happypalms So you want a bit of tropical colour

[Dan64]

14 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Look after that little Australian treasure! 

I definitely will!

[Zone7Bpalmguy]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

A nice bit of garden colour will be welcomed into the the understory, give this a few years and iam sure there will plenty of colour being a monstera there will be no shortage of foliage! 

I love it. I've been in a variegated plant kick lately.

[happypalms]

9 hours ago, Zone7Bpalmguy said:

I love it. I've been in a variegated plant kick lately.

I like the variegated plants for the colours, they seem to shine in the Australian bush garden!

[happypalms]

11 hours ago, Dan64 said:

I definitely will!

If I could post them to you I would, unfortunately live plants and customs don’t mix especially without the correct paperwork.

[Dan64]

1 hour ago, happypalms said:

If I could post them to you I would, unfortunately live plants and customs don’t mix especially without the correct paperwork.

I totally understand. Australia is a stickler about CITES and that’s not a bad thing at all 

[apriliarider15]

Fyi Bowenia serrulata survived and coned after being covered in 9" on snow for three days last winter. Ultimate low was 19°F in those three days. I now have located and purchased a male. So I can produce seed in the coming years. I need to trial a B. spectabilis if I ever come across one. 

[apriliarider15]

Wish I could fast forward my plants 25 years. Haha

[happypalms]

21 minutes ago, apriliarider15 said:

Wish I could fast forward my plants 25 years. Haha

Here’s what you can look forward too! How’s your little ones going? 

[Dan64]

42 minutes ago, apriliarider15 said:

Fyi Bowenia serrulata survived and coned after being covered in 9" on snow for three days last winter. Ultimate low was 19°F in those three days. I now have located and purchased a male. So I can produce seed in the coming years. I need to trial a B. spectabilis if I ever come across one. 

Good to know they can get that cold. Definitely exciting to be producing seeds from B. serrulata in the future. There were and hopefully will be people producing B. spectabilis over here so just keep looking. I know Tom Browne (Cycad Jungle) was producing both species and even had the Tineroo variety of B. serrulata. He’s trying to get out of cycads and has already sold all his adult Bowenia. So hopefully whoever got them will be breeding them in the future 

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, apriliarider15 said:

Fyi Bowenia serrulata survived and coned after being covered in 9" on snow for three days last winter. Ultimate low was 19°F in those three days. I now have located and purchased a male. So I can produce seed in the coming years. I need to trial a B. spectabilis if I ever come across one. 

Wow that’s cold, they go dormant for years if let to dry out. Did it grow the next season? 

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, Dan64 said:

Good to know they can get that cold. Definitely exciting to be producing seeds from B. serrulata in the future. There were and hopefully will be people producing B. spectabilis over here so just keep looking. I know Tom Browne (Cycad Jungle) was producing both species and even had the Tineroo variety of B. serrulata. He’s trying to get out of cycads and has already sold all his adult Bowenia. So hopefully whoever got them will be breeding them in the future 

I bet the seeds will be expensive!

[happypalms]

Purchased a Rothmania a few years ago in Sydney’s friends of the garden society nursery in the royal botanical gardens, it had grown big enough to plant out. And if you want to see some great pictures of the flowers go to rare palm seeds they have some great pictures of the flowers from my garden on there website. A beautiful tree that has a beautiful smell in flower. They asked me if they could use the photos I sent them, sure I said! And a  hibiscus sp all the way from Tasmania from @Jonathan who sent me this one I planted so thanks Jonathan for the plant, definitely looking forward to seeing it flower! 
Two more very beautiful flowering trees in the garden! 

[Dan64]

10 hours ago, happypalms said:

I bet the seeds will be expensive!

With Tom they were relatively cheap but I’m sure the new people won’t be very reasonable but to be expected 

[apriliarider15]

16 hours ago, happypalms said:

Wow that’s cold, they go dormant for years if let to dry out. Did it grow the next season? 

Yes and coned the very next season. 

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, apriliarider15 said:

Yes and coned the very next season. 

