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  1. jono

    Coconuts!!!!!!

    Also trying grapes from seed and cuttings. As I have seen both done on youtube....
    Also trying grapes from seed and cuttings. As I have seen both done on youtube....
    Also trying grapes from seed and cuttings. As I have seen both done on youtube....
    Also trying grapes from seed and cuttings. As I have seen both done on youtube....
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  2. strongylodon
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    What's Looking Exotic in November

    I have to agree. It's a luscious blood red now with well defined veining as well.
    I have to agree. It's a luscious blood red now with well defined veining as well.
    I have to agree. It's a luscious blood red now with well defined veining as well.
    I have to agree. It's a luscious blood red now with well defined veining as well.
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  3. PeterS

    Erythrina crista-galli

    I only kept one ginger in my garden room over the summer, and that was the only one that flowered. And yes, I am certain that it flowered on the previous years growth as it flowered on the tallest...
    I only kept one ginger in my garden room over the summer, and that was the only one that flowered. And yes, I am certain that it flowered on the previous years growth as it flowered on the tallest stems at about 8 feet.I bought it a couple of years ago, as a rhizome, at Harrogate Flower Show...
    I only kept one ginger in my garden room over the summer, and that was the only one that flowered. And yes, I am certain that it flowered on the previous years growth as it flowered on the tallest stems at about 8 feet.I bought it a couple of...
    I only kept one ginger in my garden room over the summer, and that was the only one that flowered. And yes, I am certain that it flowered on the previous years growth as it flowered on the tallest...
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  4. PeterS

    Brugmansia cuttings

    That's really kind of you Pete:dbgrtmb:...
    That's really kind of you Pete:dbgrtmb:...
    That's really kind of you Pete:dbgrtmb:...
    That's really kind of you Pete:dbgrtmb:...
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  5. aways987

    How to protect a banana pup

    Many thanks your help. Sorry for the late reply. :)
    Many thanks your help. Sorry for the late reply. :)
    Many thanks your help. Sorry for the late reply. :)
    Many thanks your help. Sorry for the late reply. :)
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  6. PeterS

    Winter preparations

    That's what I do, although if planted deep enough and with a bark mulch they will come through most winters.
    That's what I do, although if planted deep enough and with a bark mulch they will come through most winters.
    That's what I do, although if planted deep enough and with a bark mulch they will come through most winters.
    That's what I do, although if planted deep enough and with a bark mulch they will come through most winters.
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  7. joolz68
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    Canna 2014

    It was the Karchesky seed Jooz.
    It was the Karchesky seed Jooz.
    It was the Karchesky seed Jooz.
    It was the Karchesky seed Jooz.
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  8. Kristen
    Useful x 3

    What's Looking Exotic In October 2014

    I received it as a wee cutting a few weeks ago. I was surprised when this flower bud started to emerge.Mine was doing well until I discovered what good bedding plants they make...................
    I received it as a wee cutting a few weeks ago. I was surprised when this flower bud started to emerge.Mine was doing well until I discovered what good bedding plants they make...................
    I received it as a wee cutting a few weeks ago. I was surprised when this flower bud started to emerge.Mine was doing well until I discovered what good bedding plants they make...................
    I received it as a wee cutting a few weeks ago. I was surprised when this flower bud started to emerge.Mine was doing well until I discovered what good bedding plants they make...................
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  9. Bilbo675

    Musa Ornata 'Aurea' x sikkimensis banana

    Looks like a good idea to me @mowgley . Those stems dont look nearly strong enough, to me, to survive the winter even if wrapped.As its not that big, better to be safe than sorry.
    Looks like a good idea to me @mowgley . Those stems dont look nearly strong enough, to me, to survive the winter even if wrapped.As its not that big, better to be safe than sorry.
    Looks like a good idea to me @mowgley . Those stems dont look nearly strong enough, to me, to survive the winter even if wrapped.As its not that big, better to be safe than sorry.
    Looks like a good idea to me @mowgley . Those stems dont look nearly strong enough, to me, to survive the winter even if wrapped.As its not that big, better to be safe than sorry.
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  10. Bournemouth Gardener

    Windy conditions

    They are awseome Longk you (all of you have really opened my mind. fantastic. I have only just moved into my new house and with moving and everything else all I have managed to do is clear the...
    They are awseome Longk you (all of you have really opened my mind. fantastic. I have only just moved into my new house and with moving and everything else all I have managed to do is clear the years of weeds and make way for improvement over this year. I will take some photos and put them (not...
    They are awseome Longk you (all of you have really opened my mind. fantastic. I have only just moved into my new house and with moving and everything else all I have managed to do is clear the years of weeds and make way for improvement over this...
    They are awseome Longk you (all of you have really opened my mind. fantastic. I have only just moved into my new house and with moving and everything else all I have managed to do is clear the...
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  11. longk
    Like x 3

