TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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Im looking for a bunch of Ti plants (Cordylines) to fill in certain areas of my yard. Even just cuttings would be fine and any and all varieties will do. Obviously, something different than the big box stores would be cool! Does anyone in the Tampa Bay, FL area have any they want to sell/trade, etc? Or, any leads on good places to get them locally?
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Royal Poinciana (Delonix Regia) 1 2 3
by bubba- 88 replies
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Based upon numerous references in tropical literature to the effect that Royal Poincianna trees are tropical in nature and cannot be grown outside the South Florida area in the United States,I would like to hear from grower's of this specimen in other area's of the US or elsewhere in the world where it is being grown in non-tropical climates.Also, when does the tree bloom and how long does it remain without leaves.Iwould like to see more of those Arizona pictures
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Large Plumeria Tree in San Diego
by Palms1984- 1 follower
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I know of many large Plumeria trees in my neighborhood. However, this 51 year old Plumeria rubra 'Makanani' tree is the widest and one of the tallest I've seen in San Diego. I estimate it's width at about 30ft/10m and height is more than 20ft/6.1m tall. This tree takes up the whole front yard! I took this photo on August 26, 2010.
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Eucalyptus in the Southeast U.S. 1 2 3
by Matthew92- 3 followers
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I've recently become very interested in what Eucalyptus trees can grow well in zone 8 of FL Panhandle. I recently ordered E. viminalis and E. dalrympleana from rarepalmseeds and am very excited to try them. I've done a lot of research- much of what I found was sheer minimum temp tolerance of various species, but looking into things more, I've found that doesn't necessarily mean it will thrive in S.E. U.S. conditions. Apparently where they're from in Australia, the temperatures are more constant. They seem to not like roller coaster temps that is so typical of the SE U.S. Anyone else have much experience growing different species of Eucalyptus in the Southea…
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Alcantarea Imperialis 1 2
by doubravsky- 78 replies
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Just picked one of these up from Tropical Vibe... (thanks John). Really like the huge ones I saw at Bo's place. Anyone in SoCal with thoughts on sun exposure and cold hardiness? I put it in a spot that gets shad am, and then full sun from about 3:00 pm - 6:00 p m or so... I'll get a pic posted soon... thanks! Dave
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Cycad roots?????????
by MattyB- 16 replies
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Hi everyone. I'm working on a new area of the garden that sits on top of my septic leach area. I'm gonna want to plant relatively shallow rooted plants over most of this area so as not to clog my perforated pipes below. That means no palms, no trees, no shrubs. I'll mostly have shallow rooted groundcover in some areas, some smaller succulents, perennials, etc. I'm wondering about the root structures of cycads. I only have a couple of cycads but it would be nice to put a specimine type plant, like a cycad, in some areas just to break up the plantings. So, how agressively rooted are cycads? What are the roots like, hair roots or large tubers? Do they go deep or ar…
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tropicals in the Houston area 1 2 3 4
by necturus- 121 replies
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Saw this beautiful Erythrina crista-galli today in Richmond, TX. Feel free to use this thread to share other pictures of tropicals in the greater Houston area.
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Cycas debaoensis x revoluta 1 2 3
by tank- 3 followers
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Anyone have any pics of a Cycas debaoensis x revoluta hybrid? I'm hoping to pick up a couple of these and was curious as to what they look like. Are they showing any of the debaoensis leaf characteristics? BTW, I gifted a C. debaoensis to a friend here in Gainesville and his made it through last winter with only minor leaf tip burn. His was placed in a great microclimate an probably saw 20F with no frost. Thanks
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For ALL BROM NUTS 1 2 3
by Pedro 65- 105 replies
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Hi its starting to cool down here in Subtropical oz, no good for planting palms but Broms,Get em into the Sun for Colour, Colour, Colour. I will try and caption all but might be a bit fuzzy as the Palms get 98.765 % of our time in Summer Autumn. Enjoy . Pete PS MORE TO FOLLOW
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Zone 9a Fruit List
by _Keith- 15 replies
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When it comes to fruit, it seems like Zone 9a is a cursed zone. Not enough chill hours for most temperate fruit, but we have that handfull of cold wet winter days that kill tropical fruits like Papaya and Mango. Has anyone ever run across a list or have ideas on some more unique things to try. I have most all of the locally known to survive things, but would love to try some new ones.
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Michelia champaca alba
by John in Andalucia- 13 replies
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Native to South Asia and known as the Joy Perfume Tree. Maybe someone down in S. Florida is growing it? Would love to see some examples and perhaps know where seeds are available?
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Hawaiian Woodrose, Merremia Tuberosa 1 2
by edric- 50 replies
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Seven years old this month, ( started under lights ), this vine gets a yellow flower, then pushes it out, and closes up, and starts swelling, and swelling, flowering cycle is from late Oct. to early Feb., it will be opening up in a few weeks, I'm afraid its host the Live Oak tree, unfortunately didn't make it, " second blooms " seed pods are not produced until the third year, and only occur at elevations above 12 feet or so, because of a fungus it is susceptible to, as it gets older, ( over five years old ), it develops a near immunity to this fungus, and will produce pods at ground elevation, once it is over six or so, the dried flowers, ( seed pods ), are highly sought …
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Tropical-esque Trees 1 2
by OverGrown- 1 follower
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Curious as to what kind of trees you are pairing with your palms. For me its: Silk Floss Tree Jacaranda Michelia Champaca Alba Japanese Maples
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Black sugar cane
by Walter John- 17 replies
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I bought some of this yesterday, has anyone grown this plant ? Any tips/advice ?
