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Another local plant show - 2009


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I don't really collect variegated stuff but for some reason I ended up getting a lot of them this time.

Macaranga Tanarius. Macaranga are actually considered weeds over here but I thought that the variegation on this one was exceptional.

I even got a smaller one for back up. Variegation is not as goo as the bigger one though

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Also picked up a Medenilla-- I forget teh species but this one has a drooping inflorecense. Kinda looks like a tiny purple chandelier

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Looks a bit scrawny. I bought this variegated breadfruit tree on a whim.

I am thinking that Large variegated leaves woule really look cool!

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Picked up a coupld of Moon Vines-- They are like morning glories but their flowers open up at night.

My palm for scale. I thought that the flowers were huge-- either that or my hands are small.

Am gonna use them to cover up part of our fence

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Of course I aslo had to buy a variegated palm--- Here's a variegated foxtail palm.

Is a variegated Foxtail palm the same as a Foxy Lady???

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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One of my favorite finds this plant sale-- a variegated Ceiba pentandra or Kapok tree.

THe leaves are palm shaped and should display its variegation pattern very nicely.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Not the best variegation pattern, I have to say But I am excited to see how it develops in the future.

A lot of its leaves are completely golden which should be a nice contrast to its leaves that are dark green. The variegation even shows in the trunk - which is a good sign.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Well that's it. This concludes our picture show. Hope you enjoyed it. That's whats available and interesting--plant wise-- in this side of the world.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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A foxy lady is a hybrid of Wodyetia x Veitchia. Not all faoxy ladies are varigated. Don't know if this is what you have or a straight varigated foxtail. You have so many varigated palms at that market it is amazing.

Of course I aslo had to buy a variegated palm--- Here's a variegated foxtail palm.

Is a variegated Foxtail palm the same as a Foxy Lady???

With a tin cup for a chalice

Fill it up with good red wine,

And I'm-a chewin' on a honeysuckle vine.

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Gene,

Thanks for the tour. Fantastic plants and wonderful displays!

Robert

Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Also got this Philodendron for a part of the garden that I am fixing up

Looks like a "Spicy Dog" nice amount of varigated tropicals you landed. :drool:

"Randy" IPS member # 150229

Dover, FL (West of Plant City, FL)

120 feet above sea level

Average Yearly Rainfall is 51.17 inches per year

Average Summer Temp 83F

Average Winter Temp 62F

USDA Zone 9a/9b

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Nice scores Gene. Do you have the room to plant out your Breadfruit, Jackfruit and Kapok, or will you keep them in pots?

San Fernando Valley, California

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Tikitiki - its a pure Foxtail tha just went variegted.

Peter- I plan to put them in pots for years. I am planning to have a lot of palms in the garden and just have thee as accents. But I need to have the garden develop and mature first befor placing these in.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Peter- I plan to put them in pots for years. I am planning to have a lot of palms in the garden and just have thee as accents. But I need to have the garden develop and mature first befor placing these in.

Gene,

You can't leave trees in pots for years... They don't do so well in pots after a few years (especially in the tropics like your place where they grow so fast), unless you kept on bumping the pot sizes. Fruit trees like breadfruit and jackfruit trees, need to be planted when they reach around 1m high. Besides, trees provide better canopy than any palms would for all your understory palms you have...

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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Ari - I know what you mean. But I have to see how the garden develops before deciding where to place the trees. In the mean time I will be repotting them in supersize pots and probably try my hand in marcotting them as a means of controlling their size and getting more trees :). Kind of like "bonsai - ing" them

I have good news for you--which I will PM.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Gene,

Fantastic photos. I am in awe of the selection you have over there.

Bren in South St. Pete Florida

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Gene,

Thanks alot for taking the time to show us all these beautiful plants that are offered there. I'm still in disbelief with so many plants that are variegated that seem to show up and for sale.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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A couple of very large philodendron specimens

That left one looks like a meconostigma philodendron, one of those hybrids coming from Indonesia. I sent a mail to you (not sure if it got through). Thanks!

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A couple of very large philodendron specimens

That left one looks like a meconostigma philodendron, one of those hybrids coming from Indonesia. I sent a mail to you (not sure if it got through). Thanks!

Thanks for the permission.

Btw, the other Philo to the right looks like it's Philodendron billietiae, not a meco but rather good looking anyways.

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Gene,

Love the variegated fishtails, rattan, and foxtail!! I have seen a variegated foxtail here in FL in the ground with trunk- an amazing tree...

Always appreciate the tours :) :)

JD

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asj2006 - thanks for the ID. You sure know your Philodendrons

JD in the OC - its great that you appreciate the tour. I like looking through this post over and over again myself. Am also trying to get some of these variegated palms. For the variegated fishtail I am still looking for one with exceptional variegation (they are not the same "quality"). Sone have few variegation and some are just green on green. I'd love to acquire a seedling with lots of well distributed yellow or white variegation.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Thank you Gene for sharing these AMAZING pics !!

I went to Philippines 3 years ago, and I can tell you that I really fell in love with this country. The perfect climate of nothern Luzon, the kindness of people, great and little gardens everywhere : everybody seems to love gardening in your country!

I really hope to visit you again, one day...

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

Vince Lombardi

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asj2006 - thanks for the ID. You sure know your Philodendrons

Salamat, but I know mostly Meconostigmas (the robust arborescent kinds like P. bipinnatifidum); I just happened to stumble on the other names.

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Not the best pic but heres mine the new leaf is even better lookin than this one with more striping thanks JD

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Very nice Variegated Caryotas!!

Yup, I am still looking for really nice ones like those -- white variegation would be the best.

Nice to see that the variegation also appears on the petioles.

Its a good thing that the white parts don't burn.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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