    Greyia sutherlandii

    Thanks! I appreciate it:blue thumb:How are you growing yours?
    Thanks! I appreciate it:blue thumb:How are you growing yours?
    Thanks! I appreciate it:blue thumb:How are you growing yours?
    Thanks! I appreciate it:blue thumb:How are you growing yours?
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  12. sal73

    Passiflora trees

    Sirius as much as I would love to take the challenge , it`s lost from the beginning , the plants are for one of the world leading expert who has a greenhouse that will keep at 24c all year around...
    Sirius as much as I would love to take the challenge , it`s lost from the beginning , the plants are for one of the world leading expert who has a greenhouse that will keep at 24c all year around , drop down at night , fog in the morning , cool down in summer and artificial light for winter and...
    Sirius as much as I would love to take the challenge , it`s lost from the beginning , the plants are for one of the world leading expert who has a greenhouse that will keep at 24c all year around , drop down at night , fog in the morning , cool...
    Sirius as much as I would love to take the challenge , it`s lost from the beginning , the plants are for one of the world leading expert who has a greenhouse that will keep at 24c all year around...
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  13. sal73

    Amulree is gone

    Well then I would rather get the one, rooted, and have a better chance of it getting going.My 2 footer I bought 2 years ago has done well so far. It was rooted, so I guess it had a head start.
    Well then I would rather get the one, rooted, and have a better chance of it getting going.My 2 footer I bought 2 years ago has done well so far. It was rooted, so I guess it had a head start.
    Well then I would rather get the one, rooted, and have a better chance of it getting going.My 2 footer I bought 2 years ago has done well so far. It was rooted, so I guess it had a head start.
    Well then I would rather get the one, rooted, and have a better chance of it getting going.My 2 footer I bought 2 years ago has done well so far. It was rooted, so I guess it had a head start.
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  14. scott333
    Like x 3

    Musa Basjoo doing nicely..

    I wrapped mine, though might have got away with it last winter.Even so, I lost the biggest stem on a Musella lasiocarpa.
    I wrapped mine, though might have got away with it last winter.Even so, I lost the biggest stem on a Musella lasiocarpa.
    I wrapped mine, though might have got away with it last winter.Even so, I lost the biggest stem on a Musella lasiocarpa.
    I wrapped mine, though might have got away with it last winter.Even so, I lost the biggest stem on a Musella lasiocarpa.
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  15. PeterS

    Acanthacea - the Acanthus family

    That is exactly where I found it! Coincidences abound! I used Top Tropicals as I was looking for better photos/info. Mauro Pixanto (Brazil Plants) has a good rep on another forum that I...
    That is exactly where I found it! Coincidences abound! I used Top Tropicals as I was looking for better photos/info. Mauro Pixanto (Brazil Plants) has a good rep on another forum that I frequent.He is also listing Lobelia excelsa, Lobelia fistulosa and Lobelia polyphylla.
    That is exactly where I found it! Coincidences abound! I used Top Tropicals as I was looking for better photos/info. Mauro Pixanto (Brazil Plants) has a good rep on another forum that I frequent.He is also listing Lobelia excelsa, Lobelia...
    That is exactly where I found it! Coincidences abound! I used Top Tropicals as I was looking for better photos/info. Mauro Pixanto (Brazil Plants) has a good rep on another forum that I...
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  16. sal73
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  17. sal73

    Aristolachia surprise

    Sal, could be. Hard to be sure without seeing flowers.
    Sal, could be. Hard to be sure without seeing flowers.
    Sal, could be. Hard to be sure without seeing flowers.
    Sal, could be. Hard to be sure without seeing flowers.
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  18. sal73

    Perlavilla

    Agree with JazzSi...it's just a 'publicity' name for Mandevilla syn. Dipladenia!
    Agree with JazzSi...it's just a 'publicity' name for Mandevilla syn. Dipladenia!
    Agree with JazzSi...it's just a 'publicity' name for Mandevilla syn. Dipladenia!
    Agree with JazzSi...it's just a 'publicity' name for Mandevilla syn. Dipladenia!
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  19. JWK
    Like x 5

    Giant Agave smashes through greenhouse

    If you land on the central spike its certain death.:biggrin:
    If you land on the central spike its certain death.:biggrin:
    If you land on the central spike its certain death.:biggrin:
    If you land on the central spike its certain death.:biggrin:
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  20. Victoria

    Bougainvillea Sport

    Lovely Bougainvillea Pete - and what a healthy looking Strelitzia too. I still can't believe that its all growing outside for you.
    Lovely Bougainvillea Pete - and what a healthy looking Strelitzia too. I still can't believe that its all growing outside for you.
    Lovely Bougainvillea Pete - and what a healthy looking Strelitzia too. I still can't believe that its all growing outside for you.
    Lovely Bougainvillea Pete - and what a healthy looking Strelitzia too. I still can't believe that its all growing outside for you.
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