Tropical Gardening

Just use a piece of the plant with a few nodes lay it on the mix in a seed tray and just lightly cover each nodal area with some of the mix & within about 8 weeks you should have roots & leaves from all the nodes,I then snip off the stems joining each rooted node and pot them up in a gritty...

Hi I have got one outside but it is under cover, and so far, seems fine.It also has a lot of pups attached and I'm going to have a go at removing mine come May

Pete - I have never had a flowering Strelitzia. Where exactly do the flower shoots come from. Is it from every leaf axil? and do you just get one flower per axil? Do you also get flowers from the outside axils which are younger, or just the central ones?

I think you are right with Brevifolia Sirius. It will be interesting to see how they have fared in a month or so.

Thanks guys! That was a much quicker response than i was expecting. That`s what makes G.C. so great, good advice and proper answers to your questions, we have our mad times, just read the threads from the last 2/3 months, but we all love our gardens, and share in the joy of a problem solved...

No I haven't. They are very special in numbers like that. A good find! I have seen carpets of wonderful orchids sp in France.. in of all places the rest areas. I wish we had similar in Britain. Used to be early spotted orchids in forestry near here but sadly the numbers have dwindled

Thank you Jen! appreciate the welcome. And thanks to you too Val will check that out.

It may try to grow somewhat, but in a 3L pot it won't do much (the leaves might be pretty big, for the greenhouse, but it will be fine ... once it gets outside it will be a different animal If the leaves are too big, in the greenhouse, then just chop them off - bit drastic, but its the...

It is related - both the Aizoaceae

I must admit I quite often am amazed by the size of the root system. But mine,(these days) survive on total neglect, so I think most of the fine roots are just annual, shrivelling back to just the main root when dry.

Thankyou guys, much appreciated

I used to have a huge plant (probably caused by growing in too much shade!) one thing I always remember is that the flowers leaked a huge amount of nectar. It used to leave sticky puddles on the floor so you may want to protect your surfaces before the flowers open.

Sorry to drag up such an old thread, but I was doing a search as I ordered both Narajilla seeds and a young Tree tomato plant today.Pete, did the Tree tomato fruit set and ripen in one season or do they ripen over winter?

Where was the photo taken Sal?

Sal, The top one is Aloe dichotoma The 2nd one Aloe plicatilis And the 3rd one Aloe barberae Of the 3, Aloe plicatilis is probably the easiest to grow in our climate. It can go outdoors in summer, but must be brought into a greenhouse in winter. Aloe barberae is from a subtropical area,...

This is what a healthy A broomii should look like:

Thanks for the tips. All potted up now in a free draining, moss / bark / peat mix. I have four bulbs, all have one developing flower stem and one or two other growths.

Phal.violacea is as close to a blue Phal as you'll get...................() I picked a Vanda up cheap early this year............... Not dyed!

I grow pink passion outside in a pot. It hates over watering and best in sheltered spot I think. Away from west Cornwall I think it will need winter protection. Lovely plant though

I did try to send you a PM about A humilis. I may also have some A. shawii seed to spare, but not sure without going and looking. Out all day tomorrow so I will check on Sunday, that is if you need some.