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Plumerias do really well at my beach garden.They love the sun and fast draining soil.The wind keeps fungus and rust problems to a minimum. This is the native white that has no scent.I have seen this one growing on rocky hillsides at 1600m where winter temps drop to 6-8C every night in Dec-Jan. This is also a native.It seems that the pinks and reds grow at lower altitudes.It is also scentless My favorite , P.obtusa "Singapore"It is evergreen and has a wonderful light lemony-magnolia perfume
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Yucca and lookalikes 1 2
by chris.oz- 44 replies
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Hi, This looks like a Yucca but may be one of those other genera like Furcraea It has glaucous leaves with sharp but not lethally sharp tips like some Yuccas , develops a rather persistent shag, and the dead leaves are incredibly hard to remove. It suckers from the base as in the shade grown second image. When grown in full sun as in the first image it has a handsome appearance.
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The hardiest Ixoras
by mnorell- 4 replies
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The commonly sold Ixora coccinea varieties in the southern states and Florida (Maui Red, Maui Sunset, Nora Grant, etc.) usually go down with the first decent freeze unless kept very protected. Though they generally return from the roots here in my zone 9a climate, they are slow to return and I (and most impatient people) generally wind up buying them anew each spring and replacing the old plants. In doing research over the years I have noticed the following: - Ixora chinensis is commonly given a hardiness rating of 20F. Unfortunately I've never been able to procure any plants for testing. - I was also told by someone in Florida that her I. fragrans, though a brief…
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Tree Aloe "HERCULES"
by STEVE IN SO CAL- 10 replies
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Massive hybrid, always looks good, nice form, and interesting trunk detail...my favorite tree aloe Trunk detail.... Crown always dark green and happy... One more, with Yucca Rostrata..et all...
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Show off your favorite gingers 1 2 3
by junglegalfla- 2 followers
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Got this ginger last year. Alpinia rugosa is fairly uncommon. It overwintered well for me and really filled out this year nicely. I was hoping for some blooms but to no avail. Enid told me theirs bloom in March. Maybe next year. I have high hopes for this one, seems to take a fair bit of florida sun! A few that I grow Costus Maroon Chalice Zingiber vinosum
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z9 shrubs for tropical effect 1 2
by southlatropical- 68 replies
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When I hear the word shrub, I think to myself boooooooooooooooooring. But there are certainly some striking and tropical looking shrubs out there that can be grown here in zone 9. First up is Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki. I'm not crazy about viburnums, but I think this one looks great with the big glossy leaves.
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Ensete perrieri 1 2
by Jeff in St Pete- 54 replies
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Has anyone else ordered seeds of this banana? I've read that it is the only native banana to Madagascar and was just recently re-introduced. I received 100 seeds back in June and about 20-30 of them sprouted very quickly. I potted them into individual bags and stuck them in the shade under a tree all during the rainy season. They grew but the leaves were very stretched out. Then a lot of them got too water logged and started dying. When my shadehouse was built in Sept, I moved what was left of them into more sun and they started producing leaves with much shorter petioles and the plants really perked up. I am trialing this banana here in Costa Rica to see how it do…
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Hello all, I'm new here, I got this monster Elephant Ear Trunk ? I was gifted this,. and wasn't given any info other than winter store it in the basement. I googled elephant ear and saw tubor/bulb types, this thing is a giant Root or Trunk and looks nothing like the bulb types. Any info on how to save it would be appreciated. This thing weighs a ton, well at least a 100 lbs. Trunk is about 10" diameter and 2-3 feet tall. The leaf photo is off of a baby sprout off the mother, they already cut the leaves off the big trunk before I got it. I found this forum searching elephant ear trunk and found a member post about "trunking elephant ears" I…
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Croton and Palm Collection,Key West,Florida 1 2 3 4
by Jeff Searle- 153 replies
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A few weeks ago my wife Andrea and I drove down to Cudjoe Key, just outside of Key West to visit our good friends Judy and Jim Glock and stay at their house on the water. Some of you will remember them as they have attended many biennials in the past. Their yard is a small size lot, but packed with many unusual palms and well over 150 varieties of crotons. Because of the small amounts of rain that the Keys receive during the year, Jim has installed a sprinkler system that where as every plant has it's own drip line to it, with a low volumn mister head. I believe it comes on everyday for 15 minutes, but yet uses very little water. It's a young garden,maybe 5-6 years old no…
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I once posted about this before, maybe 2-3 years ago, and don't recall what the feedback was. Sometime back in early 2000 I bought and planted a jacaranda (assume mimosifolia species), shown in photo #1 below. Photo #2 shows this jacaranda tree as it looks today. I like the tree for it's shape and foliage, but the problem is, it's never, ever bloomed. Not even on lousy bloom. Every spring my wife (she loves almost any plant that blooms with flowers) anticipate seeing our jacaranda tree's first bloom, and every spring we are always disappointed, for there is never any blooms. Two years ago I had finally had enough and bought a small Jacaranda mimosifolia from C…
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nice local Banyan Tree, Ficus benghalensis
by Eric in Orlando- 1 follower
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I found a nice sized Banyan Tree, Ficus benghalensis growing in a local yard. It is developing the characteristic aerial roots. It is growing right next to a road so will create a good tunnel effect. Nice to see a Banyan since they really aren't sold in nurseries here. Usually the Ficus that are planted are things like F. benjamina, F. microcarpa, F. elastica F. lyrata and the occasional F. altissima 'Variegata'.
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