TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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Strange Cycas revoluta
by Laaz- 18 replies
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I copied these photos from coldplant.com which is in China. Has anyone ever seen or know what form of Cycas revoluta this is ?
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In all my years I've never run across this strange growth. They're flower spikes complete with pistil and stamens. If this is commonplace I'm surprised I've never seen it before.
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strange hump on Strelitzia nicolai trunk
by Eric in Orlando- 3 replies
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This Strelitzia nicolai stem has develped a strange hump. It is starting to grow roots and even has a little plantlet growing out of it. Its about 4ft off the ground.
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Strange jelly like substance on seedling
by Mike726- 7 replies
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Hi, Does anyone might know what this strange jelly-like substance might be on my seedling? It is clear and looks wet. Could it be some kind of eggs? Tree-frog eggs? Some kind of insect or pathogen infestation? I am in Florida, could it be a natural reaction to cold nights this winter? Attached are some photos. Thanks.
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Strange looking tree with large leaves
by Jeff in St Pete- 4 replies
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I went up to Parrita today to visit a nursery and check out their selection. You never know what gems you can stumble upon in some of these smaller nurseries. There was a 10 year kid who was working there (family business) and he was very knowledgeable and well spoken about plants for someone his age. Anyway, he showed me this tree with these unusual leaves. They are mottled, full of spines, and were very long. The kid didn't know the name of this one, he only referred to it as "espinosa" and said it was a tree. I thought it was a cool looking plant and I my go back and buy it. Anyone know what this is or how big it gets?
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Strange plant -- what is it?
by Gbarce- 4 replies
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I saw this peculiar plant today and I thought I'd try it out. The leaves are leathery and thick. The leaves are arranged like a triangle. The flowers look like an aroid. Looks like it is epiphytic. It is suppose to have come from the Bicol region here in the Philippines What is it?
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Strange Trunk of Non-Palm
by bubba- 6 replies
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What is it?
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Strange Zamia
by Jeff in St Pete- 8 replies
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This plant belongs to a friend of mine. It came from a batch of seeds from his Zamia fairchildiana but it sure doesn't look like one. Could it be a hybrid?
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Stranger things in the garden, the cooked and thirsty edition..
by Silas_Sancona- 0 replies
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As strange as 2020 has been thus far, it is only fitting that such "weirdness" should extend to plants in the garden this year.. While out front looking over the remains of a burnt up Agave parryi v. truncata, i noticed something weird occurring on the Guaiacum coulteri specimen i'd planted.. While i do kind of grow this specimen fairly "dry ", ie, don't water it a ton, it does get a deep soak about once a month until Monsoonal rains take over.. Regardless, i have never seen it produce seemingly solid white flowers. If anything, flowers produced this time of year will open a bleached out light blue ( color on it's flowers gets bleached out by the sun for some reas…
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Strangest Lemon EVER
by cagary- 6 replies
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The lemon fell of a standard Improved Meyer Lemon tree. The tree is a true lemon tree not a Buddha's Hand (Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus) . The tree has produced hundreds if not thousands of fruit over the years, but this is the only one shaped like a banana.
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I should have taken a picture, but I didn't. I planted four gardenia, each in a clay pot, large 20" clay pots at different areas in m yard. The one that is closest to a giant strangler fig tree is not doing too good, and I planted them in a pot because I want to raise them higher, AND I didn't want the ficus to mess with it. Well guess what, I was moving the pots around over the weekend to clean out the leaves, and I noticed the gardenia has rooted through the pots in the ground, so I tilted the pot to look, and these roots coming out of the drain holes at the bottom seems too thick to be the gardenia's roots. So I started to dig around a little and noticed th…
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Strangler fig on Sabal palmetto
by Walt- 1 follower
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While up in town (Lake Placid, Florida) the other day I noticed this Sabal palmetto with what appears to be Ficus microcarpa beginning to strangle it. Normally I see Ficus aurea or perhaps Ficus benghalensis doing this. I also noted the ficus wasn't hurt from the recent cold, while at my place just 70 feet in lower elevation, down the hill, all of my ficus trees were defoliated, except for the upper half of my two Ficus altissima trees. Once above 25 feet on that tree the defoliation stopped.
