TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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Iris Blooms
by DTS- 1 follower
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Does anyone else have irises they want to share?
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Which succulent am I?
by GDLWyverex- 1 follower
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Can someone tell me which succulent this might be? Thanks and a Happy and Prosperous New Year Richard
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Bromeliad surprise this morning !
by Tassie_Troy1971- 3 replies
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recieved this Bromeliad 2 years ago from Peachy Queensland as a trade for another plant . It just sat there making a few leaves with no colour at all . Last year i was nearly going to move it it out and plant a small Chameadorea palm in it's place . 3 Weeks ago the next door neighbour cut down a huge Blackwood tree that cast deep shade over that area . As i stepped outside this morning i saw it in all it's glorious colour , obviously now it's in full sun it was able to flower .
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Tree ID
by nitsua0895- 5 replies
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What species of tree does this look like? I'm not sure it would be considered tropical but it's growing on both sides of my backyard and makes it to where my palms only get sunlight in the middle of the day. It's evergreen and is starting to flower right now.
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What is this? Pretty sure it blooms at night...
by Mandrew968- 5 replies
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We have this in the nursery. I would like to know primarily what it is and secondarily how to care for it, and maybe propagate it and add it to a host tree. thanks a million guys!
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Stevia rebaudiana
by Al in Kona- 3 replies
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I got a small plant of Stevia rebaudiana (see pic below) which I found in the herb section at our local Wal Mart Store. I'll either pot it up into a larger container or just put it into the ground. I read up on it and found that it is native to portions of northeast Paraguay and even into Brazil. I thought it was interesting enough to add this info: The sweet secret of Stevia lies in a complex molecule called Stevioside which is a glycoside composed of glucose, sophorose and steviol. It is this complex molecule and a number of other related compounds that account for Stevias extraordinary sweetness. The Stevia herb in its natural form is approximately 10 to 15 tim…
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Cycas revoluta crown damaged
by succlife- 3 replies
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I wanted my husband to clean up the seed pods on a female sago. I showed him the seeds and "fuzzy" parts to remove and went to the backyard to do weeding. He misunderstood and removed the crown (see photos). I'm assuming it will die? Thank you for any advice.
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Too long ignored
by GDLWyverex- 1 follower
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This ground cover has been in my collection for years and for some odd reason or other I have never discovered its identity. Any ideas? Thanks and Happy New Year Richard
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Yucca rostrata full glory
by BigFrond- 0 replies
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Flowered first time.
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A Brugmansia experiment...
by SailorBold- 6 replies
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I added 3 plants to this southern exposure... a Salmon Perfektion.. Triple A and Blessed.. Maybe??
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Some Seedling updates, and a very plesant surprise
by Silas_Sancona- 3 replies
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With the unusually ideal weather of late.. i figured this might be an appropriate time for a few updates on some stuff i have been working with, specifically seed-started things seed of which, was shared by others who might wish to see how things are coming along.. Additionally, i'm including pictures of perhaps the rarest of the rare flowering things i have. While most of the trial stuff i'd brought w/me here from Florida have done surprisingly well considering putting up with a far different climate ( here) This plant in particular has been one of 3 i have been really awaiting flowers on. The fact that it is flowering under warm season conditions similar to what …
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Forum on Desert Plants ??
by SW_FL_Palms- 3 replies
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Need to transplant large Dasylirion wheeleri. Wondering what type of root ball to expect ? How easy they transplant ? Does anyone know of any forums about Succulent & desert plants
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unknown shrub ID needed, misidentified as Metrosideros
by Eric in Orlando- 6 replies
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This large shrub/small tree is growing at Disney's Animal Kingdom near the entrance to the African safari ride. It has been there since 1999 and was misidentified as a Metrosideros. It has never flowered and is now about 10-12 feet tall. Anyone recognize what it may be? Thanks!
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West Australian Christmas trees.
by sandgroper- 3 replies
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It's that time of year when our native Christmas trees burst into colour, for most of the year you wouldn't look at them twice but for 6 odd weeks of the year they look beautiful in flower. They don't really look tropical but they are very pleasant to the eye.
