TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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   what do you make of this - Dichotoma growing in grass lawns...

   April 19, 2011 by trioderob

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   how come these Dichotoma are not rotting or dead ? see: My link

   

   Last reply by paulgila, April 22, 2011
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   Neoregelia

   April 22, 2011 by edric

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   First photo is of N. gespacio, next N. gespacio x merry go round, last N. markon, Ed

   

   Last reply by BS Man about Palms, April 22, 2011
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   Kiwi Vine

   April 22, 2011 by tank

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   Picked up three Kiwi vines in 3gal pots, one male, two females. looking for some info from anyone who has experience with this fruit. 1. I have a deer problem. I'm assuming that I'll have to cage off the lower part of the vine to keep the deer from eating the vine to the ground. Anyone have experience with Kiwis and deer? 2. The area where I'm planning on installing it gets about a half day (morning) of full sun and then the rest is a mix, do they prefer full sun or will this amount of sun work? 3. My plants are rated to zone 8b, does this mean they will freeze to the roots, or just lose their foliage during winter? Thanks

   

   Last reply by tank, April 22, 2011
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   Neo. marmorata aztec

   April 21, 2011 by edric

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   I found a sheet of paper I've been keeping, with a bunch of names of the Neo. pups that I've purchased, and it says I got this one 4/14/09, I never meant to keep track of the date, I've never wrote the date down before, Ed

   

   Last reply by edric, April 21, 2011
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   Hedychium longicornutum

   April 19, 2011 by realarch

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   Finally setting blooms which are pretty spectacular.

   

   Last reply by Texeltropics, April 21, 2011
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   Mangosteens in Hawaii

   April 19, 2011 by Manolitus

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   ALL: Can anyone please point me in the right direction ? I am looking for a tropical fruit nursery that sells Mangosteen and that will ship to Florida. PLEASE post any and all possibilities !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks in advnance. Manny

   

   Last reply by Eric in Orlando, April 21, 2011
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   Native Florida Coral Bean

   April 19, 2011 by edric

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   Here's a couple photos of the native Florida coral bean, froze down to the roots, but is coming back strong, and flowering, Ed

   

   Last reply by Eric in Orlando, April 21, 2011
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   Need a brom ID

   April 19, 2011 by JD in the OC

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   This is pretty cool. Not sure what type of Neo the mother plant is.. any ideas? I know that broms come up variegated from tissue culture, but very rarely from offsets. Right?

   

   Last reply by aussiearoids, April 21, 2011
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    tropical and temeprate trees together

    April 20, 2011 by Eric in Orlando

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    Here in central Florida it is the transition area for tropical and temperate trees and often can grow them side by side. Here is an example; on the far left is the Silk Cotton Tree, Bombax ceiba (tropical) and the far right, Ginkgo biloba temperate). In the background is Magnolia grandiflora 'D.D. Blanchard', a warm temperate tree species. another with Ginkgo on the left and Bombax on the right back

    

    Last reply by Eric in Orlando, April 20, 2011
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    Ficus Religiosa

    April 19, 2011 by Kumar

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    I saw this very graceful looking Ficus religiosa on Sunday. We call it the peepul tree and the fluttering of its heart shaped leaves on a hot sunny afternoon can be very soporific. The bark is pale white and the roots are very spreading and destructive. This is more common than the banyan (F. benghalensis) due to the lack of aerial roots but nevertheless the spreading branches are very heavy and extremely dangerous to be under during a thunderstorm. Most peepuls are decidous and this one is just regenerating its leaves before the rains. The base is covered with money plant or Pothos

    

    Last reply by simona, April 19, 2011
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    Dracontium prancei,

    April 19, 2011 by aussiearoids

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    Dug up a clump of these late last year , and planted a few tubers a bit to close to the house . Pew , real stench tonite . Noticed heaps of bugs sitting on the stems . Have had seeds on this species before , and have tried pollinating this pair .

    

    Last reply by aussiearoids, April 19, 2011
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    Cassia fistula cold hardiness

    June 23, 2008 by SubTropicRay

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    What is the minimum temperature for Cassia fistula before damage becomes apparent? Thanks in advance, Ray

    

    Last reply by fastfeat, April 19, 2011

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    Encephlartos ID

    April 19, 2011 by Brad-Tampa

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    The ID for this Enephalartos has been lost. Anybody know what it is?

