Local plant show 2009

[Gbarce]

Cycas Debaoensis-- those leaves are really something. This one looks travel weary though-- I understand that this was just recently imported.

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Chamaedorea Metallica.

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Variegated Philodendrons.

I got one of these-- but I wonder how stable the variegation is on this one.

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Some Sansiverias. THere seems to ba a lot of interest in these plants over here lately. Some of these plants are commanding very high prices.

I don't really know what to think about these plants -- their allure escapes me.

[Gbarce]

Variegated fern and a Philodendron

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Some Bonsai were also for sale

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[ariscott]

Myconia??? Did I get the name right?

I saw a large specimen of this in Fairchild Botanical Garden-- impressive plant. But I am told that these are actually considered as weeds in Hawaii??

Leaves are gorgeous though

They are declared weeds in QLD too...

Regards, Ari

[Gbarce]

A few more Sansiveria shots.

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Passion vines - Cool flowers

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Placyterium Ridleyii - One of my favorite staghorn ferns but I find it difficult to grow. Very nice ridged pattern on the shields

[Gbarce]

Placyterium Elephantiosis and Wilinkii

[Gbarce]

A nicely grown Silver Joey (J. Magnifica)

[Gbarce]

Some weird yet wonderful Heliconias.

Nice and Fuzzy flowers

[Gbarce]

this one is simillar but a lot bigger than the previous heliconia

[Gbarce]

Just like a palm this fern pushes out a red leaf when its new

[Gbarce]

Amherstia Nobilis~~

[Gbarce]

A large Variegated Pandanus and a variegated ginger.

I got the ginger-- it was a really good size and pretty reasonably priced

[Gbarce]

A local alocasia

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I found this ornamental grass with the really dark seed heads/flowers interesting.

[Gbarce]

A young Old Man Palm. Even without the hairy trunk the leaves of this palms still make it attractive

[Gbarce]

Agaves

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Now for the Loot

Variegated Ptychosperma -- I was told that this is Mcarthurii but I am not sure it is. The leaves look a bit too stubby.

Neat thing about it is even the off shoots are variegated

I am beat--- more tomorrow

[rthink]

Gene,

Thanks for the photos. Amsherstia nobilis looks great. I just acquired one but i think it'll take a long time for flowers as it's grown from seed.

[Gbarce]

Rthink - I now what you mean. I have a small one planted in teh ground myself and it is only about 3 feet tall now. The one that I see that have flowerres are about 8 feet tall.

It will be well worth the wait though

[Gbarce]

I was able to get another variegated palm. Anyone care to guess what the species is just based on these shots?

Its a juvenile. The leaflets on the largest one are just beginning to form. As you can see this is a clustering palm. Even the offshoots are variegated

[Peter]

Great photos Gene-thanks! I have Amherstia envy here in California

[ariscott]

So do I... that one must be marcotted?? Being flowering at such size??

Regards, Ari

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Gene,

Love the Pictures, A Lipstick esp, a varigated one Cool........

Thanks for sharing.

Regards Mikey

[Jeff in St Pete]

Wow that does look like C. renda. That's going to be an amazing palm when it gets bigger.

[Gbarce]

Yup- Its a lipstick palm. I am hoping that the variegation proves stable as it ages. It would be cool if teh variegation extends all the way to teh crownshafts

Another palm I got was a Copernicia Macroglossa.

[Gbarce]

I also picked up a few Pilodendrons.

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Well... ok more than a few

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Also got a small Varegated Buddha Belly Bamboo

The small shoot that was poking out of the soil has had noticable growth and pushing out leaflets.

[Gbarce]

Planted out the Bohenia Kockiana as soon as it got home. This will make a good canopy for teh trellis. A new guinea creeper I planted there has not flowered in 8 years so this should be a good replacement.

[Gbarce]

Trying out Sansivarias - I got a couple but the smaller one was just a gift.

[Gbarce]

THis was the variegated ginger that I got. I already planted it in the ground among the palms.

Well that's it. Shows over. I just wanted to show the type of plants we get around here.

Hope you enjoyed.

[Jeff Searle]

Gene,

Your last pic. and the same (#98), of the variegated ginger is really a costus I believe. I'm still enjoying all the pictures! Nice stuff.

Jeff

[Gbarce]

Jeff- Thanks for pointing that out. I always thought that those types of plants were Gingers of some sort.

[Kim]

Thanks for taking us to the show, Gene, I really enjoyed all the incredible plants! Nice haul you got there!