Big leaves....

[Tracy]

This leaf fell off my Ficus dammaropsis yesterday.  Rainbow sandal size Large for perspective.  33 1/2 " long and 23" wide.  Enough that one could actually wear the fig leaf and be modestly covered from chest to crotch.  What big leaves do you have in your garden?

[VA Jeff]

I used to have magnolia macrophylla, tetrapanax, fatsia, paulownia, firmiana, aleurites fordii, indocalamus tessellatus, ficus auriculata, and I once had 4 dammaropsis.  Most of them were at my old house.    I don't have any pf them now.  I used to be unhealthily addicted to plants.  Now I enjoy them more, because I can survive without them.  Life seems to go that way.

[Than]

2 hours ago, VA Jeff said:

I used to be unhealthily addicted to plants.  Now I enjoy them more, because I can survive without them.  Life seems to go that way.

Intriguing words; makes me wonder whether my hobby has reached unhealthy levels. May I ask why you are saying this? What was your addiction to plants like? 

[Peter]

Not bad for a pot grown plant; Ficus auriculata

[Than]

6 hours ago, Peter said:

Not bad for a pot grown plant; Ficus auriculata

Awesome. From seed?

[happypalms]

This kalanchoe certainly has a big leaf and often planted in sensory gardens for the velvety leaf.

[VA Jeff]

On 8/2/2024 at 3:04 AM, Than said:

Intriguing words; makes me wonder whether my hobby has reached unhealthy levels. May I ask why you are saying this? What was your addiction to plants like? 

I used to check several plant boards each multiple times a day and obsess about every possible plant I could grow.  I now can go a week without looking up plant information at times, although usually almost once a day.  It's better not feeling like a slave to my hobby, but rather doing it because I enjoy it in a relaxed way.  Now I have been setting up the capability to create new hybrids more for the joy of it, not because I feel an urgent need to.  There is a distinct difference.

[VA Jeff]

My holy grail plant... not hardy at all.

[Than]

3 hours ago, VA Jeff said:

I used to check several plant boards each multiple times a day and obsess about every possible plant I could grow.  I now can go a week without looking up plant information at times, although usually almost once a day.  It's better not feeling like a slave to my hobby, but rather doing it because I enjoy it in a relaxed way.  Now I have been setting up the capability to create new hybrids more for the joy of it, not because I feel an urgent need to.  There is a distinct difference.

I know the problem all too well! I'm much better nowadays though, I don't feel the urge to acquire new plants anymore. Unless it's a dammaropsis! 

[VA Jeff]

The plant I posted yesterday is magnolia equatorialis.  Somewhat resembles dammaropsis / brusii.  Too bad it is so rare it makes dammaropsis seem like a yard weed.

[Silas_Sancona]

2 hours ago, VA Jeff said:

The plant I posted yesterday is magnolia equatorialis.  Somewhat resembles dammaropsis / brusii.  Too bad it is so rare it makes dammaropsis seem like a yard weed.

Interesting sp.  See there is only 2 shots a single iNat observation of a cone from 2021.  Wonder if any of the other sps in the Talamua Magnolia group are grown anywhere outside of where they're native..