Tropical Gardening

If you delve into old reference books on a lot of the so called exotics you get some very strange statements.I can remember in the 70s trying to find a yucca at a garden centre.They only stocked stuff that the text books stated were totally hardy.Tracycarpus was not readily avilible along...

I got your message Phil but for some unknown reason I can't reply to it. I've noted your address and will send some off next week.

Not a plant I know anything about, but it does appear to have died upwards if you get my meaning. Root rot perhaps?

what about another Eucomis? Zambesiaca is white flowered and coconut scented apparently. I thought I had it, but it turned out to be a purple leaf form, and the other white one I have is not coconutty. Gardenias are a good call.

Blimey, that link is the stuff of nightmares! I woudn't worry unduly, Just take off the affected leaves and make sure you feed the tree well. Citrus are greedy feeders. AFAIK there are no longer any effective fungicidal treatments available, although Bordeaux mixture is better than nothing,...

Personally I dont think it has much of a future in a pot, they are ok for a couple of years but get totally potbound go yellow and dont really thrive.

I have bought from this Seller along with a couple of others from Spain and Portugal ...Tecoma Stans,plant | eBay

@Kelly Wamsler If it's been such a short time I'd take it back and get a replacement or money back.

ThanksYes, it suffers some wind burn as its near the border between 2 houses and the winter gales blow between. And yes its near zero perhaps max of an hour when the sun goes past between the houses in mid winter..

Yes looking it up it says humid, and apparently an epiphyite, a member of the gesneriace, most of which like a bit of shade.I managed to kill a columnea last summer by giving too much sun.

I think I have some seeds sprouted. Unfortunately I thought the whole lot was a waste of my time after months of nothing but moss and I put the trays with soil blocks (4 each) outside to let them freeze overnight tonight to kill off the moss and allow me to re use the soil. Well there's...

Sorry, I don't know the answer, but my Mother grew one from a stone when I was a kid, and it grew very tall without side branches and in the end she made it into a walking stick!

All I know about it is that it is not hardy in this country. It may just survive a light frost if it is very sheltered but prefers temperatures no lower than 5C and preferably above 10C.

Lovely pictures Strongy - thanks.

Another advantage of buying seeds from overseas companies is that it makes the range of seeds available absolutely huge. And they are pretty cheap to post.

Exotic plants in the local area taken today.

Thank you!

Thanks, both They've defeated me up to now, whatever method I tried, but will have another go.

Pete, you are right. I didn't spot the problem on the tree when I was buying it. I noticed Acacias dealbata in buds a month ago when I went to that nursary specially to buy a climbing hidrangea. I just could not forget Acacias. I already had one but not in buds. So I came again with the...

I grew one many years ago from seed and did my usual winter covering but with no heat, it survived every winter but never fruited. Eventually I had to get rid of it due to building work.