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  2. JWK
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    What's looking Exotic 2024

    I wondered what season it was in Puerto de la Cruz:scratch:
    I wondered what season it was in Puerto de la Cruz:scratch:
    I wondered what season it was in Puerto de la Cruz:scratch:
    I wondered what season it was in Puerto de la Cruz:scratch:
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  5. Fof

    Orchid advice. please

    You need to put in on a gravel tray so that when you spray/water with rain water this will increase the humidity.
    You need to put in on a gravel tray so that when you spray/water with rain water this will increase the humidity.
    You need to put in on a gravel tray so that when you spray/water with rain water this will increase the humidity.
    You need to put in on a gravel tray so that when you spray/water with rain water this will increase the humidity.
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  6. Fof

    Dendrobium kingianum

    Ours have been in flower for some months now. They do take time to reach flowering size. Ours are indoors in a laundry room and are misted often.
    Ours have been in flower for some months now. They do take time to reach flowering size. Ours are indoors in a laundry room and are misted often.
    Ours have been in flower for some months now. They do take time to reach flowering size. Ours are indoors in a laundry room and are misted often.
    Ours have been in flower for some months now. They do take time to reach flowering size. Ours are indoors in a laundry room and are misted often.
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  8. Caz2024

    Poorly moth orchid

    It looks very dehydrated. You need to put the whole plant into a bucket of rain water and then allow all the water to drain through. Do not cut off the roots outside. Then put the plant on a...
    It looks very dehydrated. You need to put the whole plant into a bucket of rain water and then allow all the water to drain through. Do not cut off the roots outside. Then put the plant on a saucer of gravel and mist it to allow the humidity to increase.
    It looks very dehydrated. You need to put the whole plant into a bucket of rain water and then allow all the water to drain through. Do not cut off the roots outside. Then put the plant on a saucer of gravel and mist it to allow the humidity to...
    It looks very dehydrated. You need to put the whole plant into a bucket of rain water and then allow all the water to drain through. Do not cut off the roots outside. Then put the plant on a...
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  9. Victoria

    Bamboo needs help ...

    Hiya Rod. I love Pandas. Hope you are all well. xxI read a post by Woo from years ago and he said he cut his back to a foot ... so I had J cut the above and one (can't remember name) which I...
    Hiya Rod. I love Pandas. Hope you are all well. xxI read a post by Woo from years ago and he said he cut his back to a foot ... so I had J cut the above and one (can't remember name) which I have had longer than yours.
    Hiya Rod. I love Pandas. Hope you are all well. xxI read a post by Woo from years ago and he said he cut his back to a foot ... so I had J cut the above and one (can't remember name) which I have had longer than yours.
    Hiya Rod. I love Pandas. Hope you are all well. xxI read a post by Woo from years ago and he said he cut his back to a foot ... so I had J cut the above and one (can't remember name) which I...
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  10. Victoria
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    Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

    Thanks This one was a cutting from a friend over 10 years ago and I have no idea which variey it is. It was always golden when we lived in Belgium but a good Vendée heatwave turns it...
    Thanks This one was a cutting from a friend over 10 years ago and I have no idea which variey it is. It was always golden when we lived in Belgium but a good Vendée heatwave turns it fiery.It'll take a while but I'll post a photoo when it does bloom again.
    Thanks This one was a cutting from a friend over 10 years ago and I have no idea which variey it is. It was always golden when we lived in Belgium but a good Vendée heatwave turns it fiery.It'll take a while but I'll post a photoo when it...
    Thanks This one was a cutting from a friend over 10 years ago and I have no idea which variey it is. It was always golden when we lived in Belgium but a good Vendée heatwave turns it...
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  11. Butterfly6

    Tropical garden Novice

    Daylilys look quite tropical and so do Crocosmias and both are fully hardy.
    Daylilys look quite tropical and so do Crocosmias and both are fully hardy.
    Daylilys look quite tropical and so do Crocosmias and both are fully hardy.
    Daylilys look quite tropical and so do Crocosmias and both are fully hardy.
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  12. Annie206

    Rocking cordyline

    yours were about the same size of mine before the "Beast from the East" KILLED THEM mine flowers in the summer which it hadnt done before then fell over lolIf me I would use a saw cut off...
    yours were about the same size of mine before the "Beast from the East" KILLED THEM mine flowers in the summer which it hadnt done before then fell over lolIf me I would use a saw cut off cleanly to the height you want it at .. let it heal over for a couple of days .. pull of about 50% of the...
    yours were about the same size of mine before the "Beast from the East" KILLED THEM mine flowers in the summer which it hadnt done before then fell over lolIf me I would use a saw cut off cleanly to the height you want it at .. let it heal...
    yours were about the same size of mine before the "Beast from the East" KILLED THEM mine flowers in the summer which it hadnt done before then fell over lolIf me I would use a saw cut off...
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  13. Punkdoc

    Amicia zygomeris

    Hi @Punkdoc it grew well for me in rural Nottinghamshire in an open garden but needed a good year to flower well
    Hi @Punkdoc it grew well for me in rural Nottinghamshire in an open garden but needed a good year to flower well
    Hi @Punkdoc it grew well for me in rural Nottinghamshire in an open garden but needed a good year to flower well
    Hi @Punkdoc it grew well for me in rural Nottinghamshire in an open garden but needed a good year to flower well
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  14. Fof

