Burnie - I have never grown one - but my sister, for a long time, had one the same way. Root outside and fruit inside.
Pete - I think a big Alocasia is fantastic. I love the big leaves. Though mine has been suffering from RSM.Strongy - I am really envious of your...
Yes that sounds unusual.
Wow - some really interesting plants there. That T. mysorensis is fantastic. And what a size for that Pachystachys lutea. I killed mine which made...
Yes, I suppose they are LongK - thank you. I think of bracts as being smaller than or the same size as the flowers (as in most Salvias). However I...
I love Pentas Longk, but its one that I just can't overwinter. I think it doesn't like humidity.That's an interesting point Strongy. There must...
Yes Pete - its one plant that seems to be very happy with my humidity. Although the humidity drops a lot when it gets hot. I think its a...
They are great Nigel - how tall are they?[ATTACH] Plumbago auriculata (from seed in 2011))[ATTACH] Thunbergia gregorii - I think I have more...
Your tip of cutting the leaves in two, and leaving the plant to continue growing in a conservatory worked very well for me last winter thank you....
I don't know :rolleyespink::rolleyespink::rolleyespink:I will keep two or three to replace any losses over the next winter. Then I am going to...
Not sure I understand this. It should be hot now and getting even hotter as we go into August. Or are you saying its been so cold recently that my...
[ATTACH] Just potted up some of the pups. The biggest problem is managing to get a piece of root with each stem. I lost about half the stems as I...
LongK - that Alstromeria is lovely. It makes me think of that Lobelia laxiflora you so kindly sent me.[ATTACH] Justicia carnea. My other one...
Update on propagating Ensete 'Maurelii'.[ATTACH] Last autumn I took a small Maurelii, cut the stem and roots off, then cut it vertically and...
Sirius - they may well try, but the EU's major problem is not Brexit. Their major problem is the financial viability of the EU itself, with or...
Certainty does Anthony - its lovely.Yet again LongK - you have amazed me. I have had a Google and seen that seeds are available - some cheap and...
Pete - I never thought for one moment that you had Photoshopped it, but my first reaction was that I couldn't believe that an Iochroma that big...
Nigel - I think Arisaema tortuosum is lovely. For me its the nicest of the Arisaemas because its the tallest. But it doesn't last as long as A....
Richard and M - I really love your Dracunculus. I am going to have to try that one day. And Pete that Protea is amazing.[ATTACH] Begonia Rex....
I would agree with Pete. I think that Germany in WW2 was paranoid as well as racist. The Nazis were willing to kill everyone and anyone. They...
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