TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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   Passiflora racemosa hardiness

   June 7 by Tomas

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   There are conflicting opinions on the cold hardiness of this plant, does anyone grow it? My plant unexpectedly survived a winter with -3°C without any damage

   

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   Night blooming cereus - queen of the night - Selenicereus grandiflorus

   June 5 by St pete ship of fools

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   Tonight was a great bloom for our cereus, while pictures don’t really do it justice I thought some may enjoy.

   

   Last reply by Silas_Sancona, June 7

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   A large ficus street tree in my hometown

   June 4 by happypalms

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   My hometown of Grafton Australia has some amazingly large street trees with these ficus being a good example the last photo is a picture of a rosewood tree (Didymocheton fraserianus) and according to the garden owner it’s the largest one in town I shall be going back to collect some seeds.

   

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   Sowing a couple of bowenia spectabilis seeds

   June 6 by happypalms

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   A couple of bowenia seeds to put in bottom heating 30 degrees Celsius coco coir perlite mix and and a bit of patience shosee a few popping up with a bit of luck.

   

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   Camellia nitidissima

   June 5 by happypalms

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   The yellow camellia a rather colourful bit of new growth makes it one attractive plant I imported these seeds from China and had a good germination rate slow growing as seedlings but easy to germinate these ones will be planted around my garden.

   

   Last reply by happypalms, June 5
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   Royal Poinciana (Delonix Regia) 1 2 3

   September 25, 2006 by bubba

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   Based upon numerous references in tropical literature to the effect that Royal Poincianna trees are tropical in nature and cannot be grown outside the South Florida area in the United States,I would like to hear from grower's of this specimen in other area's of the US or elsewhere in the world where it is being grown in non-tropical climates.Also, when does the tree bloom and how long does it remain without leaves.Iwould like to see more of those Arizona pictures

   

   Last reply by Silas_Sancona, June 5

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   Croton ID

   June 1 by ahosey01

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   I know absolutely nothing about crotons but I believe this is a croton volunteer that popped up in the yard... Right? If so, what species?

   

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   Tibouchina organensis blue moon var

   June 4 by happypalms

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   A recent nursery purchase the tibouchina blue moon will certainly make for a spectacular small tree in the garden

   

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    Raccoon Attack

    June 2 by Looking Glass

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    I woke up today to a few rare bromeliads with their hearts ripped out and a few more severely damaged that probably won’t make it. Raccoons do this on occasion here, looking for frogs. Probably did $200+ in damage in 2 minutes. I hate Raccoons. Also, Blue Jays keep wedging peanuts down the Hohenbergia and placing a single lava rock stone over that. I wish I could find the old lady who’s putting shelled peanuts out for the squirrels. They end up everywhere carried around by rats and birds instead. Somedays I wonder why I even bother with all this.

    

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    Planting a coastal banksia

    June 3 by happypalms

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    A great little $3.50 buy at the chain store nursery in a 2 inch tube I grew in a deep forestry tube was ready to plant out a great bird attracting tree that grows native in my area but another one never hurt anyone to plant around my property

    

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    Bowenia spectabilis

    June 3 by happypalms

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    A lovely Australian plant to have is the bowenia a true water lover fern like appearance once used in the commercial floral industry as a filler a real winne4 easy to germinate bottom heating 30 degrees Celsius coco coir perlite mix around 3 months should see some starting to appear a true Australian beauty worth growing

    

    Last reply by happypalms, June 3
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    Cycas taitungensis seeds

    June 2 by happypalms

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    An easy cycad to grow and set seeds the taitungensis is real winner very predictable landscape plant the revoluta cycad gets attacked by a moth in Australia pretty well much making it no good for landscaping and home gardens with leaves being completely destroyed making the cycad a very unsightly plant for gardening this is where the taitungensis has an advantage over its cousin not being attacked by the moth so a much better choice for gardening and landscaping choices these seeds will be harvested and propagated for domestic market.

    

    Last reply by happypalms, June 2

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    Planting a few Australian native plants

    June 2 by happypalms

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    I had a few Australian native plants to plant so now is a good time with som good rains and wet soil and low air temperatures it certainly helps with planting them out the frosts have not started in my area so still a bit time to get a few native plants in the ground

    

    Last reply by happypalms, June 2

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    Dioon edule

    June 2 by happypalms

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    A nice Dioon to have in the garden the edule much smaller than the spinolosum I have had these ones for 20 years in there containers just sitting on the side of the nursery not getting much attention at one stage they where placed outside for five years under a shady tree they have been slow in my climate iam sure given the right conditions they would grow a bit faster

    

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    Can clusia take central Florida 10-year cold snaps?

