TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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Summer Snow Gardenias flowering .
by WSimpson- 0 replies
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My double Gardenias are flowering profusely these days . This is a hardy variety called Summer Snow and they have done really well in my yard . Lots of buds left too . Will Can you imagine the scent around this ?
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the colleagues visited yesterday a banana plantation.
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Olea europea near Lake Constance
by Mazat- 8 replies
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Olea europea outplanted 2015 and never protected in winter. in october 2024 with black fruits
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Growing edible bananas.
by KsLouisiana- 1 follower
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I was wondering if anyone has experience with growing edible bananas in a frost prone area? Last year I planted some dwarf cavendish by the house and they froze to the ground last winter (low of 25). This year I planted a small kokopo that is supposed to be "short cycle". Im guessing the dwarf cavendish will freeze to the ground every year here in Zone 9A but does anyone know what to expect from a kokopo in 9A? I also have a giant unknown variety that grew 12 foot this year so far. If anyone would have an idea what kind it is I would appreciate some help. I will post pics in order that I mentioned. Thank y'all for the help!
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Just starting to bloom in Phoenix!!
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Croton Stoplight
by Looking Glass- 1 follower
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I was able to snag a handful of stoplight crotons recently that I plan to put out front along the back edge of the center driveway island. I’ll remove some of the grass on the back edge of the center, and spread 5x of them along the edge. Hopefully they grow up into a loose backdrop of color. They should give a good pop in that spot, as they grow up. This spot is a very heavy sun area, so it’s not for every type of croton or accent plant. It’s heavy on the irrigation heads, so it can be kept pretty wet. Maybe the Mammy variants and Golddust and Sunny Star could also make it here, but Stoplight is said to take sun well too, and is more unique for around…
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New, Semi-Native / Xeric Garden in Laredo
by ahosey01- 2 replies
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I am under contract on a second home up in Laredo with around a 20,000 sq. ft. lot. Not huge, but decent. My Brownsville garden is not going anywhere. I am building up a collection of small seedlings (and seeds) that I think will do well up there with little to no supplemental irrigation, with an emphasis on natives (or regional natives), or plants native to similar environs (super hot, subtropical, fluctuating humidity levels but often high, 20" of rain a year). Laredo is a solid 9B, with an average yearly low of 29F. Occasionally, the big freezes come through. In 1983 the town spent nearly 40 hours straight at or below freezing, but a good friend of mine noted…
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Anthurium salvenii
by happypalms- 2 replies
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A large leafed anthurium in the collection. Anthurium salvenii I know nothing about except I will plant it in the ground is all I know about it. But for now it lives in the greenhouse.
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What better way to spend the final morning of Meterological Spring ..that has a notable tinge of Monsoon Season in the air than roaming around a well known spot for some some interesting, local plant finds ..While putting my own eyes on a few interesting iNaturalist observations recorded in the same general area, just to be sure they're the real deal.. Could have stuffed this into the " Spring 2025 " thread, but, ..since there were fronds involved, ..a stand alone thread was warranted. Regardless, nice to see how Civic Center Plaza in Scottsdale is looking since i was last up there right after the major overhaul / redesign was completed.. Just as n…
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An unusual aroid from India lagenandra neeboldi
by happypalms- 0 replies
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When I think of India I certainly don’t think of aroids maybe gurus and 1.3 billion people and religions. But this rare aroid from India has gotten an Australian visa and has landed @happypalms nursery collection. It seems to like Australian conditions at halfway creek and is growing well I doubt it will ever get planted in the ground unless I can propagate from it and get a spare plant to try.
