TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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   Spiny Shrub for So-Flo

   February 19, 2007 by DoomsDave

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   Howdyall: What's a nasty spiny shrub that grows in So-Flo? I know that Natal Plum will grow there, but any others? Let me know. For a novel . . . dave

   

   Last reply by Zac in NC, March 18, 2007
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   Spring is almost here pictures...

   March 17, 2007 by epicure3

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   bananas making a comeback

   

   Last reply by epicure3, March 17, 2007
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   A few Pics from the Nursery my wife works at.

   March 13, 2007 by BobbyinNY

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   Crotons

   

   Last reply by Scott, March 16, 2007
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   Ranunculus

   March 15, 2007 by mari

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   Is anyone growing ranunculus? They are a popular winter flower in California. They have a cold hardiness of 10F but they don't like heat. I picked up some plants in Irvine, CA at a Lowes. I plan to just grow them in pots because I think they do not like wet feet. One of my questions what is their true heat and cold tolerance? http://www.willowcreekgardens.com/index.a....gory=37 http://plants.usda.gov/java....t=print

   

   Last reply by mari, March 16, 2007
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   Bromeliad

   March 13, 2007 by mike453

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   Hi, I saw this at a nearby botanical garden over the weekend and no one working at the time knew what kind it was. I know very little about these, but I thought it was pretty cool and would like to find one. If some one could id it for me maybe I could find one somewhere for sale. Thanks in advance. Mike

   

   Last reply by mike453, March 14, 2007
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   Citrus

   March 2, 2007 by Randyp

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   I'm not sure if this would be considered tropical looking but was wondering how much abuse citrus can take before calling it quits. Maybe some of you have citrus in the same condition. Bought several last spring. Some Orange, Lemon, Lime and tangerine still in their containers. Looked fine until fall when they were all hammered by leafminer and most almost completely defoliated . Started to come back with a lot of good growth and then were fried during the freeze earlier this year. I cut back obviously dead branches, watered and fertilized and coaxed some good new growth only to have the new leaves burnt to a crisp during the last several nights of frost. pretty much j…

   

   Last reply by BobbyinNY, March 14, 2007
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   Looking for two plants

   March 14, 2007 by LJG

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   I am getting word out on the street. I am looking for two plants. Figured I try here too. Cycas revoluta 'aurea' - Good sized. (A&A Cycads is out) Ficus elastica 'Variegata' - Looking for large single trunk, tree form. Any leads would be appreciated for SoCal.

   

   Last reply by LJG, March 14, 2007
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   Tree ID?

   March 10, 2007 by spockvr6

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   Can anyone ID this fabulous small tree I spotted today outside a restaurant in Clearwater, FL? I took a couple of photos with my cellphone, and also plucked a leaf off and scanned an image of it at home. The leaf is not as dark as it appears in the scan.

   

   Last reply by Eric in Orlando, March 13, 2007
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    THE TROPICAL LOOK by Robert Lee Riffle

    February 10, 2007 by Diane Kirkland

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    I noticed that The Tropical Look -- An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants is no longer being printed by Timber Press. It was in their catalog for 10 years which is an excellent run. If you were planning on getting this book for your library, better hurry. Diane

    

    Last reply by Diane Kirkland, March 12, 2007
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    What`s happening to my papaya fruit?

    March 1, 2007 by CarloSpain

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    What`s hapening in the skin: And have any seeds

    

    Last reply by aussiearoids, March 11, 2007
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    Black Boys

    November 28, 2006 by Fouquieria

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    These are linked pics from another site I frequent. The blooming of these Xanthorrhoeas is apparently triggered from the previous year's bush fire that passed through. -Ron-

    

    Last reply by philinsydney, March 10, 2007
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    Freeze 2007 pics

    January 17, 2007 by epicure3

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    See weather conditions on the Palm discussion page of pics. michaelia champaca v. alba. No damage ensete ventricosum. Lots of damage.

    

    Last reply by iwan, March 10, 2007
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    Flower Power

    February 18, 2007 by Walter John

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    Get some colour in your lives, pics from today and last week.