    Calceolaria pavoni

    I am in central Cornwall and this is new to me so I googled it. It is sold by Charlie Pridham at Roseland house in Chasewater so should be OK for you. Apparently it dies down in winter so would...
    I am in central Cornwall and this is new to me so I googled it. It is sold by Charlie Pridham at Roseland house in Chasewater so should be OK for you. Apparently it dies down in winter so would avoid the worst winds. I have a shrubby calceolaria grown from a cutting, now a 2 foot high shrub...
    I am in central Cornwall and this is new to me so I googled it. It is sold by Charlie Pridham at Roseland house in Chasewater so should be OK for you. Apparently it dies down in winter so would avoid the worst winds. I have a shrubby calceolaria...
    I am in central Cornwall and this is new to me so I googled it. It is sold by Charlie Pridham at Roseland house in Chasewater so should be OK for you. Apparently it dies down in winter so would...
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  15. vbgr

    Grow lights. Can someone tell me what all this means.

    @NigelJ WOW! Thank you so much. That is so detailed. V
    @NigelJ WOW! Thank you so much. That is so detailed. V
    @NigelJ WOW! Thank you so much. That is so detailed. V
    @NigelJ WOW! Thank you so much. That is so detailed. V
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  16. Victoria

    Adenium obesum (Desert Rose)

    Had J bring them out of the The Baffa to the front coffee table. The little ones are leafless.
    Had J bring them out of the The Baffa to the front coffee table. The little ones are leafless.
    Had J bring them out of the The Baffa to the front coffee table. The little ones are leafless.
    Had J bring them out of the The Baffa to the front coffee table. The little ones are leafless.
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  17. welshone

    Banana Musa Basjoo - Pups

    I've been growing musas for years now and still find them fascinating I've even had one of them produce 'fruit' . when it comes to pups I tend to leave them until their 1-2 feet then with the aid...
    I've been growing musas for years now and still find them fascinating I've even had one of them produce 'fruit' . when it comes to pups I tend to leave them until their 1-2 feet then with the aid of a hose pipe and a sharp knife I water around the pup enough to get my hand deep enough down in...
    I've been growing musas for years now and still find them fascinating I've even had one of them produce 'fruit' . when it comes to pups I tend to leave them until their 1-2 feet then with the aid of a hose pipe and a sharp knife I water around...
    I've been growing musas for years now and still find them fascinating I've even had one of them produce 'fruit' . when it comes to pups I tend to leave them until their 1-2 feet then with the aid...
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  18. Victoria
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    PROTEA 'TANGO" Orange Pincushion (Leucospermum)

    I have always thought cold tea was good for plants, ;) I have even put J's coffee grounds on things. And milk that has gone off, watered down. I was brought up to use what is available.
    I have always thought cold tea was good for plants, ;) I have even put J's coffee grounds on things. And milk that has gone off, watered down. I was brought up to use what is available.
    I have always thought cold tea was good for plants, ;) I have even put J's coffee grounds on things. And milk that has gone off, watered down. I was brought up to use what is available.
    I have always thought cold tea was good for plants, ;) I have even put J's coffee grounds on things. And milk that has gone off, watered down. I was brought up to use what is available.
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  19. Loofah
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    Cannas 2023

    New thread here : Canna 2024
    New thread here : Canna 2024
    New thread here : Canna 2024
    New thread here : Canna 2024
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  20. JWK
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    What's looking Exotic in 2023

    Link to new threadWhat's looking Exotic 2024
    Link to new threadWhat's looking Exotic 2024
    Link to new threadWhat's looking Exotic 2024
    Link to new threadWhat's looking Exotic 2024
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  21. Fof

    Orchid feed question

    Just been watering the orchids and looking on the Vitax bottles of fertilisers they show rather different values to yours.Growth 100 - 30 - 50 Bloom 50 - 30 -100You could probably use...
    Just been watering the orchids and looking on the Vitax bottles of fertilisers they show rather different values to yours.Growth 100 - 30 - 50 Bloom 50 - 30 -100You could probably use any standard balanced fertiliser but at 1/4 strength, which some of the old hands seem to do to save...
    Just been watering the orchids and looking on the Vitax bottles of fertilisers they show rather different values to yours.Growth 100 - 30 - 50 Bloom 50 - 30 -100You could probably use any standard balanced fertiliser but at 1/4...
    Just been watering the orchids and looking on the Vitax bottles of fertilisers they show rather different values to yours.Growth 100 - 30 - 50 Bloom 50 - 30 -100You could probably use...
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  22. Victoria
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    Jatropha multifida

    I took four leaves off the multifida an two off the podagrica and think another two will have to go. The podariga did this last year.
    I took four leaves off the multifida an two off the podagrica and think another two will have to go. The podariga did this last year.
    I took four leaves off the multifida an two off the podagrica and think another two will have to go. The podariga did this last year.
    I took four leaves off the multifida an two off the podagrica and think another two will have to go. The podariga did this last year.
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  23. Victoria

    Iochroma

    Reading back, I saw this question I did not appear to answer. We do it twice a year, late Spring and Autumn.
    Reading back, I saw this question I did not appear to answer. We do it twice a year, late Spring and Autumn.
    Reading back, I saw this question I did not appear to answer. We do it twice a year, late Spring and Autumn.
    Reading back, I saw this question I did not appear to answer. We do it twice a year, late Spring and Autumn.
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  24. Victoria
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    Cycas revoluta

    He is very handsome ...
    He is very handsome ...
    He is very handsome ...
    He is very handsome ...
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