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Hello all I’m in a warm 9b, located in North San Bernardino above the 2010 freeway I do get the Santa Ana winds, and occasionally 2-4 nights of frost. Although these last few years there hasn’t been any frosts. what are the top 3 either rare or just visually appealing varieties one can get? thanks in advance - Brock
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Ficus ID
by idontknowhatnametuse- 7 replies
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I saw this Ficus in the road today but couldn't take an actual photo. It seems to have survived both 2011 and 2021 freezes. Seems to be root hardy. What could it be? https://maps.app.goo.gl/jDmHcQYTGFxvqLzH7?g_st=ac
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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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In honor of an often cursed tree of life, the Mesquite
by Silas_Sancona- 10 replies
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From the Hill Country and Rio Grande Valley of Texas to the deserts of Southern California, down into Mexico and South America, Mesquites, genus Prosopis often get a bad wrap and are often greeted with plenty of colorful language when overly plentiful on valuable grazing land. In Suburbia, especially here i the desert, one can have mixed feelings about having one in their landscape. Still, many people are re-discovering that mesquites offer up way more value than just the flavor gained from anything BBQ'ed on the wood. For one, this is probably the second most valuable tree out in the desert. A quick web search will turn up numerous articles related to how important…
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Agave guiengola, advice needed for what seems to be a glass plant
by TropicsEnjoyer- 2 replies
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So, as a few of you may know I discovered a while back that the first agave I ever bought, which I thought was americana marginata, turned out to be a guiengola « crème brûlée ». Awesome I thought, first agave to my collection is a somewhat rare one…but I quickly learned caring for it is not that easy. I got excited and planted it out, winter came and showed me that my agave is not very hardy. I dug it up and brought it in to recover, and since then it has ever slow slowly been trying to return to its former glory. But this thing has grown painfully slow, and for some reason it gave a big leaf then a smaller one and the spear or spike leaf whatever you wanna call it …
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A nice browneopsis ucayliana seedling
by happypalms- 0 replies
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One tree you can’t beat for colour in the new growth. Somewhat cool tolerant for such a tropical tree with such beautiful new coloured growth. One for the garden if you want a small tree.
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It is too hot to order any plants right now, but I'm starting to make a wish-list for when the temperatures become comfortable again. I would like to add some less common gymnosperms to my property and I am considering Sequoiadendron giganteum. The property is located above 1000ft, with an average rainfall of around 36", and the soil is a well draining, deep, moderately alkaline SUNEV type. I assume that I'll have to amend the soil a little bit, but will giant sequoia handle a hot and humid climate? I am also considering Abies firma, does anyone have experience with Japanese Fir?
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Is your Pseudobombax ellipticum losing leaves already?
by idontknowhatnametuse- 20 replies
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It's January already and my Pseudobombax ellipticum (Sold as the pink form) has been losing leaves at a very slow pace and other Pseudobombax around my city have been losing them at a faster pace. Most of its leaves are still green. Is this normal?
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How cold hardy is Toona Ciliata?
by Iacób- 0 replies
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I was wondering how cold hardy is Toona ciliata? Because on different sites it's stated to be either zone 9 or 10, and depending on the site the tree can withstand temps down to -3C, -5C, -6.6C, one site even claims it can survive down to 10F.
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Isopropyl alcohol for leaf cleaning
by John2468- 1 follower
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Hey everyone, can isopropyl alcohol be used to wipe dust off leaves or would it kill it? Thanks!
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Eucalyptus pulverulenta Hardiness
by PAPalmtrees- 2 replies
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hello everyone I got this Eucalyptus pulverulenta today and I'm wondering how cold Hardy these are, I looked it up and I saw mixed results I saw zone 8a zone 7B and many others and I would like someone who's more educated to tell me how hardy these are thanks.
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I've been waiting two years for this, and just when I least expected it..... I had just fertilized it Sunday and didn't notice any buds. Then Wednesday I caught a flash of color out of the corner of my eye.....!! (You can tell I'm new at this, so excited!) Another Sobralia, a white, has never bloomed, and two other types as well. Some orchids like it here and some don't, I guess.
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Similar to "favorite" palms, it is always changing which is my "favorite" cycad. Over the weekend, I would have picked this hybrid, big green ancient and twisted looking Encephalartos horridus x woodii. While my favorite will likely be different with a new flush, a cone, or maybe just different lighting, this gets the award today. My son, my dog, and his ward (the black lab pup) all give this perspective on how long the leaves are given it's partial horridus parentage, but then again, the woodii is coming through. The mother was a Steytlerville E horridus, which may explain part of the look. I just love those vicious looking leaflets too! So what is your current…
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Aucuba japonica
by PAPalmtrees- 3 replies
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Here's my newest plant edition a Aucuba japonica! I've been looking for one of these for a long time I got it at Lowe's for 14 bucks.
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another try with a lemon tree
by Mazat- 1 reply
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Sabine brought me this lemon tree this afternoon as a surprise, or in other words as a challenge, because we hadn't really had any good experiences so far and three had died. And it was only described as limequat. She got it for 10 usda.
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