    

    Last reply by Brad-Tampa, April 19, 2011
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    Hippeastrum

    April 15, 2011 by edric

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    Didn't bother to take photos of all the regular old stripped ones, this year, but these red ones I purchased a few years ago, are really something, Ed

    

    Last reply by Gbarce, April 19, 2011
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    LANDSCAPING WITH BROMS

    April 13, 2011 by Bill Austin

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    I have some friends who were having a problem with mosquitos in there broms, wanted to know if I knew anybody who would like the broms. Being the nice guy that I am, I said I will be right over.This is what I came back with, truck number 1 and truck No.2 I had just the place to but the new broms so I started to put them in and what do you know.

    

    Last reply by realarch, April 18, 2011
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    The brom that was... what? 1 2

    March 6, 2011 by BS Man about Palms

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    So- may have asked this privately...a long time ago, but not here Probably 5 or 6 years ago I fond a unique Brom at a hardware store some100 + miles from here. The person working there said the last one she saw like it was several years before... anyway, the flower was very different, the leaves kinda average... Sorry for the poor old pics...

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, April 18, 2011
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    Ficus Triangularis-how big do they get??

    April 14, 2011 by Gbarce

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    I have this variegated Ficus Triangularis and I am thinking of planting it in the ground. But I have a number of questions about the species

    

    Last reply by virtualpalm, April 16, 2011
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    Carludovica Jungle Drums

    December 18, 2007 by Wai`anae Steve

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    Saw a posting from 2006, but I still have questions. Someplace a "google" said it was stemless. This would make a big difference where I plant it. So who's had one for a few years?? Bought it at Walmart in Pearl City, the have more, for $23.88

    

    Last reply by tropicbreeze, April 16, 2011
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    Tillandsia fasciculata

    April 14, 2011 by edric

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    The first photo is of two that are getting shipped off to Germany as a gift to someone important, that's what started this thread, the other photos are of their native habitat at my house, Ed

    

    Last reply by SubTropicRay, April 15, 2011
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    West Coast Ferns

    April 14, 2011 by Kailua_Krish

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    Hi all, Just curious if anyone knows if the western sword fern and the giant chain fern can be grown in Florida. I have been looking around and havent found much info either way. -Krishna

    

    Last reply by Gonzer, April 14, 2011
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    Dutchman's pipe finally blooms

    April 11, 2011 by PalmatierMeg

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    A year ago we bought a dutchman's pipe vine for out latest arbor. It struggled, mainly because caterpillars chewed on it relentlessly. My husband got frustrated waiting for blooms that never materialized. Then, Saturday we found a fabulous speckled maroon flower and another fixing to open. Dutchman's pipe and passion flower with my husband's hands for scale. Unopened pipe

    

    Last reply by edric, April 14, 2011
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    Whats this on my Brownea???

    April 8, 2011 by Gbarce

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    I bought this scrawny little Brownea Sp. seedling a couple of months back. I placed it in the shadehouse to let it strengtheen up and get more vigorous before placing it somewher sunnier. A lot of its leaves were sort of beat up and dried out when I bought it in a plant show and a few days ago I noticed that a lot of those leaves fell off already

    

    Last reply by Gbarce, April 14, 2011
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    A red bamboo

    April 13, 2011 by Gbarce

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    I bought this "red bamboo" but really don't know much about it. Does anyone recognize this species/cultivar?

    

    Last reply by Gbarce, April 14, 2011
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    Harpephyllum caffrum--Kaffir Plum

    November 16, 2010 by fastfeat

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    OK, I'm not advocating the wholesale planting of this species as a street tree again, but I find it interesting to occasionally indulge the thought processes of arborists and landscape architects who came before. And also, I like to shine a little light on trees that are on the verge of falling out of the trade because they are no longer planted in quantities once demanded by post-War builders. I've always despised the old nurseryman's circular sleight: Customer: "Well, why don't you grow it anymore?" Nurseryman: "Well, nobody plants it anymore" Customer: "Why doesn't anyone plant it?" Nurseryman: "'Cause nobody grows it anymore!" So for you young folk…

    

    Last reply by The Silent Seed, April 13, 2011
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    nice pair of well-pruned Ficus rubiginosa

    March 5, 2011 by fastfeat

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    Across the street from Crystal Cathedral (Chapman Av, Garden Grove) was this pair of well-maintained F. rubiginosa. These have heavy tomentum, may be cultivar 'El Toro' or 'Irvine'(?) This type is perhaps the best fig for smaller SoCal yards and parkways, as they tend to be slower-growing and usually good branching habit. (Similar trees have been growing throughout Fashion Island parkways since the '70s with relatively little concrete destruction.)

    

    Last reply by fastfeat, April 13, 2011