TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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Philodendron Cuttings Not Rooting
by JohnAndSancho- 8 replies
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A friend sent me some philodendron cuttings a while ago, and I've been patiently trying to water root them. Instead of roots, they're growing new leaves in the water, and turning the water green in the process. I'm changing the water out regularly, I think I'm doing everything right - I'm really jealous of the people on YouTube that get results in like 2 weeks. This was her first time ever shipping plants, so while she put everything in moss, the moss was dry, but I can't be mad because she sent me some really cool stuff and I just want to get it all going. One of them has lost all of its leaves and is just a little nub and even it's trying to grow leaves ins…
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Cactus ID
by Jubaea_James760- 6 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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Cactus ID
by PAPalmtrees- 4 replies
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Hello guys can someone please help me ID this cactus I got it from a family friend thanks
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Lepidozamia Hopei hardiness , owner experience
by Meangreen94z- 14 replies
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I purchased a Hopei about a month ago with an approximate 5” Caudex. It will stay in a pot for now. There’s not a whole lot of firm information on hardiness but I’ve heard it may not handle much below 25*F? I’m 9a so that’s about the annual low, although we do see lower. A few questions:How often do owners see flushes? Does it prefer summer shade or direct sunlight ? Growth rate? Any other useful info? Thanks -Daniel
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Aloidendron barberae ???
by Tracy- 19 replies
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I was looking for a post discussing Aloidendron (formerly Aloe) barberae as I have something I acquired as A barberae which isn't performing as expected. I'm successfully growing Aloidendron ramossisma, pilansii and the Hercules hybrid, but the one Aloidendron bought as A barbarae never seems to look good. I have moved it around the garden but can't find the right spot for it. I tried putting it where it got maximum heat reflected off my paver driveway, to spots with a little shade but the leaves always seem to brown tip. I have grown this one in a pot for about 3 years. I'm curious about other's experience with this species as compared to the other Aloidendron. I h…
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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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My Eucalyptus deglupta
by SoulofthePlace- 0 replies
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I am attaching photos of some of my Eucalyptus deglupta grown from seed. I have germinated the seeds over 10 years ago but kept them in pots for a very long time, so my degluptas could be taller than they are now. A couple of my degluptas are blooming now as seen in the photos. Only part of one branch of two out of six of my E.d. trees has got blooms on it.
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Eucalyptus deglupta growth pace
by Than- 1 follower
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I have got this one from seed. It sprouted in May. The medium is coco coir but I also added manure tea and light fertilizer 2-3 times. Growth rate is appalling. Is this normal? It was outside mostly in shade during the summer. Hasn't seen any serious heat and no serious cold either. Humidity this year was overall high. Sometimes very high. Is this amount of growth normal? I also have many other seedlings of the same age all together in the same pot (the purple pot in the photo). Growth rate about the same.
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Who's growing Garcinia's? (Fruit Trees)
by rprimbs- 2 replies
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I had a big "achacha", Garcinia humilis, but I neglected it and it died.. Anyway I bought another and it is growing fast. I might get a couple more. I also have "African mangosteen" ("Imbe"), Garcinia livingstonei, You need both a male and a female. The female tend to have more rounded leaves, and the female, more pointy. My "Lemon Drop" mangosteen died, but I will get a couple more. And I have a badly neglected "White mangosteen." It is supposed to be a more robust purple mangosteen. I don't really know what it is. the leaves are much longer than typical mangosteens, and it is truly much hardier. I have had it for several years now. It was grow…
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Hi can I grow silk floss tree in zone 9a Lancaster California we really don’t get bellow 20 just low 20s and I got this big silk floss tree for 50 dollars in La and I wanted to plant it next year what’s the cold tolerance I heard it can take 18 degrees mature trees only
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Intervention needed?
by JohnAndSancho- 8 replies
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Y'all this is PalmTalk, and yet I'm finding myself obsessed with fast growing tropicals. In the last few months I've obtained either through gifts, coupons, or purchases 10 banana plants and want more. I'm germinating probably 100 papaya and I'm setting up a wintertime grow lab for them. I'm finding it incredibly difficult not to buy these $10 loquat sprouts off eBay. Is it time for an intervention? Am I just broadening my horizons and learning more? Because lordt am I learning.... Am I just looking for fast growth while I wait for palms to catch up? Am I just looking for cheaper alternatives to giant shade plants? I joked with a friend that with…
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Manihot grahamii
by WSimpson- 1 follower
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Here is my Manihot grahamii after 3 years with a viable trunk . If I had a bad winter it would probably die back to the ground , but the trunk has been getting fatter and taller over the last three years . Will
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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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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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Germinated a few pseudohydrosme gabunensis
by happypalms- 0 replies
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I was given five seeds of some gabunensis, I managed to get 4 out of 5 so not to bad. The biggest one needed to be potted up. And a wonderful looking seedling it is. There are a couple green Tacca corms I put in as well, the Hawaiian form. Following the sellers instructions for sowing.
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Syzigium Willsoni flowering
by happypalms- 2 replies
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The Syzigium Willsoni absolutely beautiful! One top Australian tree. Propagates easily from seed, a must have Australian rainforest tree!
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Anthurium ID
by John2468- 1 follower
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Hello, what are these Anthurium species in Flamingo gardens? They are around 6ft tall and 10ft wide. I’m pretty sure they are the same species. Thanks!!
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A rare one the claudiae, and the common hose buono. I missed the boat on aroids in my collection only recently starting to collect them. Iam still learning how to grow them in containers. They seem easier to me in the ground, my garden soil drys out a little more than the containers in between waterings which they seem to like a bit of dry in between waterings.
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I am always on the lookout for subtropical looking plants that can at least survive in zone 9a, even if occasionally damaged. Most of the common ones the average reader here will be familiar with. What less heard of plants that scream tropical looking can y'all think of? One tree I can think of is diploglottis australis. I'm still looking for a seed or plant source. Some others are castanopsis fissa (looks much better in person than the picture) acrostichum danaefolium, camellia gigantocarpa, cinnamomum micranthum, and lithocarpus kawakamii Honorable mention: Parajubaea sunkha (not as unheard of) What other subtropical rare plants do y…
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Favorite Invasive?
by ahosey01- 1 follower
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I know this question alone will offend some people, but come on - you're already living with them. Of all the invasive (or successful non-native) species in your region, which do you like the best or hate the least? In my area, it is probably Chinese Tallow. Down here they grow reasonably well on the heavy clay and don't usually get chlorotic except when the soil is both wet and salty.
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October showers bring out the flowers....
by tropicbreeze- 0 replies
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One of my favourite Amorphophallus responded rapidly to good October rain. The area they're in is covered with old palm inflorescences to prevent the Bush Chooks from digging them up. There's no shortage of them for the job.
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I have two E. eugene maraisii that are from the same seed batch. I removed the pups from one of them little over a year ago. Now I’m pondering removing the pups from the other one although I do like the look and it’s nice to have a difference between the two. What would you guys do? Would you also remove the pups from the second one? This is the one which has the pups. This one has had the pups removed. please help me make up my mind. Thanks
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🍌 B a n a n a s 🍌 ba ba bananas
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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Papayas? In Mississippi?????
by JohnAndSancho- 11 replies
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Oh yeah. The consensus on YouTube seemed to say that the damp paper towels in a baggie were the way to go. Well, I had some leftover seeds after I used all the paper towels I brought with me. Paper towels have done nothing so far. But but but but but but but!!!!
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