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    Bougainvillea for the greenhouse

    Thanks Hydro. I am off on holiday in 2 days time, but will have a longer look at your link. Actually I have got so many plants now and so little...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 2, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Bougainvillea for the greenhouse

    Hydro - I am very impressed by the mention of tissue culture. I have often thought I would like to know more about it, having done physics and...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 2, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Bougainvillea for the greenhouse

    That sounds good Hydro. And you have the advantage in summer of the heat that will dry things up quicker than we have here.In my case my...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 2, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Bougainvillea for the greenhouse

    That's great Hydro - I have always added 25% of sharp sand to all my compost. But in the case of the Urginea I re-potted them in about 1/3...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 2, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Bougainvillea for the greenhouse

    Hi HydroThey should do well. I have 4 in a greenhouse/conservatory. But I learnt a valuable lesson recently in relation to another plant -...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 2, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    What's Looking Exotic In October 2014

    [ATTACH] Aeschynanthus lobbianthus (lipstick vine). One of my more expensive purchases earlier this year at 68p.[ATTACH] Tillandsia usneoides...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 2, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    What's Looking Exotic In October 2014

    Thanks for the links Kristen. I have been away for a bit so have only just caught up with September.[ATTACH] Tibouchina urvilleana (purple) has...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 2, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Canna 2014

    Strongy - I have some (courtesy of Pete) and have just sent you and Pete a PM.
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 1, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Brugmansia 2014

    Pete - that Grand Marnier is fantastic. Whilst I have had quite a few flowers, for some reason this year there was very little foliage growth....
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 30, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Delighted to be Sponsoring Gardeners Corner

    A warm welcome Mark - there are lots of us that like to grow things from seed. I have just been looking at your range of bananas - very impressive.
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 16, 2014 in forum: Mark Davies Seeds
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    Brugmansia 2014

    [ATTACH] One of my seed grown ones - I like the colour.[ATTACH] On the right - Miss Emily Mackenzie. I couldn't get over the size of this. Its...
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 15, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Presumably a grass

    Thanks Pete and Zigs. I have been Googling since and it certainly looks like Maize. I will ask my friends what sort of a stand it came from - is...
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 14, 2014 in forum: Identification Area
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    Presumably a grass

    Thanks Pete.I have had a Google. You can see that I have never grown veg as I didn't know that Maize had separate male and female flowers. So my...
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 14, 2014 in forum: Identification Area
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    Presumably a grass

    Pete that's really quick. I thought maize - but where is the head? But you must be right - I will have a Google.
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 14, 2014 in forum: Identification Area
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    Presumably a grass

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] What's this please? Today is the last day of the Harrogate Flower Show and they are selling off all the exhibits. Some friends...
    Thread by: PeterS, Sep 14, 2014, 12 replies, in forum: Identification Area
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    Show us your recent purchases 2015

    Eucomis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to southern Africa.Drimia maritima (syn....
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 13, 2014 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Show us your recent purchases 2015

    [ATTACH] Urginea maritimaThe two outside ones are those I bought yesterday - with flower spikes. And the centre one, which is part buried and...
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 13, 2014 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Acanthacea - the Acanthus family

    [IMG] Thanks for the intro to Ruspolia (above) - it looks quite cute. But this is what one site said.Ele é tão raro que é difícil mesmo...
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 13, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Acanthacea - the Acanthus family

    Thanks LongK. Whitfeldia is totally new to me so I have had a good Google. I can see the Acanthacea connection. The blooms are described as...
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 13, 2014 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Show us your recent purchases 2015

    Telepathy [IMG] - I just bought 2 today as well at the Harrogate Flower Show. I bought 4 two years ago rather than growing them from seed. They...
    Post by: PeterS, Sep 12, 2014 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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