Tropical Gardening

I`ve never growed one as it`s a really slow grower and the roots are really invasive ....really can help ...but welcome to the forum

It looks a lot smaller than in the pot. Hopefully it won't take too long to get going.

I can believe it! One of my cats is a right clumsy sod! But he is catching the odd squirrel lately so I let him off!Bomarea is easy (if slow) from seed. Plant World Seeds is where I got mine.

Cheers thank you! Lovely pic btw

I like it, but I can't ever see me spending 6 hours a day every day in the garden

coolsox , that was a new experiment and the spring didn`t help at all , no one know what would happen and so far I still don`t have a new bulb out yet .... but in case we can always try again

Seems that Musa has been slow this season because of the cold spring.

One already flowered, I can't find the rest!

Very nice report and little bit joules because I love to travel and swimming is my favorite hobby. I never go there but not it is in my list for my upcoming tour. I wish to swim in an infinity pool.Above Ground Pools

I would love to be able to get hold of some of those Aristolochias. Have seen Hydnora in the wild. It is a parasite that attaches itself to the roots of plants - mainly Acacia trees. You don't see the plant at all. Only the flower (if you can call it that ) emerges from the soil.

Joolz , wait.... to my expirience they tend to have roots rotting very easy in cold and wet .

I have put mine outside - just been trying to empty the house. But it hates this cold weather, the top leaves have gone brown and are rotting - so its inside again.

here are some info: -seeds germinate easily, to 98% after 15 days and the plant that reproduces well from cuttings, can be in any soil, even if it grows more quickly with rich soils and limestone 2 - the plant can bloom and bear fruit already after 11 months from sowing 3 - comes from Africa...

Thanks Pete. I potted them up this afternoon in exactly that mix.

I've gotta grow one!!!! Val

It is a bit of a bully but not so bad.. My friend grows it & this is what she says..

Thanks Wayne , the one in the picture is not mine , the picture is from internet ...... I was about to buy one and they told me that mobisu can carry virus and it would have been to my risk .......

Interesting Java - there are just so many plants that we ( well I) have never heard of.

I had them in New Zealand and apparently a virus is killing all the plants , called golden kiwi , are actually really sweet . recently in Uk i bought some kiwi berry

P.S. I put all my tender plants out a couple of days ago. Night Min. here forecast for 10C (well, probably 8C) all week, so they went out and will stay out - until we get another frost forecast. Much easier than out-and-back-in-again which is necessary if it is colder at night.