Tropical Gardening

It is what gardening is all about. Experimenting and having fun. Sometimes we unexpectedly succeed, most of the time we fail dismally, but it is worth trying, just in case something does grow for us.It is always exciting to take up a challenge.I remember growing some Snail Vines. I managed to...

I move mine under cover but outside to protect from the wet and ice in winter. Feed regularly as they fill their pots with roots quickly. Have just root pruned mine as they aren't getting into pots bigger than their current 30ltr ones. Nitrogen,seaweed and palm focus feeds used. Lower leaves...

Local to me is Burnham Orchids, they have an online shop Compost I have no idea about delivery charges though.

I was surprised at a flower and I think another one is coming so will try and get another on the day it blooms. I shall get more from Farmer Gracie I'm so pleased with them

My guess is is starved and probably bone dry under the surface, it will be absorbing a lot of water at this time of the year.Get it really soaked, water it, then water it again after about and hour, then water it at least once a day, when it perks up you can add some feed to the water.

If you look at the one in Victoria's picture it has a stem which divides into three stems. Its just a bigger chunkier plant probably due to a free root run and stronger light all year round.

My Pachira just keeps growing and growing and has quite a trunk now ...

Hi @Paceman - I have two large Phormiums (half the height of yours but still big) and I’ve just done my first neat-up of the year on them. I agree with @Plantminded in the method. I find scissors the best tool for cutting leaves as they are super tough. I take out brown stuff and cut off any...

Spotted yesterday, at Tremenheere Sculpture Garden, Cornwall. These are the only images I could get, as access to that spot was just impossible. any ideas, guys? TIA Fof

Those pots do look good @Cjxblade but the tapering will restrict the root growth if you intend to keep them in pots long term. A pot with a wider base will also provide more stability as the plants get taller. If you have a suitable location in the ground, as @pete says, they will be much...

Thought this may be of interest ... I found pictures from when I bought it in 2008 ...... 2009 ... ... 2010 ... ... 2012 ...

@ricky101 Yes they do give a good display. Some are from the same stem while others send up new stems and flower from those. We have one pure white one, variety unknown as we bought it from a florist who just wanted the flower spikes for s wedding. This has been in flower now for over 4 years...

Lovely. I bought a black velvet recently

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It looks very dehydrated. You need to put the whole plant into a bucket of rain water and then allow all the water to drain through. Do not cut off the roots outside. Then put the plant on a saucer of gravel and mist it to allow the humidity to increase.

Hiya Rod. I love Pandas. Hope you are all well. xxI read a post by Woo from years ago and he said he cut his back to a foot ... so I had J cut the above and one (can't remember name) which I have had longer than yours.

Daylilys look quite tropical and so do Crocosmias and both are fully hardy.

yours were about the same size of mine before the "Beast from the East" KILLED THEM mine flowers in the summer which it hadnt done before then fell over lolIf me I would use a saw cut off cleanly to the height you want it at .. let it heal over for a couple of days .. pull of about 50% of the...

Hi @Punkdoc it grew well for me in rural Nottinghamshire in an open garden but needed a good year to flower well

I am in central Cornwall and this is new to me so I googled it. It is sold by Charlie Pridham at Roseland house in Chasewater so should be OK for you. Apparently it dies down in winter so would avoid the worst winds. I have a shrubby calceolaria grown from a cutting, now a 2 foot high shrub...