Nothing like a winter chill to heat things up later on! 

[Dan64]

13 hours ago, happypalms said:

Purchased a Rothmania a few years ago in Sydney’s friends of the garden society nursery in the royal botanical gardens, it had grown big enough to plant out. And if you want to see some great pictures of the flowers go to rare palm seeds they have some great pictures of the flowers from my garden on there website. A beautiful tree that has a beautiful smell in flower. They asked me if they could use the photos I sent them, sure I said! And a  hibiscus sp all the way from Tasmania from @Jonathan who sent me this one I planted so thanks Jonathan for the plant, definitely looking forward to seeing it flower! 
Two more very beautiful flowering trees in the garden! 

Had to look them up 😁 They will both look great when they flower 

[Dan64]

I’m hoping to pick one up next year

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, Dan64 said:

I’m hoping to pick one up next year

Pm me for seeds! 

[happypalms]

9 hours ago, Dan64 said:

Had to look them up 😁 They will both look great when they flower 

Both are beautiful flowers and the Rothmania has scent that is divine straight from cleopatras perfume range! 

[Dan64]

19 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Both are beautiful flowers and the Rothmania has scent that is divine straight from cleopatras perfume range! 

Can’t beat smelling good and looking good!

[Jonathan]

That hibiscus will grow like a weed for you Richard, super easy from cuttings if you want more. Enjoy!

[happypalms]

21 hours ago, Jonathan said:

That hibiscus will grow like a weed for you Richard, super easy from cuttings if you want more. Enjoy!

Thanks the last thing I need is more weeds 🤣 You see the Warrell creek one growing along the highway in tough conditions. Iam sure it will do well to n my climate. And thanks again for the plant. 

[happypalms]

A wonderful Australian plant that is actually a herb! 
Easy to grow and actually very cool tolerant and dry tolerant. Lovely shaped leaves, propagaters from seed easily. 
I will be giving away some of these seeds when mature so if you like what you see pm me! 

[happypalms]

Apparently according to the seller of this plant it comes from the backyard of a Florida aroid legend for which the VB plant is named. Bob could not recall the parentage of this plant so it will probably forever be a mystery, he was a generous grower which is how the seller came to obtain it on a visit to stay with him in Voral gables many years ago. 
So it’s nice to see a plant with a bit of personal history and a story behind it the grower lives on in his plant, and the story for this plant will be told in my garden honouring the grower! 

[Marie Nock]

I knew Bob and his last name was See not Cee.

[Dan64]

Always cool to get a particular plant’s history 😁 

[JohnAndSancho]

Plants with stories are the best. This is a nice one, too. 

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, Marie Nock said:

I knew Bob and his last name was See not Cee.

I just wrote down the name the seller had put!

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, Dan64 said:

Always cool to get a particular plant’s history 😁 

The best plant you can have is a gifted plant, you always remember that story! If it was your grandmothers plant or gifted from another growers garden. 

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Plants with stories are the best. This is a nice one, too. 

The seller I received it from has one of the best collections of plants I have ever seen, some of the most exotic and rare plants in Australia! 

[happypalms]

Some nice colour for the garden ready to go in the ground. 

[Dan64]

They are going to look great in the ground!

[happypalms]

20 hours ago, Dan64 said:

They are going to look great in the ground!

That’s the whole idea of it all, future garden plans! 

[happypalms]

A few nice exotics with a touch of colour. piper magnificum Hoffmania ghiesbreghtii strawberry splash philodendron el chocosonerila extra spotty

[Dan64]

They are nice!

Dan

[happypalms]

Spotted this grafted gum today an amazing colour! 

[Dan64]

That it is!

Dan

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, Dan64 said:

They are nice!

Dan

Definitely worth tracking down and cool tolerant as well! 
Richard 

[happypalms]

21 hours ago, Dan64 said:

That it is!

Dan

It most certainly is! 

[happypalms]

A lovely little flowering plant, with tiny pink butterfly like flowers. A true gem of a plant for the understory with bright shade!