Plant idenfication

It looks really good and healthy, but I doubt it will survive in that spot all winter.
I think I would lift it and pot it up in a fair sized pot, mostly based on how big the root system is.
Then keep it outside until the end of September or before the first frost.

 

Wow that is looking fabulous! Just persevere with it Mr MH. So far so good!
I haven't got a clue what you need to do with it when the colder climes come along but I lived in Asia [Hong Kong] when they had them everywhere during Xmas and Chinese NY and they did fine ..........altho the winter there wasn't quite so chilly as here it has to be said [cold weather warning used to be put in place when it got down to 7 degrees c ....lol]

 

Hi Guys,

Here is another update on my Poinsettia. It just keeps on growing.

It has benefited immensely from the mini heatwave we had a couple of weeks ago. I put it outside and it had full sun for most of the day and watered regularly.
When I bought it on Christmas Eve 2020 it was about 12" tall. It is now twice that height (and width too)

Strong signs of growth. The stems are red but I'm thinking that the leaves will not turn red this autumn, although I'd love it if they did.
I have brought it indoors now that it's getting cooler.

I have read about the 12Hr/12Hr treatment to get the leaves red. What if I just leave it indoors? Will it just stay green?

I really do love this plant and want to make it a visual attraction in my house as it gets even taller.

Rgds

Michael.

 

Still looking good, I think if you keep it in a room that has lighting in the evenings it will just stay green.
I think when you buy them they have also been treated with a hormone that keeps them short, I think by putting yours outside you have kept it really good and compact.

Might try one myself next year.

 

I don't understand this 12hr/12hr theory. I don't have light and dark like that.

I know it won't work in the UK because of climate, but mine is cut right back to the trunk (about a meter high) every March and it takes a rest. After a few months it starts shooting new stems. You can trim them back a few times to bush it but not after August because it starts to develop it's "florettes". It blooms from November - March. Then we start over again. I do have a bare stick for about three months. If we don't cut back they become straggly and less attractive.

Just giving my view from where they grow outside. I must say when I bought it I was asked if I wanted it for the home or garden. (Casa or na rua.) Here it is 1st January this year, nearly three meters tall ...

 

They flower depending on how many hours of daylight they are getting.
So if you grow it as a house plant and have it in a lit room in the evenings it thinks the days are longer than they actually are.

The commercial growers have it down to perfection on knowing when to start shortening the day length in order to get the flowering spot on for Christmas.

A similar thing is done with potted chrysanths.

 

Please can I have a plant id - for my next door neighbour :



Thank you
Jenny namaste

 

Tigridia pavonia, Tiger Flower. Tigridia pavonia 'Lilacea' (Tiger Flower)

 

Thank you Scrungee. I'll pop next door and tell him.
Jenny namaste

 

If poinsettia, I used to have a very tall one, 2.5 meters maybe? with less dense foliage, but that was in the Caribbean. They like a shady location (morning sun) and need winter protection when temperatures dip below 10C. I grow them in pots in Florida and now here in Texas but they come inside when overnight temperatures are forecasted to go below 10C. I normally bring them outside once overnight temperatures are always forecasted to be at or above 10C. While I did not do this, you could grow it potted in that location by digging a hole where the pot can fit during the warm months and cover the hole with mulch when not in use in winter.

 

please can someone ID for me? Peering into our garden from next door
Jenny namaste

 

I have piccies with more detail.
@Silver surfer can you help please?

 

That's a nice plant @Jenny namaste , obviously the pea family, but not seen it before I dont think.
Very Wisteria like in flower.
Is there a rose in the picture as well?

 

I am not familiar with that one either, looks like it is evergreen with Wisteria like flowers and at an odd time of year too.

 

Leaves are not Wisteria like either.