Other Plants

Someone gave me a small plant about 3 years ago. It seems to seed itself very easily. I had about a dozen plants appear in a domed planter last year !

For foliage plants. My biggest three.Begonia luxurians.Coleus, flower stem removes and two side branches removes for cuttings which are now growing.Platycerium bifurcatum.

I bought mine back in March, it was very small (see pic) and only a couple of quid. It was amongst some larger specimens and because the light was so bright at the garden centre, the leaves on the larger specimens were stunning.I was looking forward to what mine would turn out like. However,...

Thanks for the replies and tips . Much appreciated

Yes, I can remember roughly what it is but not exactly.I think that rather than singing the name, which the world doesn't need to hear considering my..vocal abilities, I will think of it as a spell from Harry Potter.HYYLO-TELEPHIUM!

One of ours is in flower, but the other is still not showing any growth. Both bought from Lidl at the same time.

I've had various Tilebarn (Anne, Greville, Nicholas) from AGS seed. I put them in a clay pot, cover with grit, leave in greenhouse and water when I remember. They germinate a lot slower than fresh seed from my own plants of hederifolium which are much plumper. The leaf patterns and colours on...

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Thanks everyone. I would have only taken a little bit off, but I'll leave them for now, especially as they are flowering.

I have more casualties with houseplants than plants in the garden. Were your ferns bought as houseplants @Jungle Jane or could they be given a new location outside?

Thank you! I’m definitely not going to sit it outside in the sun anymore, perhaps it really and truly does just want to be left alone in a corner… it if keeps dropping leaves at this rate, it’ll be a stick soon !

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Thankyou. Yeh they’re very garish for my taste , but you get some primrose light yellow ones which can be pretty

Both Munchkin and Van run in during the day to use the litter box. We actually created the Sand Garden when we moved here with the three so they had a place to go outdoors, but it is not often used for the purpose it was created. Enjoy the Art Group. The sun is out now and it is almost...

First you need to I'd the pest. I don't use neem oil but would use a systemic insecticide during mid summer. The black mould should just wash off.

I think the main thing with rubber plants is they survive where others would die. Survive being the operative word, they just struggle on even when unhappy. That was why they have always been popular, but you rarely see one that is thriving outside a conservatory.

Hi @alligatorlizard , welcome to the forum! Pothos (Devil's Ivy) is a superb houseplant and can be grown any way you like. On a narrow windowsill you might want to guide it upwards along the side of the window and then turn it to frame the window.Pothos looks lush and green and will...

Like I said, I got it last year as a tiny 5" plant, probably a cutting. It had a bit of a growth spurt during last years growing season and has obviously slowed down over winter.It will be April/May before this year's growing season kicks in and I won't be doing anything to it until then. I...

We also have a couple and they are in the darkest areas of the garden. I guess they were bird sown because they are in the tiny gap between the shed and fence (about a foot wide), on a north facing aspect. If they can live there, seemingly happy, I think they could probably survive anything you...