    

    Last reply by ruskinPalms, March 7, 2007
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    Mushroom

    February 27, 2007 by spockvr6

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    Anyone know what the heck this disgusting looking fungi is? I have never seen one in my yard before.

    

    Last reply by Alan_Tampa, March 4, 2007
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    Xanadu' Philodendron

    February 24, 2007 by gsn

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    I picked up some Xanadu' Philodendron 3 gallon size ,very full bushy plants. I want to use them as ground cover in some beds,and as understory around, and under some queen palms. How much sun can these take here in Florida, full, filtered, any,or dense shade? thanks

    

    Last reply by epicure3, March 2, 2007
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    Mystery Ficus

    February 20, 2007 by Peter

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    Looking for id help from anyone. This Ficus is growing at a friend's place in Hollywood Florida. It was purchased from a specialist nursery, who described it as coming from volunteer seedlings germinating inside Staghorn ferns imported from Java. I've googled a bit for Indonesian Ficus species but haven't come across anything matching this one. The fruit is small, red, bland. The leaves are huge, approx. 18"x24". Anyone have any ideas?

    

    Last reply by Redland, March 1, 2007
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    Sea Grape Hedge

    February 20, 2007 by spockvr6

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    What do you guys think is the minimum width a Sea Grape hedge could reasonably be maintained at?

    

    Last reply by gsn, March 1, 2007
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    Caudex Measurement

    February 28, 2007 by freekypalmguy

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    What is the proper way to measure the caudex of a cycad? Around it or a cross section?

    

    Last reply by LJG, February 28, 2007
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    I might have a hybrid Aloe going on!

    February 28, 2007 by Howeadypsis

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    I had 2 aloes in flower at the same time so i transferred pollen from one(variegata) to a flower on the other(bellatula hybrid) and I have a seed pod forming!

    

    Last reply by STEVE IN SO CAL, February 28, 2007
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    Tree ID

    September 4, 2006 by spockvr6

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    These are growing in Palm Harbor, FL. Can anyone ID this tree? I thought it was Bottlebrush at first, but the flowers look different. by spockvr6 by spockvr6 by spockvr6

    

    Last reply by spockvr6, February 27, 2007
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    Cordyline terminalis

    February 25, 2007 by John Case

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    Recently my wife picked up a couple of Ti plants. They are doing very poorly in the house, as it is far too dry inside for them. I just took them outside as they are dropping leaves and need some humidity (luckily it wil be raining off and on for the next few days). Is it worth the try to put them in the landscape (under some sort of canopy, of course) to see if they survive? It would be nice to have them for the color, but it seems unlikely around here with 25 degree winters and 115 degree summers.....

    

    Last reply by Neofolis, February 26, 2007
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    Vriesia imperialis

    February 20, 2007 by bgl

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    People often complain about the fact that the media (newspapers and TV) only concentrate on bad news, and we never hear good news. Well, our local newspaper, Hawaii Tribune-Herald, pathetic as it may be when it comes to covering world news, is very good when it comes to covering local news - good OR bad. Today, on the front page is a photo that takes up almost half the page of Professor of Biology at UHH (University of Hawaii - Hilo) Don Hemmes, next to a flowering Vriesia imperialis. Don Hemmes also happens to be the new President of HIPS (Hawaii Island Palm Society), as of Feb. 2nd, 2007, to be exact. And there are also quite a few palms visible in the photo! Hawaii Tr…

    

    Last reply by amazondk, February 24, 2007
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    Bromeliad source for San Diego

    February 19, 2007 by rukiddingme

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    Does anyone have any nurseries they can suggest, looking to infill with color outside mostly in shade but some for sun

    

    Last reply by The Germinator, February 23, 2007
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    Furcraeas in Fallbrook

    February 18, 2007 by STEVE IN SO CAL

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    Snapped this from the car today. Note the lack of cold damage to the agave Attenuata...nice microclimate!!

    

    Last reply by STEVE IN SO CAL, February 21, 2007
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    Couldn't wait to plant a few things....

    February 21, 2007 by epicure3

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    aloe tree, formally banesii but something different now... coffea arabica. Starbucks is going to go out of business with this around.

    

    Last reply by Exotic Life, February 21, 2007