Tropical Gardening

Suttons sell wasaby roots ......so no need to go to a Japanese restaurant

Take the plant out of the soil and pour some water over all the roots. The ones that go green are alive. The ones that don't are dead and can be cut off.

That's definitely F1

My husband does the drilling and tough work, he likes the fact I save money by recycling items in the house for my garden needs instead of spending money on new pots and gardening goodies. