TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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   Interesting Green

   December 29, 2010 by bubba

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   Pine with only 2 seeds???

   January 9, 2011 by Caryota_gigas

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   While on a recent trip to an offshore Island of NZ, I found many small Pine like trees with seed pod/cones which when open contain just 1 seed in each half each with a wing. Does anyone know of such a pine? Or was this just a Pine impostor???

   

   Last reply by Gbarce, January 9, 2011
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   Zamia Cycas

   January 8, 2011 by Tampa Scott

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   Is it possible for Z.pumila to cross with Z.furfuracea? I grew this plant from seed from my Z.pumila. This plant gets damaged by frost and has somewhat larger leaves than the mother F. pumila. Pic 1 plant in question. Pic 2 mother plant.

   

   Last reply by virtualpalm, January 9, 2011
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   Greedy grasshoppers .

   January 8, 2011 by aussiearoids

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   I was laughing to myself after saying 'grasssshoppers' in that cartoon like spanish style of those 2 crows ,, was that Bugs Bunny ? small things amuse small minds Because , some very hungry critter has stripped nearly all foliage of a few canes of Etlingera .. never seen this before. Same clump has a branch broken falling into it . And needs a few bits removed as its getting to big for allocated garden space . To scared to get into this clump as it has a large nest of horrible stinging wasps .. time for the evil poison spray as know 4 spots they are at now ...

   

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   Greedy grasshoppers .

   January 8, 2011 by aussiearoids

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   I was laughing to myself after saying 'grasssshoppers' in that cartoon like spanish style of those 2 crows ,, was that Bugs Bunny ? aNYWAY

   

   Last reply by aussiearoids, January 8, 2011
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   Mango flowering

   January 5, 2011 by Kumar

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   My two mango trees are nearly 20 years old - both planted from seed by me. From 1996 they have been fruiting, at the usual time - Mid March to Early June. The last two years though they have been flowering at odd times - whether due to hormonal changes, climate changes, pests or something else, I don't know. This time also I see mature flowers and some tiny developing fruit as well(in Winter!!) - indicating that the blooms started in mid-November, perhaps earlier. Take a look - comments please! Here is the tree Flowers

   

   Last reply by Central Floridave, January 8, 2011
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   Eucalyptus deglupta seedlings

   January 6, 2011 by fastfeat

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   I've got someone here in Lakewood/Long Beach area looking for a good quantity (25-50, maybe more?) to plant out in a large semi-public open space. Looking for up to 15gal, but 1's, 5's, liners welcome. (They can grow out onsite.) Prefer vigorous, non-rootbound specimens. Send me a PM if you have any lines on any. Thanks.

   

   Last reply by fastfeat, January 7, 2011
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   Costus chartaceus

   January 7, 2011 by aussiearoids

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   Got a few canes of this sp. last year and have some good sprouts coming . Will get a few more canes to cut up after seeing how well it flowers . Its about 1.5m tall with small leaves . Lovely red cones with white flowers. The canes seem to be bright red when young , another bonus

   

   Last reply by aussiearoids, January 7, 2011
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    croton ids needed

    January 4, 2011 by sick1166

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    found these 2 at the dump a guy just dug up and was tossing any ideas on the names. thankyou

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, January 7, 2011
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    Where can I buy a papaya tree?

    January 2, 2011 by YorbaLindaPalmsAndCycads

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    I'm looking for a larger (5 foot plus) papaya tree. Where can I find a big one in So Cal? Mark@WayToGoPalms.com

    

    Last reply by Palms1984, January 6, 2011
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    Cycas I D ?

    January 3, 2011 by BS Man about Palms

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    This Cycad, I'm not so sure... and either was the sellar.. he doesn't really like to sell, generally wants to plant everything.. He grew this from seed and this came in a batch as "Cycas north vietnam"... some were later decided to be Cycas fugax... which I saw and were awesome!! Holding only one or two giant leaves... But he allowed this one to go as he was not sure whether it was a runt or a hybrid... (runt fugax maybe?) Anyway, if its a hybrid, I think it will be cool!! no spines.. Any ideas or thoughts?? I should have got a pic of his fugax as they were 5' tall straight up with only one or two leaves per plant.

    

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    How to tell a Cyathea robusta from a C. brownii ?

    December 29, 2010 by Steve Mac

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    The C. robusta being from Lord Howe Island and the C. brownii being from Norfolk Island both just off the coast of Australia, they are similar, Which do I have? I'm pretty sure that the little one has grown from a spore of the big one, I found it nearby in the garden. We also have C. australis and C. cooperii but not for as long and not that close. Is there a specific sign that I can look for? The first two pics are the big one and the next 3 are the one that came up by itself.

