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These are not normally a houseplant, but they are being grown in the greenhouse. The flowers are Dahlia, LaBella, Medio Pink. They have formed themselves into a very nice bouquet with absolutely no help from me. I do not believe they would be as nice if grown in the garden, what with rain, bugs and wind.

 

A few of our orchids in flower now.

 

I have a qu about a very old parlour palm. Had it 24+ yrs, but it has only ever had one trunk, not multiple stems. Some of the leaves are healthy, others a bit disfigured. I've noticed at the base it looks like some new growth might be trying to burst forth. If I cut away the trunk just above it, would that then flourish?

 

Well I would try to remove the bases of the dead leaves, you might find its green or at least white underneath.

 

They are really tough to pull away, so I sort of assumed the trunk liked to retain them for protection. TBH, it is not in the greatest shape, but it is definitely not dead, flowers every yr, and throws out new leaves regularly. If I could take a cutting and start a new one, I would, but apparently they won't grow from cuttings.

 

Most palms do tend to retain the old leaf bases for a good few years.
You can carefully remove them or let them come off naturally.

 

Okey Dokey! And what do you reckon would happen if I chopped off the central stem? Instant death ... or lush new growth?

 

I'd plump for instant death, but I've never tried it, most palms are not natural suckers apart from a few, this could be one that does, but if its not done that in how many years? I'd suggest it wont, a few naturally branch away at the base, but they usually do it without being decapitated.

 

Wise advice, I'm sure. The green bits at the base are a new development, which is why I got hopeful. I will see if they "develop" further.

 

My Oxalis got a first , a rosette and a cup in our local Summer show ,
jenny namaste

 

Brilliant, @Jenny namaste.

 

Congratulations @Jenny namaste

 

I bought a Begonia rex last year, in B&M Bargains, but it died down and was a miserable stump for many months.
Then I repotted it, and now I'm pleased to say it is starting to grow again

 

For some reason I've never been able to keep these for long Michael, getting the conditions right is difficult, I find.

 

I find the same @pete. I've put this one in a perspex shelter at the side of my old garage and it seems to enjoy it there, but it will not survive the winter there so I'll have to bring it back indoors.
I've got another one called Black Mamba which is in the kitchen and it is several years old and flowers beautifully every year, so maybe I'll put this one next to it for the winter.