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Can anyone ID this ginger?
by _Keith- 2 replies
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Wife wants it, so I have to find it. Just don't quite know what I am looking for.
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My subject title was made tongue in cheek, so I'm not serious. About a year or more ago I started to notice small Shefflera arboricola plants starting to grow in the boots of one of my Phoenix sylvestris palms. I guess birds deposited seeds in the boots and they sprouted. I have several large specimens of these shrubs that I planted back in 1999, and they are well over 100 feet away from my Phoenix sylvestris palm. There are about four small plants growing on the palm's trunk. I plan on leaving them (out of curiosity) to see what happens. I don't expect the shefflera to overtake and strangle my Phoenix sylvestris like a ficus would do, but I want to see just how much…
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Pride of Barbados
by Mangosteen- 1 follower
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Any one growing Caesalpinia pulcherrima?
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Nutmeg trees-Myristica fragrans
by Cindy Adair- 2 replies
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I have 4 small trees (the picture is of the largest one)growing slowing in shade to part shade. I understand they are dioecious so I planted 5 about 4 years ago in Puerto Rico. The fifth one has either died or I've "misplaced" it. I've only seen one fruiting tree ever and that was in Hawaii. Anybody know about how large they need to be to flower, so I can figure out if I even have both sexes?
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Bromeliad Society International Show Now!
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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I bought my first bromeliad only a few years ago, including one from Kim Cyr as part of a PT fundraiser! I have added more than a few since, mainly to accent my palms. However when I saw the world conference originally scheduled earlier I liked the itinerary and when finally it seemed less dangerous to travel I talked two plant loving friends into joining me in Sarasota. Yes we are also going to the IPS HI Biennial. The show and sale open to the public tomorrow at 9 am and parking is free so if you are local come look at the 21 vendors. Although we get to buy early starting at 6 pm tonight I am pretty sure we will not deplete the supply of great plants!!…
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Jamaican Rain Tree -Brya ebenus
by mike-coral gables- 1 follower
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My Brya ebenus is about 15’ tall now , never fails to please , showers me with yellow/orange most of the year late spring-summer is the best
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This one is Musa "Bordelon." The leaves are normally near purple with green stripes as opposed to the leaves in the photo. This one is a medium sized (to 12 feet) light green leaf banana. It was a gift from a friend, now deceased. I know bananas are willy-nilly with the names, but does anyone have any clues.
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Finally got around to snapping a panorama of my son's Armhem Land Giant - the Anbinik (Allosyncarpia Ternata) in all it's shady glory. The Top End's largest endemic tree species. Thats me standing beside it for scale Flowers and foliage Darwin City Council is trialling the species for use as an urban shade tree species. https://www.territorynativeplants.com.au/allosyncarpia-ternata
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ISO Tecoma stans
by SunnyFl- 0 replies
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...if any nurseries around here are selling plants of a decent size? I have one in the ground which is producing seeds - it bloomed right through January - but I'd like a few larger ones to replace the one that Jeanne killed.
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We're not as warm and sunny as southern California, but then again, we're a lot greener and lush looking without all that watering up here as well. There are certainly trade-offs to gardening up north, as we can't grow many of the juicy tender tropicals/subtropicals of LA/San Diego. Here's some photos of a garden I designed in the Berkeley hills and installed back in 2006, now nicely matured.
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Bauhinia/Phanera kockiana
by tropicbreeze- 0 replies
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Bought this plant as Bauhinia kockiana, but Kew has that name as a synonym of Phanera kockiana. The leaves don't look like your typical Bauhinia and it's a woody climber rather than a tree, they say with stems up to 30 metres long. Apparently under cultivation it doesn't usually get so high. Likes acidic fertile soil, well drained but moist. It's quite colourful and flowers all year. Hoping to get it to shade out morning sun on the east side of the house. But also hoping it doesn't seed prolifically and become a weed problem like some Bauhinias. You never know if you don't try.
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