    

    Last reply by Steve Mac, January 5, 2011

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    Ensete perrieri 1 2

    March 25, 2008 by Jeff in St Pete

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    Has anyone else ordered seeds of this banana? I've read that it is the only native banana to Madagascar and was just recently re-introduced. I received 100 seeds back in June and about 20-30 of them sprouted very quickly. I potted them into individual bags and stuck them in the shade under a tree all during the rainy season. They grew but the leaves were very stretched out. Then a lot of them got too water logged and started dying. When my shadehouse was built in Sept, I moved what was left of them into more sun and they started producing leaves with much shorter petioles and the plants really perked up. I am trialing this banana here in Costa Rica to see how it do…

    

    Last reply by Jeff in St Pete, January 5, 2011
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    Clivia minnata, variegated

    January 2, 2011 by edric

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    around 18 months old or so now, I think it was Dave in socal, tried to tell me, you got a long way to go, he wasn't kidding,Ed

    

    Last reply by edric, January 4, 2011
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    Uxi Liso - Endopleura Uchi

    January 2, 2011 by amazondk

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    One of my favorite Amazonian trees is the Endopleura uxhi, known as the uxi liso, or smooth uxi. This tree is a primary forest tree and grows to be very tall and very big in the forest. There is a beaurtiful specimen at the Tropical Hotel here. I stopped by to take a few pictures. I love the way the branches weep and the leaves hang down. The fruit is an important food source in the forest. And, the bark is used to make medicinal teas.

    

    Last reply by Cindy Adair, January 3, 2011
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    Cola nut trees

    September 20, 2010 by Cindy Adair

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    I enjoy learning about the plants used in our everyday lives and growing as many of them as I can. Thus everyone who's ever had a coke owes thanks to this strange fruit which I'd never seen until a few years ago. Now I have several flowering trees which are very ornamental fast growing evergreens. Mine have yet to fruit, but the fruit pictured here (given to me by a friend)easily yielded more trees from planting the bright pink seeds. No, I haven't planted coca, the other part of coca cola's name, since I try to keep from being arrested.

    

    Last reply by Cindy Adair, January 3, 2011
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    Need Cycad ID

    January 2, 2011 by Walter John

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    Could someone please ID this cycad for me please ? This photo was taken 17 December whilst still in it's bag. I waited a while longer for the leaves to grow then planted it a few days ago. Now, what is it again, not being a regular cycad nutter, I plum forgot. ? Also, have you photos to share of the same species of cycad at an older age ? Thanks in advance.

    

    Last reply by Walter John, January 3, 2011

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    Toucan eating Musa dasycarpa fruit

    December 31, 2010 by Jeff in St Pete

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    This morning I went to a friends farm for the first time. After a tour, we were sitting on their porch and spotted this Toucan eating M. dasycarpa fruit.

    

    Last reply by Al in Kona, January 3, 2011

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    flowering Eucalyptus in Florida - anybody growing E. phoenicea, E. miniata

    January 2, 2011 by humgarden

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    Anybody in Florida (or the Gulf states) growing Eucalyptus phoenicea or E. miniata? How about Eucalyptus erythrocorys,E.woodwardii,E. curtisii,E.melliodora, Corymbia gummifera,intermedia,teticornis? I'm in Houston,Tx.,barely Zone 9a . With 30-40 freezes a winter, it's unwise for me to try growing Eucs, but some have lignotubers and come back from the b ase after freezing to the ground.Here's what I think I know: Corymbia ptychocarpa will grow in Florida and Houston,Tx . It will come back from the lignotuber after taking a good hard 20 degree freeze - I saw that first hand .Corymbia citriodora grows in Florida,but would be difficult in Houston because it's so cold (h…

    

    Last reply by humgarden, January 3, 2011
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    "The Plant List" from Kew, MOBOT

    January 2, 2011 by fastfeat

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    OK, here's the (apparently) most current list of accepted plant names, circa 2010, from a collaboration of Kew, Royal Botanic Garden, and Missouri Botanic Gardens. Lots of new names for old friends-- --Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) is now T. huegelii --Pongam (Millettia pinnata) is back in Pongamia --Yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) is now back as Cascabela thevetia. (T. thevetioides is now Cascabela thevetioides). --Rondeletia cordata, referenced in Alberta magna post, is now Rogiera cordata. --Lavender trumpet vine (Clytostoma callistegioides) and the related C. binatum are back in the expanded Bignonia. --Vanilla trumpet vine (Distictis …

    

    Last reply by fastfeat, January 2, 2011
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    Aechmea chantinii "Samurai" Growth Condituions?

    December 29, 2010 by joe_OC

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    Just picked up an Aechmea chantinii "Samurai" and wanted to know what conditions I should keep it in for my area. Thanks in advance, Joe

    

    Last reply by JD in the OC, January 2, 2011

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    Reuteri tresperma

    November 7, 2010 by Wai`anae Steve

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    Picked seed from an un-named botanical garden on the island Planted it today, Hope it grows fast and makes some shade for my palms My link

    

    Last reply by The Germinator, January 1, 2011
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    And the Winner is....

    November 10, 2010 by Geoff

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    I planted a few Aloe barberae hybrids in the front yard in early 2008, one called Hercules and one called Goliath. I was curious to see the grow next to each other and track their growth rates. I sort of thought the Hercules would grow faster only because I have seen a lot of tall ones of these, even second generation ones, and have not seen too many of the Goliaths very tall (the Huntington has a few, unlabeled, that are about 8' tall or more, but they seem to have been there for many years). I am surprises as Aloe vaombe is a much faster grower than Aloe dichotoma. Still. First shot is of these two in November, about 6 months after the Goliath was planted and 8 mon…

    

    Last reply by The Germinator, January 1, 2011
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    What is This?

    December 29, 2010 by bubba

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    Raja Puri banana

    December 21, 2010 by SubTropicRay

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    At what temperature do Raja Puri bananas exhibit cold damage? Is this a dwarf banana variety? Thanks, Ray

    

    Last reply by _Keith, December 31, 2010