Tropical Gardening

Mombasagardener, I was just thinking of Mombasa when I started to read this thread. I'd love ot have a go at growing a frangipani from seed so will have to see if some seeds jump into my case when I am next on my travels. In Msa, we used to get the pale cream one, the very dark pink/red ons...

Lots of plants will help with the feel, not all are totally hardy, and many will depend on your exact location - where about are you?Trachycarpus, cordylines, butia, treeferns can all be considered for instance, but it really depends on your location and winter temperatures.Have a look...

Thanks salamander,its in the greenhouse now as im not sure on its hardiness or age so il keep it safe for now til i find some info on it bought it from The lost world nursery thou they didnt have a lot of stock online last time i looked.

Shipping seedsI can mail seeds to the UK, Europe or to the USA. I think that packages in the US go through the US customs now. If a phytosanitary certificate is needed then that can be provided as well.Kirk

I guess its too late to take them back.

Lol! Now the food I probably couldn't do....but the rope bridge....I would LOVE that!!! :D

THANKS FOR THE E.MAIL WEBMASTER i THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA.fancy :eek: :D

few updates galangalthai marantapapayachayoteginger

Polypodium polypodioidesA really nice epiphytic fern.I saw quite a few clumps that looked dead. But did a bit of reading, and apparently, with a bit of rain, they will revive.

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Fatsia Japonica, easy, frost hardy, slowish growing, and covers a lot of ground.

Hi TO which of them are down to �£10? Chammies or the Trachies? And what size are they? �£10 for a C. humilis in a pot is quite a lot. I assume the trachies are fortunei? If they have started to trunk then it is VERY cheap. Or if they are anything other than fortunei then as long as they are...

We have quite a lot of hardy ground ferns in the garden. They do add to the tropical look and you dont have to worry the same as with tree ferns.Tree ferns can take quite bad winters, but not all will survive, if you do get some Sal then keep dicksonias in a sheltered spot and protect them in...

Maybe a form of Oxalis (not the rampant kind), or some ground cover type of Lysimachia such as L. lysii? Lysimachia plants are generally fairly hardy but not sure if they are evergreen.

I've planted a Clematis otophora, its a species clematis, comes from western and central China, with bright yellow flowers.

Daylilys look quite tropical and so do Crocosmias and both are fully hardy.

Don't be soft Kristen, she prolly has a conservatory.......... Wow!!! I hope mine has some of that size.

Well the med. type planting theme has taken a bit of a beating with the spring bulbs coming up. Mainly daffs with some tulips.Part of me wanted to take them out but the other part of me says leave them in. It doesn't need to be med. all year round and the bulbs are great to see after a...

Stephen - I bought some small Celosia recently thinking they were annuals - but I love the colour and shape anyway. But I will keep them inside overwinter at a min of 10C and just see if they come back. I think I did read that they are annual/short lived perennials somewhere. Victoria - have...

That's my plan to stock up and pot on now til April and them hopefully have quite a few plants. Have been offered a pineapple plant/tree not sure what it looks like or if it will go with my planting. I will be after advice alot as I live quite coastal and it gets a bit windy so am a bit worried...