person that its hardy to -15C and then from a seller in Poland that its hardy to -20C and that he he had it planted in his garden. I know that it probably depends on summer warmth time to regenerate and moisture in the air. But thats a very wide range of temperatures.
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Lamiodendron magnificum
by Fouquieria- 9 replies
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This is a cool tree...wish I had one. -Ron-
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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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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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Should I be disappointed or am I investing?
by JohnAndSancho- 6 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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Tillandsia Frost Hardiness
by ExperimentalGrower- 2 followers
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It’s been nearly a month since a surprise frost caught me off guard. I thought it would look like a Tillandsia war zone but…. not so much. Have a look at how most exposed species faired. These are plants that were under open sky with no canopy protection. A couple plants pictured, ice on the car for reference. Survivors/Death- 30F, below freezing for 5 hours, wet frost 1/27/25 (accidentally soaked garden plants w hose hours prior)- T. Houston- no damage T. Glabrior- possible very light spotting on one leaf, generally damage free, visible ice on plant) T. Purpurea- no frost damage, slight tip browning, could be from environmental adaptation not related to fr…
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Deficiency?
by Than- 1 follower
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Some of my plants, especially Heliconia and Ravenala exhibit the same issue: their leaves are pale green, almost yellow. I provide fertilizer as well as worm castings but to no avail. I don't think it's pH cos they are sitting in both acidic and alkaline soil with no difference between the two. I dug around heliconias and added acidic compost but no difference. What could it be? It's more evident on the new leaves of Ravenala. Also happened in my Syzygium jambos which had an issue with root rot in the past.
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You get a visit from a friend (Otto) for lunch and what does he bring? No, not a bottle of wine, but a very small musa ensete ventricosum maurelii. Doesn't he know that it hasn't worked twice before and each time it was very sad without getting melancholy ... I have a strong feeling that he knows, from whom only 🤔 yes, I am grateful and happy. he also brought a small papaya plant. he wants to challenge me, us
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Hello all: Hoping someone could provide some guidance. My red banana plants leaves have been bending and collapsing about half way up the spine (see pics attached. This is consistent with about 4 of then that are on the same side of the house which is mostly shaded. Surprisingly, I have a young majesty palm next to one of the red bananas that is doing the same thing (pic also attached). What could be causing this behavior?? Some notes below... - location is SoCal (inland empire) - all plants are on drip irrigation (daily for 5-10 mins depending on temp) - all plants are planted in gopher baskets as gophers are a menace hers - I fertilize with Mirac…
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Encephalartos Longifolius x Woodii?
by Billeb- 2 replies
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I got a tiny strap leaf nearly 3yrs ago labeled “Enc. Long x Wood”. I’ve done a bunch of research and I haven’t been able to find any examples of this cross at all. I finally decided to plant it out today. Could this actually be a LongWood or is it likely another cross? Some leaflets have shown to be genetic defects or irregular like mutant & crested. The entire plant has the hardest leaflets I’ve ever felt, almost weird. It has grown quite a bit since purchase though and as you can see, the tap root looks healthy. What say you? Show yours if you got one!! -dale
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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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A few ornamentals in Sydney botanical gardens
by happypalms- 7 replies
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Theres more than just palms in the garden. An outstanding collection of trees, shrubs and Australian native plants as well as some great exotics. Along with some spectacular views of the harbour and surrounds.
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Mangos from seed? Guava from seed?
by JohnAndSancho- 0 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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Yucca schottii surprise :
by WSimpson- 23 replies
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I used to have a clump of Yucca aloifolia in my yard when I first bought the house , and I was hoping it would trunk up as a palm looking type plant , but every time I would cut off the dead old leaves it would fall all over the place . So I looked on the internet for a Yucca that would trunk up , and my decision at that time was a Yucca schotti . I read that it was hardy and trunked , and that was good enough for me at that time . So about 9 years later it trunked up a lot , and then flowered , so I was happy . Well , yesterday I just happened to pull on the lower old dead leaves , after never attempting to pull on them before , and I was amazed th…
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Bulbophyllum medusae
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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One of those weird and yet wonderful orchids. Seems appropriately spooky for today, Halloween in Puerto Rico.
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Dragon fruit?
by JohnAndSancho- 9 replies
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Is this little nub enough to sprout? Sprout from the green bits around it? Or are we doing this from seed? Or just go to YouTube lol. Anyway I am gonna grow dragon fruits.
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A couple of years ago, I pulled some pups off an Encephalartos nubimontanus. The pups were growing off the main caudex toward a walkway, so just not a good situation. I planted a few in pots with predominantly pumice, and also planted two directly in the ground. Even the pups had some offsets growing on them, so I didn't bother trying to split them up if they had come off as pairs versus singles. After a year, one of the in ground put out new growth. It was one that was a pair of pups and both pups flushed. This summer one of the pups flushed earlier and the other is pushing a 3 leaf flush now. The ones in pots and the other one in the ground have not flushed yet.…
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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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Can Yucca seedlings survive outside?
by Palmensammler- 4 replies
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Hi all, I have some young Yucca seedlings with two or three leaves and I'm asking myself if they can survive outside already. I would keep them on the covered terrace but temps can go down to -10°C/14°F. Anyone who has good or bad experiences? Thanks Eckhard
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A few cactus Sydney royal botanical gardens
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A bit of hindsight went into planting a few cactus in the gardens succulent section.
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Loquats
by JohnAndSancho- 14 replies
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I know nothing about loquats other than they're cold hardy, grow fast, and should do well in my climate. Be honest with me. For $10 plus shipping for 5 (there were 6 and a dead one, inside a sealed Ziploc, inside a box, in a bubble mailer) how do these look? They were obviously grown in plugs from the 2 that still had soil attached to the roots.... The soil came loose from all the rest of them. Pardon my construction mess, I'm still finishing up building the new grow table.
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Kalanchoe beharensis
by JubaeaMan138- 2 replies
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Been growing this one for about 4 years from a cutting from a very old plant managed to keep this particular plant going for 4 generations now . My grandmas was a cutting from her moms my dads was a cutting from my grandma's and when my dad passed I took his which was a single tall stalk that flowered I took a leaf cutting and here it is kind of amazed how fast it grew . 4 years old or so. Nice thick trunk starting to form .
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Ficus dammaropsis
by message_from_god- 6 replies
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Hey y'all! Anyone know if this F dammaropsis is a highland or a lowland variety? It's in San Diego and I'm going to air layer it soon so I'm thinking it might be good to know which it is lol
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Cactus ID
by Jubaea_James760- 8 replies
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Stumble across this today, growing a few blocks from my house. Was wondering if its Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro cactus)?
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true cold-hardiness of Yucca Elephantipes? 1 2
by Sandy Loam- 2 followers
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Hello. I have a question about Yucca Elephantipes/Yucca Guatemalayensis. What is its true cold-hardiness? I see that davesgarden.com has it listed as a Zone 9b tree. However, there are several of these trees growing to enormous sizes around this town, Gainesville, in northern Florida. They are obviously old enough to have endured a couple of very cold snaps over the years. Unless they are all in micro-climates, they would have experienced a night where the low temperature dropped to 17 degrees Fahrenheit a few years ago, although only very briefly. This must be more of a Zone 8b plant unless I am mistaken. Does anyone know?
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