    May 29 by Sandy Loam

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    Clusia Rosea (or whatever the common clusia shrubs found EVERYWHERE in South Florida are called) : Up in Polk County, Central Florida, do they last 20 years without taking any overnight cold damage? Will they grow to be HUGE hedges (10 feet tall) like they do down in south Florida? My climate up here is similar to Orlando and Tampa.

    

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    Cassia fistula/South Florida

    May 16 by bubba

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    Once again, the super El Niño has caused the bloom of this specimen to be unspectacular. Overly mild and wet conditions caused it not to lose its leaves:

    

    Last reply by bubba, June 1

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    Monstera deliciosa growth rate

    May 31 by Denis.green.garden

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    I planted some of my monstera deliciosas outside in my garden for the summer and wanted to know how big i can expect them to be at the end of November. Our temperatures here average lies between 58°F and 80°F. They are in full sun however they have acclimated to full sun and it is supposed to be relatively cloudy this summer ( which has sorta been proven during the last month). Does anybody here have some pictures?

    

    Last reply by Denis.green.garden, May 31
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    Philodendron ricardoi planted

    August 2, 2016 by Mandrew968

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    I am actually using this thread as an accession. We were given this plant by Montgomery Botanical Center. I personally have never seen this one before and there is not much on this one, on the internet. I attached it to a Kentiopsis oliviformis yesterday morning.

    

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    Hedychiums in zone 6?

    May 30 by Ohiopalmloverz6

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    These wonderful gingers have caught my eye because they look so much like Alpinias and they are incredibly cold hardy and have seen people online in my zone growing them as perennials. But no one has really gone in depth on how they overwinter them like how much mulch to put on. I would appreciate it if I got a more in depth explanation on how to overwinter hedychium in zone 6. Thank you!

    

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    Desert plant's flower was an artist's subject

    July 12, 2023 by Hillizard

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    Jimson Weed (Datura wrightii) https://www.desertusa.com/flowers/datura-jimson-weed.html "The sacred datura blossom has long captivated artists and poets. It appears in paintings by the famed artist Georgia O'Keefe. It may have been the plant she had in mind when she said, 'When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment.'" Weedy and very easy to grow, I remove the spent flowers before they develop their prickly seed pods. This one was a volunteer that popped up yards away from the original plant that I'd removed years ago.

    

    Last reply by Silas_Sancona, May 30

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    Hedges

    May 23 by bubba

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    I know hedges are not a popular topic on the Board. However, I would like to share some local hedges with different specimens and most are short and tight:

    

    Last reply by bubba, May 30
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    Dieffenbachia what?

    May 29 by bubba

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    In the Ming aralia (?) thread below, Marie Nock was kind enough to opine that the specimen that I presented was not a Ming aralia. In that thread, I presented her with another specimen, which was out of the ordinary, which she aptly devined was a Dieffenbachia but she did not know what species. I would like to thank her for sharing her kind expertise and also provide it to the Board for identification of what species of Dieffenbachia this specimen is:

    

    Last reply by bubba, May 29
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    Is this a Ming Aralia?

    May 28 by bubba

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    Post yours:

    

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    Any Musa basjoo hybrids?

    May 28 by Elim North

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    Is anyone aware of any interspecific hybrids of Musa basjoo, attempting to take advantage of M. basjoo cold hardiness (and vigour) and combining it with ornamental traits like the leaf colouring found on M. sikkimensis, for example? According to the literature I've read, it looks as if both M. basjoo and M. sikkimensis have the same number of chromosomes, so from that standpoint at least, there might be some potential for compatibility.

    

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    Northern Spanish Moss Limit Pictures? 1 2 3

    September 30, 2017 by PalmTreeDude

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    Anyone have any pictures of Spanish Moss at its northern limits In North Carolina and Virginia? Maybe even parts of Arkansas. I used to have loads of pictures from First Landing State Part but my phone with the pictures broke before I could back them up. I also saw some near the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia, but only a few clumps. Here is the Virginia Spanish Moss native range.

    

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