TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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A good book to read Tropical garden plants
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A good book is worth a thousand words and this book by the author William Warren is definitely a coffee table book worthy of any table with photographs by Luca invernizzi Tettoni with some good tropical plants in it and a brief view on cultivation for some wonderful must have plants in the garden to creat that tropical look and the best bit is your not looking at a computer screen so when you go to drag two fingers on the image for a closer view you know you have had definitely to much screen time 😂
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N. H. Plumeria Season 2K24
by Silas_Sancona- 0 replies
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With temperatures on the rise, the Plumeria are starting to awaken.. Some faster.... Some slower ..For the moment. ...They'll catch up soon enough.. Ellen should leave her ugly beheading behind once new growth starts pushing from dormant nodes.. Hard to see now but, at least a couple may try to flower this year, inc the " Is likely Celadine " currently in " Plumeria Jail " planted last fall.. Almost time for some white washing to keep those tender young trunks and branches from burning. Lets see what yours are doing ..an…
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Dappled Shade Tree Suggestions - Houston Zone 9B
by Chester B- 0 replies
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It's starting to get hot here and I have a huge unshaded south facing backyard. I'll be putting in an island bed and planting with some small Sabals but they're going to take years to get big. Any suggestions for a tree to provide some shade? The plan would be to remove the tree in 5 years or so. Requirements are: 1) Creates dappled shade, not heavy shade 2) Tropical looking 3) Fast growing 4) Cold hardy for Houston 5) Spread out or vase shaped growth 6) can be deciduous or evergreen I was thinking something similar to a Mimosa (Albizia) but not a Mimosa. I'm interested to see what you can all come up with.
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Buying a couple of rare trees again
by happypalms- 2 replies
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At it again buying plants this time some rare trees for the garden a maprang-Bouea macrophylla Rothmania longifolia Posqueria longifolia var trinitatis and a lone anthurium friedrichstahlii winter will be the test for them and time will tell if they make to the garden
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Avocado "seedlings"
by WaianaeCrider- 0 replies
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Well they are not seedlings any longer. I often hike in a valley that over 100 years ago had a lot of sugar plantation worker going deep to work on water supplys ?they must have liked avocados for lunch or snacks as there are a few dozen trees growing along the 4 mile trail. Strangely most that produce fruit produce pretty good fruit. Can't think of one w/BAD fruit. But there are some really large trees that have never had fruit that we can see. We hike the area all year and from say August to late October we pack out pounds and pounds of fruit of all kinds of shapes. Some round some pare shaped. Some a little stringy, some a little watery but worth packing on yo…
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dombeya seminole in central FL
by Hallton- 1 reply
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I just planted a 3g pot of dombeya seminole, have read to deeply water and do not overwater. Will this apply now or after it has established, does anyone know? thanks - H
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A few flowers around the garden
by happypalms- 0 replies
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I love flowers in the garden mainly because it gives my native bees some extra food out of season to the native plants but you can’t beat a nice bit colour and form of flowers 💐
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Potting up some macrozamia communis seedlings
by happypalms- 0 replies
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Purchased theses seeds of eBay with very good success 42 plants from 47 seeds not to bad for eBay the cycad moth attacked them I dont spray my plants the moth is very difficult to control you never know when they will strike and they do so quickly when they do one day looking good the next under attack i remove them by hand and they get a free drink in a bucket water these seedlings will recover I might lose the odd one but they will make a good comeback one tough Australian cycas species but I was surprised when they got attacked the same has happened to my lepidozamia peroskyanana tube stock as well which had been a order that will not be filled until next season
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Propagating a few isopogon Formosus
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A couple of weeks ago I did a couple of isopogon cuttings one very tough drought tolerant Aussie native definitely worth having these ones will be planted out on my property sometime in the future iam trying to create a tropical garden surrounded by Australian plants in the harder dryer parts on of my property eventually the whole 5 acres will be planted out in the future
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which Brachychiton species...
by Than- 2 replies
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...has the widest canopy?
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Planting some home grown proteas
by happypalms- 0 replies
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Some time ago I did a post on propagating some proteas well I had some success in getting a few to strike what a wonderful way to get some new plants for the garden with certain protea varieties not being easy to find and not so cheap to buy there a little tricky to grow in containers with fungus being the main cause of death palm growers love to water there plants but with proteas it’s whole different watering regime so hopefully in a few years time we will have some lovely home grown protea flowers for dining room table
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Ceiba pentandra seeds/ bombax ceiba seeds
by Plantking165- 1 follower
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Love these 2 trees and would like seeds for them if anyone has any I'd buy some. Also share pics and experiences growing these trees too.
