TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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San Diego Tropical Plants
by epicure3- 39 replies
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Here are some other tropicals growing in the garden. Some are surprising to see flourish here, others are pretty common. This is a dwarf Ylang Ylang (Cananga Odorata v fruticosa). This is the first year it has been in the ground so I don't really know if it will live through the winter, much less 'flourish'. It has thrown out several flowers this summer though.
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Growing Cycads in Northern California
by ghar41- 14 replies
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There have been some cycads that have grown well for me, and many that haven't. In discussions with other N. CA. cycad growers, they have had similar results. Freezes burn the leaves of many species (although I have never had a cycad die after a freeze) and our cold wet winters likely rot root systems. They don't seem to do well with heavy root competition either. I have had better growth with higher nitrogen fertilization. Here are some that have done well. Lepidozamia peroskoffiana (center) burns a bit, but flushes nicely in the Spring. From seed 8+ years.
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What Plumeria is?
by Luisd- 6 replies
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Hi, I have this plant from Cuba, but I don´t know what is: Flower: Thanks, Luis
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Mango tree - new leaves and flowers
by Walter John- 8 replies
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They say whilst the Mango trees are coming on with lots of flowers this year, that we will not get much fruit, .....they say. The new spurts of leaves and flowers sure look great either way.
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Which Barringtonia?
by ariscott- 8 replies
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This tree flowers for me for the first time this year. I thought it was B. asiatica, and then now it has red flowers. I don't think it is B. acutangula as I have that one planted as well. What do you think it is? The flowers remind me of B. racemosa.. Regards, Ari
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What do I have ?
by edbrown_III- 2 replies
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I lost of the tag of this Zamia species -- any identification would be much obliged. Best regards Ed
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My Bougainvillea cuttings
by Kumar- 0 replies
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I have been very unfortunate with bougainvillea for a long time - time and again cuttings never took root. Recently though, I have been very lucky. Here are photos from the last 2 lots: Planted on July 03: Planted on Aug 30: What is odd is that they seem to do best when planted at an angle of between 30 deg - 60 deg. Cuttings planted perpendicular to the surface die within days. I wonder what the explanation is.
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Agave ID
by Alicehunter2000- 5 replies
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At a local Big Box....wondering what it is....looks pretty cool.
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Saw another but this is bigger: I bet it is more than 40 ft. tall. A closer look:
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Colorful Encephalartos ferox
by George Sparkman- 3 replies
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Colorful E.ferox in a 15g pot. Happy growing, George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com
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Ficus what?
by MattyB- 14 replies
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I was at an old house up on Mt. Helix last week and they had what appeared to be a Ficus elastica, but the leaves were a lot longer than I remember seeing in F. elastica. Is it something else? Keep in mind that this is about a 30-50 year old tree in SoCal. It's in shade so maybe that's why?
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Is This the Same
by bubba- 3 replies
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#1: Close-up of #1: #2: Close-up of #2
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Cordia lutea
by LJG- 13 replies
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While I was snaping pics of my Cassia fistula, I figured I would take a shot of Cordia lutea.
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Nice Coverage
by bubba- 0 replies
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It is commonly referred to as shade:
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Pipes
by bubba- 0 replies
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Why so many pipes?:
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Tapeinochilos
by aussiearoids- 5 replies
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Some small plants I got over a year ago are establishing well , doubt if they will flower this year Planted T dahlii & T pubescens from 100mm pots just after getting them last May @ the Mothers day fair . The large black infloresence makes dahlii a stand out plant . Flecker has the best collection ; here are some flowering ones near a few Joeys [ flowering also ] T pubescens has patterned stems and short colourful infloresences.
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Dwarf Bamboo for ID
by Kumar- 8 replies
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I found this very beautiful drawf bamboo at a friend's home in Bombay. I removed a clump of it from his lawn (very shallow roots), cut off the growth above 2 feet, packaged it appropriately for airport security and brought it to Calcutta where I planted it in a very flood-prone part of my garden. Within 9 days it has developed new buds. Does anyone know what species it is ? The foliage is very dark green and the adult plants are seldom taller than 4 feet.
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Macrozamia identification
by Botanical_simmian- 11 replies
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I recently purchased this thinking it was a communis but after seeing a picture of a slightly smaller moorei im not so sure. can anyone help?
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Sights from a visit to Bolpur
by Kumar- 6 replies
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I have just come back from a trip to the country and the photos of the palms are uploaded on this site here. But I saw more than just palms and here are some interesting plants. 1. A beautifully variegated cousin of the papaya. close-up 2. A flower I cannot ID 3. Xanthosoma, eaten as a vegetable here 4. Banana groves, even more gigantic banana - dwarfing a two storey structure on the left 5. An exquisite hibiscus bloom 6. Very large mango tree, beautifully shaped 7. Giant Ficus religiosa, covered with ephipyhtes and ferns 8. Lastly, two banyans of immense proportion. Despite their size these are not more…
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Cannas
by Trópico- 5 replies
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This is a pool planting I made years ago. The yellow one flowered for the first time in years; the C. cataractum in the middle used to be a massive clump of C. mitis that kept the Cannas dwarf and insignificant. Let there be light!
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I can't believe this Delonix regia - Royal Poinciana is blooming this year in San Diego, CA. We've had the coolest summer in about 100 years. This Royal Poinciana and one other is blooming sporadically now in San Diego, CA. It just amazes me that any are blooming at all with such a cool summer! Last year this and other trees I know about bloomed like they were in Honolulu or Miami. Check out my Delonix regia Photobucket album: http://s225.photobuc...2/Andyplantman/
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Any Ideas What
by bubba- 4 replies
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Looking around and I saw this. Before I eat it,I thought I should ask what it is:
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Encephalartos seedling deformed leaves
by Gbarce- 4 replies
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I have this other un-named Encephalartos seedling. The interesting thing about it though is that it has deformed leaves -- so I guess it will be pretty much be impossible to identify this one. My question though is-- will this seedling outgrow the leaflet deformity of is this something that I should expect to continue until the cycad matures? Anyone have any similar experience with their cycad?
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Tabebuia heterophylla
by bubba- 0 replies
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Pedro posted a couple of Tab's on a golf course. He bet me "all the tea in China" that the second one he posted was not a Tab.Thank you Eric.I have since noticed that that these pinkish/purple Tab's are well established, quite large and seem to be in perpetual bloom. Here are a couple of shots: This is closer on the flowers: This is a shot of the sturdy trunk. I am certain this Tab. went through Wilma:
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I bought this Encephalartos seedling but don't know which species it is. I know this seedling is still young but can any of the Encephalartos experts out there identify it? The leaflets have a lot of tiny prickles on both sides of each leaflet (if that is any help). The caudex is a little over an inch across and the leaves are about 8 inches tall. This is still a juvenile and still just pu shing out one leaf at a time everytime it flushes.
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