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Some years ago I noticed several Schefflera arboricola plants taking root and growing on one of my Phoenix sylvestris palms. They remind me of ficus species that grow and eventually strangle and take over a palm. I've observed Schefflera arboricola growing like this on a southern live oak. I've read the aerial roots from Schefflera arboricola, when they contact the ground, will function as regular roots. I look forward over the coming years to see just how much more these plants will grow. I'm not concerned about my Phoenix sylvestris, as this palm has been in the constant state of potassium (and to a lesser extent, magnesium) deficiency for 10 years. I brought the pH of…
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Stranglers in Paradise
by Kumar- 3 replies
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Victoria Gardens has plenty of stranglers. Usually these ficus (benghalensis or religiosa) are innocuously allowed to do their thing (i.e. strangling) on dead wood and poles specially set up for that purpose but here there were many strangling about on live trees. See, - This F. religiosa has presently acquired half the shareholding in a tamarind tree. No doubt it has its sights set on being the only ahareholder Away, a banyan is creating a work of art for a gothic exhibition on this poor mango
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Strelitzia
by Marius- 3 replies
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Two colours of Strelitzia reginae.
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I found these South African seeds in the back of my frig in a jar. They're several years old, so I'll try to germinate them this spring. They're a cross between Strelitza juncea and the yellow flower form of Strelitzia reginae (aka "Mandela's Gold"). Not sure anyone is doing this cross anymore, at least not in the States? In my previous attempt at sprouting, I only got one to grow (pictured). Maybe this one will bloom this year? 🤞 This may have been one of the last crosses the Saunders made before they died: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/15/british-botanist-rachel-saunders-body-south-africa
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Well i was wondering what it might be.... i'm really interested in Ravenala madagascariensis, but the people at the nursery had no idea....
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Strelitzia Caudata and Strelitzia Alba
by cagary- 13 replies
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My Strelitzia Caudata and S. Alba plants are about 3 feet high right now. I planted them from seed I germinated about 3 years ago here in south Orange County, CA. So far they look identical to S. nicolai. I'd post a photo, but you would just think they are S. nicolai. Some botanists from South Africa kindly explained to me in an e-mail the characteristics that set these two apart from the other more common Strelitzia plants, but a photo would have made things a lot clearer. Its something about the size and shape of the leaves and flowers, but the bottom line is that the differences are enough that they two species deserve their own name. Anyway, anyone else growing …
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Strelitzia hybrid
by dimitris- 17 replies
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I was watching one of my favorite series , modern family , and noticed that there were some plants looking like strelitzia some of the big leaved species , nicolai or alba having orange flowers in long stalks like strelitzia reginae ! I had read previously that it was created at 1909 one hybrid reginae x alba named as strelitzia kewensis . There is a topic about this subject to European palm society , http://www.palmsociety.org.uk/forum/topic.asp?boardid=1&show=31&page=0&topicid=5166 You can see what I am talking about if you watch the last episode of season 4 .
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Strelitzia hybrids
by Jim in Los Altos- 5 replies
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Does anyone have any information regarding the possibility of crossing Strelitzia nicolai with S. reginae or if anyone's already done this? I would think that the result would be beautiful.
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Strelitzia Juncea
by raimeiken- 27 replies
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anyone here grows this plant that can share me some seeds or possibly some plants? Can't find a local source for this plants. All I find here are the common BOP and the giant white variety.
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Strelitzia nicolai
by edric- 7 replies
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Hi everyone, I'm donating some plants to a local marine biology science center, for their tropiscaping, I mean landscaping, among then are some very large Strelitzia nicolai, (Giant White Bird of Paridise) any tips or suggestions on removal, how much roots do I have to have left on it, for it to safely make it? Thanks, Ed
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Strelitzia nicolai
by Big Tex- 2 replies
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My White Bird of Paradise has 3 pups. I am wanting to separate the pups from the mother plant. Does anyone know if this is done in the same fashion as a banana plant?
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Strelitzia Nicolai
by edric- 2 replies
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Here's a photo, of a bloom, from my Giant White Bird of Paradise, after tonight I may not see another for awhile, Ed
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Strelitzia nicolai - What is this?!?!
by Dartolution- 3 replies
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I've had this strelitzia nicolai potted for a couple of years and its gotten large for being in a pot. However yesterday I noticed this weird thing developing at the base. Does anyone here who is more familiar with these plants know what this is? Bloom shoot?
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