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nomolos

By nomolos
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Sol Cooper

Hobart Tasmania

42 degrees South

Mild climate - mostly frost free

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Sol :)

i have seen few here,but never this tall..we call them the 'fern nest or birds nest'.But exact botanical name i do not know.

love,

kris :)

love conquers all..

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Foliage looks like Meryta balansae, but the trunk doesn't look right. Dunno.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

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Fastfeast its not a Meryta

Kris do you mean birds nest fern - Asplenium, its not one of these

Sol Cooper

Hobart Tasmania

42 degrees South

Mild climate - mostly frost free

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Don't Know what you call it but whenever i visit Sol i just call it the Doctor Seuss plant ! :mrlooney:

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Cool Maritime climate

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Very likely one of the tree-like Lobelias from the mountains of east Africa. I am not sure which species.

Jason

Menlo Park, CA  (U.S.A.) hillside

Min. temp Jan 2007:  28.1 deg. F (-2.2 deg. C)

Min. temp winter 2008: 34.7 deg. F (1.5 deg. C)

USDA Zone 10A since 2000

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Very likely one of the tree-like Lobelias from the mountains of east Africa. I am not sure which species.

Jason

Correct Lobelia Gibberoa :)

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Sol Cooper

Hobart Tasmania

42 degrees South

Mild climate - mostly frost free

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nomolos

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any common names

Not that I know of

Sol Cooper

Hobart Tasmania

42 degrees South

Mild climate - mostly frost free

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I grew Lobelia gibberoa for a while, but the irrigation line for it and a few other plants fell victim to rodents, and I discovered the damage too late. Our summers are just too dry to take the eye off the ball when it comes to thirsty plants like this one.. I'd love to grow it again, since it has a great form.

Jason

Very likely one of the tree-like Lobelias from the mountains of east Africa. I am not sure which species.

Jason

Correct Lobelia Gibberoa :)

Menlo Park, CA  (U.S.A.) hillside

Min. temp Jan 2007:  28.1 deg. F (-2.2 deg. C)

Min. temp winter 2008: 34.7 deg. F (1.5 deg. C)

USDA Zone 10A since 2000

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I grew Lobelia gibberoa for a while, but the irrigation line for it and a few other plants fell victim to rodents, and I discovered the damage too late. Our summers are just too dry to take the eye off the ball when it comes to thirsty plants like this one.. I'd love to grow it again, since it has a great form.

Jason

Very likely one of the tree-like Lobelias from the mountains of east Africa. I am not sure which species.

Jason

Correct Lobelia Gibberoa :)

Jason mine is beggining to flower

Sol Cooper

Hobart Tasmania

42 degrees South

Mild climate - mostly frost free

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mppalms

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Sol, that's awesome. Mine didn't get that far along before they were dehydrated to death.

Jason

Jason mine is beggining to flower

Menlo Park, CA  (U.S.A.) hillside

Min. temp Jan 2007:  28.1 deg. F (-2.2 deg. C)

Min. temp winter 2008: 34.7 deg. F (1.5 deg. C)

USDA Zone 10A since 2000

Justin Veteran

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How difficult are they do find for sale?

Resident of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, San Diego, CA and Pahoa, HI.  Former garden in Vista, CA.  Garden Photos

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nomolos

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How difficult are they do find for sale?

Not sure in your neck of the woods

Sol Cooper

Hobart Tasmania

42 degrees South

Mild climate - mostly frost free

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nomolos

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Sol, that's awesome. Mine didn't get that far along before they were dehydrated to death.

Jason

Jason mine is beggining to flower

Jason here is an update

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Sol Cooper

Hobart Tasmania

42 degrees South

Mild climate - mostly frost free

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It is growing extra fast now, I'd say it was 6 meters tall

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Sol Cooper

Hobart Tasmania

42 degrees South

Mild climate - mostly frost free

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