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in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Sol Cooper

Hobart Tasmania

42 degrees South

Mild climate - mostly frost free

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    Dear Sol :)

    i have seen few here,but never this tall..we call them the 'fern nest or birds nest'.But exact botanical name i do not know.

    love,

    kris :)

    love conquers all..

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    Foliage looks like Meryta balansae, but the trunk doesn't look right. Dunno.

    SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

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    Fastfeast its not a Meryta

    Kris do you mean birds nest fern - Asplenium, its not one of these

    Sol Cooper

    Hobart Tasmania

    42 degrees South

    Mild climate - mostly frost free

    Don't Know what you call it but whenever i visit Sol i just call it the Doctor Seuss plant ! :mrlooney:

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    Old Beach ,Hobart
    Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
    Cool Maritime climate

    Very likely one of the tree-like Lobelias from the mountains of east Africa. I am not sure which species.

    Jason

    Menlo Park, CA  (U.S.A.) hillside

    Min. temp Jan 2007:  28.1 deg. F (-2.2 deg. C)

    Min. temp winter 2008: 34.7 deg. F (1.5 deg. C)

    USDA Zone 10A since 2000
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    Very likely one of the tree-like Lobelias from the mountains of east Africa. I am not sure which species.

    Jason

    Correct Lobelia Gibberoa :)

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    Sol Cooper

    Hobart Tasmania

    42 degrees South

    Mild climate - mostly frost free

    any common names
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    any common names

    Not that I know of

    Sol Cooper

    Hobart Tasmania

    42 degrees South

    Mild climate - mostly frost free

    I grew Lobelia gibberoa for a while, but the irrigation line for it and a few other plants fell victim to rodents, and I discovered the damage too late. Our summers are just too dry to take the eye off the ball when it comes to thirsty plants like this one.. I'd love to grow it again, since it has a great form.

    Jason

    Very likely one of the tree-like Lobelias from the mountains of east Africa. I am not sure which species.

    Jason

    Correct Lobelia Gibberoa :)

    Menlo Park, CA  (U.S.A.) hillside

    Min. temp Jan 2007:  28.1 deg. F (-2.2 deg. C)

    Min. temp winter 2008: 34.7 deg. F (1.5 deg. C)

    USDA Zone 10A since 2000
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    I grew Lobelia gibberoa for a while, but the irrigation line for it and a few other plants fell victim to rodents, and I discovered the damage too late. Our summers are just too dry to take the eye off the ball when it comes to thirsty plants like this one.. I'd love to grow it again, since it has a great form.

    Jason

    Very likely one of the tree-like Lobelias from the mountains of east Africa. I am not sure which species.

    Jason

    Correct Lobelia Gibberoa :)

    Jason mine is beggining to flower

    Sol Cooper

    Hobart Tasmania

    42 degrees South

    Mild climate - mostly frost free

    Sol, that's awesome. Mine didn't get that far along before they were dehydrated to death.

    Jason

    Jason mine is beggining to flower

    Menlo Park, CA  (U.S.A.) hillside

    Min. temp Jan 2007:  28.1 deg. F (-2.2 deg. C)

    Min. temp winter 2008: 34.7 deg. F (1.5 deg. C)

    USDA Zone 10A since 2000

    How difficult are they do find for sale?

    Resident of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, San Diego, CA and Pahoa, HI.  Former garden in Vista, CA.  Garden Photos

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    How difficult are they do find for sale?

    Not sure in your neck of the woods

    Sol Cooper

    Hobart Tasmania

    42 degrees South

    Mild climate - mostly frost free
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    Sol, that's awesome. Mine didn't get that far along before they were dehydrated to death.

    Jason

    Jason mine is beggining to flower

    Jason here is an update

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    Sol Cooper

    Hobart Tasmania

    42 degrees South

    Mild climate - mostly frost free
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    It is growing extra fast now, I'd say it was 6 meters tall

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    Sol Cooper

    Hobart Tasmania

    42 degrees South

    Mild climate - mostly frost free

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