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Bottlebrushes
by thyerr01- 5 replies
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A couple of my seed grown bottlebrushes have flowered for the first time this spring, all about 3.5 years old. Callistemons are clearly one of the best groups of Australian plants for the Gulf Coast/US Southeast, although only a few varieties are commonly available. I'm curious if anyone else is having success with any other species, or related genera like Melaleuca/Kunzea/Calothamnus. In addition to the ones below I also have C. montanus about to flower. Our two most recent freezes in late 2022 and early 2024 killed all of my Kunzea baxteri and various seedling Melaleucas did not survive their first summer last year when my irrigation stopped working briefly. I'll start …
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This is the end ... agave ovatifolia
by tinman10101- 1 follower
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man i just love this agave and is a show stopper. having it only about 10 years from a small 1 gallon to what it is now approx. 5ft in diameter, its been a great addition with contrasting colors in the garden. plus it really lives up to the extremes of the high desert. in any case, i will be sad once its gone and now debating if i should watch it flower for its full term or dig it out and plant something new ... well, it was beautiful while it lasted. from research and friend's experience, 10 years is about the average life span of these. cheers tin
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Question about avocado trees
by Than- 14 replies
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For those who have experience with avocado trees: Is it true that plants from seed grow a lot faster than grafted ones? I know that grafted ones will bear fruit faster but I am mostly interested in using the tree for canopy so I want a specimen that will grow canopy fast, fruit is a secondary concern. Thank you!
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Ficus macrophylla for erosion control
by Philipp- 1 reply
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I could not find real information online so I am asking here: Ficus macrophylla, especially the columnaris version, are growing a massive root system, I was wondering if they are used to stabilize steep slopes against erosion and rockfall? I would assume that they could be very effective, another person I know thinks they would grow too big which would make them to instable again. All the best, Philipp
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Branching tree fern
by John2468- 1 reply
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Hello everyone, I just wanted to share a picture I found online of what appears to be a branching tree fern, has this happened to any of your tree ferns?
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Clusia vs. Viburnum?
by Sandy Loam- 1 follower
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In extremely dry and sandy soil with no irrigation, do you feel that Clusia Rosea/Guttifera would thrive more than sweet viburnum? Location: USDA zone 10a, central Florida USA.
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Draceana surculosa gold dust and milky way looking good
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A real gem of a plant easy to propagate just put the seeds in a container of soil and wait the milky variety which iam more interested in propagating than gold dust the seedlings are gold dust the varieties both prefer bright shade but a real tropical looking plant the big one they were asking $50 Australian dollars i traded a Japanese variegated rhapis both gardeners were happy
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Epiphytic Agave?
by Keys6505- 1 reply
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I'm not really up on my succulents but looks like an Agave? Saw this today at an abandoned house in Orange TX. House has been empty for awhile so I'm pretty confident there was no protection for this past winter's freeze. I didn't know they could grow like this.
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Moss for dry climate
by Than- 1 reply
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Has anyone tried growing moss outdoors in dry climates? I read that species of the genus Racomitrium can tolerate drought and even full sun. I imagine some moss covered rocks would complement very nice a dense garden.
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Puya berteroniana
by Holland- 2 replies
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Hello I have a question. I hope someone can help me. I have a big plant from the Puya berteronbiana in pot. The plantis10 years old, but it have not flowering yet. Is the plant still too young? Or do I something rong. I am living in the Netherlands., In winter I put the big plant in a cool greenhouse, from november till half April. From April till november in my garden. in the morning in partial shade until 11 a.m. Then in the sun until 6 p.m. Who can advise me on how to get this Puya to bloom? Thank you very much for your help.
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Cycad Taitungensis
by Swolte- 6 replies
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I have a Taitungensis specimen in a shaded and clay-ish area down at a dry creek for 4 years where it has been neglected and, as a result, barely grown (has survived all the hell thrown at it, though). Now, with the death of a bunch of cedars due to said hell, I have a PERFECT spot for it in FULL Texas sun in a few feet or fertile gardening soil. I read some reports, however, that Full Texas sun may be a bit too much for them and result in leaf discoloration? For reference, my Revolutas are fine in full sun. What is your experience?
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No irrigation, Sandy soil
by Sandy Loam- 1 follower
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Hello. If I have no irrigation and very sandy soil, how would clusia shrubs do at my place in harsh sunshine? (At certain times of the year, we can go two or three weeks with no rain) Would clusia do better than sweet viburnum in such dry conditions? (presumably clusia guttifera / clusia rosea) I am located in central Florida USA, within USDA zone 10a. Thank you.
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Planting a wax jambu (red)
by happypalms- 0 replies
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Hopefully one day I will get some fruit of the jambu but iam more interested in the tropical look of the tree and the deep shade it will create the fruit will be a bonus
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