TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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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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Heliconia for zone 9a? 1 2
by ania- 56 replies
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Is there any Heliconia that I could grow in Texas without a green house? Thanks, Ania
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Orchids on Palms
by epiphyte- 2 followers
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The other day I received an e-mail notifying me that Neiacassorielo had added me as a contact on flickr. Much to my pleasant surprise, when I visited her page I saw quite a few nice examples of orchids on trees. Not just any trees...but palm trees. Here are a couple of my favorite shots...Meu Paraiso and Coqueiro Areca com orquideas. Woah! Awesome! I especially like those shots because, as the admin of the landscaping with orchids group, I'm all about seeing tree-mounted orchids in context. How many of your palms are naked? Why not broaden/multiply their appeal by attaching some epiphytes to them? Should there be a law that requires you to do so? Yes. Defin…
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MOrton Bay Fig 1 2
by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA- 77 replies
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Bill took me by this awsome tree today!
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Attaching Bromelaids to tree trunks
by Laisla87- 1 follower
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Hi I was wondering if anyone could offer advice as to how to best attach bromelaids to tree trunks.. I was thinking of using chicken wire stuffed with coconut fire but this may not be ideal (may dry out?).
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Very colorful sugar cane
by Bill Austin- 17 replies
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Does anybody know anything about this sugar cane ?
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Tis' the season, for Cactus blooms
by Silas_Sancona- 16 replies
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Here in the Desert, and other arid places, one of the more celebrated aspects of spring are the diversity of cacti that can be encountered both in the garden, and out in habitat. In the Garden, you can be sure summer isn't far away when the Torch cacti ( Echinopsis / Trichocereus) start flowering. While you can encounter something in flower from late Feb- October, Spring and mid summer, once Monsoon season conditions kick in, are bigger peaks. Torch cactus season however is the most notable since the huge flowers easily attract attention. Here at the house, flowering season started a bit earlier than last year and has yielded a couple not so expected surprises. Som…
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Best bromeliads for full sun?
by rprimbs- 22 replies
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I've got an Alcantarea imperialis. What other bromeliads do well -- and have good color -- in full sun? What are your favorites and where can I buy them here in Southern California?
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Container Grown Traveler’s Palms
by Big Tex- 1 follower
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My Traveler’s Palm has grown to the size it is in this picture from a 6" pup in about one year. How many years can I leave it in a pot and it still grow? It is possible tfor it to reach maturity and trunk or flower? I am planning on putting it in a pot about twice the size it is in after winter. Anyone have any experience in container grown Traveler’s Palms?
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anyone growing baobabs (outside Madagascar)?@ 1 2 3
by Sandy Loam- 2 followers
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....if so, please post your progress photos.
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Madagascar Screwpine - a killer tree for Cali
by trioderob- 28 replies
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did not realize what a nice tree this is for Cali till I saw a very nice example over the 4th what an interesting tree for Southern Cali
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Wierdest/coolest bromeliads 1 2
by JD in the OC- 1 follower
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Palmcrazy inspired me to start a post with some bromeliads you may not see every day... Aec. Black on Black Aec. fendleri variegated Neo. Shockwave
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Heliconia schiedeana
by cagary- 38 replies
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Here's a flower (inflorescenses) from my Heliconia schiedeana. Once this Heliconia gets established in a shady spot, they spread and flower almost all year here in southern CA. Any one else growing these?
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What are the weirdest? rarest? or most unusual plant you grow? 1 2
by Palm crazy- 3 followers
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or have seen in someones else's garden? For me is would be JBxQ, which isn't really that rare anymore, but I like to get something really cool this year that's really special. Maybe a (hardy) blue poppy that will comeback every year....More beautiful than rare in this case. Not my photo. The weirdest plant I have is are young Lancewood. Pseudopanax crassifolius Not my photo.
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I have had success with a few heliconia outside. Dwarf Rostrata, Mexican Gold & Coral Surprise. I have a few others in the ground that are trucking along but no blooms yet.
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Let's See Your Treeferns... 1 2 3 4
by palmsOrl- 6 followers
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I found this Australian tree fern (Cyathea cooperia) at Lucas Nursery today. It wasn't cheap at $30 but all of them are very healthy and I had been looking for one for a while and hadn't seen any lately. I have killed several in the past, all from drying out, so I am going to be careful to keep this one on the wet side. I had this lovely pot to pair it with so we will now see how I do with it. I know they get huge! I wish I could find the West Indian treefern but have never seen it for sale. Please share your treeferns of all species.
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Just some Sunday fun. Picked these on my farm this morning. One is an easy guess, do you know the other?
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Mango R2E2 in garden in Kona
by Al in Kona- 15 replies
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Here is our mango R2E2 growing in the garden and also 2-pics of ripe fruit from the tree being held by grandchildren. I was told that the variety R2E2 was a seedling tree from a Kent mango growing in Australia. The fruit is quite large, sweet excellent flavor and is fiberless.
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Heliconia zebrina 'Inca' 1 2
by realarch- 2 followers
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I had a moment of weakness and my eye wandered from palms to this Heliconia. The local Nurseryman's sale is this weekend here in Hilo and we dragged this one home. Not a lot of info on this heliconia and I'm assuming it needs some shade, anybody had experience with this one? Tim
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About 10 years ago I bought a small, single section Cerus peruvianus (I understand it's called something else now) from Home Depot and brought it home in the back seat of my car. I planted the cerus next to my storage shed, on the south side. Over the years it grew and multiplied, flowering heavily 3-4 times a year, then developing lots of fruits. About three years ago I started noticing small cerus plants coming up all about my property (5.60 acres), many of the plants 100s of feet away from the mother plant. At first I wasn't sure what species of cerus they were but after awhile concluded they were Cerus peruvianus. No doubt, birds were eating on the fruit and …
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Variegated (non-palm) Tropicals
by Cindy Adair- 20 replies
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I must admit that most (not all) variegated palms I've seen just look like they have a deficiency of some sort. That's not including all the "mottled" leaves which I like. Anyway, I like some variegated tropicals to mix in with the palms so I've included a few. The variegated Ceiba pentandra and the variegated Clusia rosea are my favorites of the variegated trees. I'd enjoy seeing your favorites.Yes, I do like crotons in all their many colors.
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the title says it all...........
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Kangaroo Paws 1 2
by osideterry- 41 replies
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I picked up this tasty thing at a pottery place in Encinitas. I had never seen one before, and the owner of the place called it a Kangaroo Paw. I like the color and think it will look nice mixed in with my palms. etc. Anyone else growing these?
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OK, not one of my favorite trees-- over-used, messy seed litter, prolific volunteers, etc. Plus, they're difficult to prune well, as they tend to originate most branches too close together. As they age, these tight crotches are prone to failure; as a result, trees are too-often heavily headed-back to reduce weight and maintain the trees in the landscape. But here is one that is pruned well, without the typical tight crotches so often seen.
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Ti's for color 1 2 3
by Bill Austin- 116 replies
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Just a few ti's on a rainy day floppy kaui rose bud Peter buck