Tropical Gardening

I took pics of the pink, I have them on C-D somewhere. Your Images are lovely Vicky and Harry.

PeterS - I'm no longer surprised by it, but blooming by mid March is a bit of a record. Last year it was the 5th of April. Pete - it does self seed, but autumn seedlinmgs are not a problem and the spring ones are easily taken care of. This one came through the winter of 2010/11 easily! JWK ...

Forget the GC's - find the smaller nurseries! These tend to be the places that have good deals on Fuchsia too..........

I have seeds for Dorycnium hirsutum if anyone is interested...........

How large are yours now Victoria? I have two one year old seedlings which are about 20cm tall..............

The spike was spotted almost exactly seven years after the seed was sown!

T.mysorensis is a beauty, and as stated can make a nice conservatory or greenhouse specimen. On our visit to Hill House Nursery last year I convinced my better half that she really wanted this - Thunbergia gregorii..............

Hurstwood BowWayne Hurstwood Elinor is below this one.Here is Hurstwood Bow (H. Elinors pod sister) This one has also carried the strong fragrance from Arborea 'S' and the gorgeous colouration from Wildfire. Another positive of these two is that they have the hardiness of the Arborea. Hope...

Hi Victoria Wayne lured me from the 'Darkside' LOL Its nice to be here, Thanks for the Welcome.AlanHurstwood Brugmansia

Hi Angelina, Instructions on my packet of 10 Iresine herbstii seeds: "20-25 deg C and needs light to germinate". About half my seeds germinated within 4 days but it's been about a week now and only one more has appeared today, so germination seems a little variable.

Nice one guys - joined a few minutes ago, and feel like I've learned something already! Follow the same sort of practice with bananas at home, but not Canna before. Maybe this ought to be the year I start...

When I first "re-discovered" gardening I bought some Acidanthera corms and got great results! Year after year too. Then I moved and the blooming of this plant was a thing of the past On the face of it everything is the same - both gardens face south, plenty of sun etc. So what am I doing...

Hi Raman maan Lemon grass is used in thailand for making tea and currys , the oil is used to keep moskito away and apparently an infuse of lemon grass boiled in water is used an plants to keep pests away . You can buy it in any superstore like tesco or morrison , but it`s advised to get it from...

stumbled accross a website selling unusual plants/shrubs in the UK Tropical Plants | Carreglefn Nurseries | Buy Online found these interesting: Avocado Bacon .... hardy to -5 degrees .... have researched further, and many say it is hardier ... takes 3 years to start producing avos though,...

I had one for a few years. It eventually faded away.I think they like acid soil and good moisture, neither of which I really have.Just tried it on the chance it might do well enough with my rhody and a couple of camelias.

Thanks again Kristen. I don't have time to build one so it's going on my birthday/fathers day list

I think that my problem is similar. I'm trying to replicate the SA seasons, and clearly not very well! Your Chasmanthe looks interesting! I too have a Hedychium (gardnerianium) problem - tuber potted up last May and it is now fully 10cm tall!

Fantastic sal!

beautiful

Thanks Julie, glad you liked the photos!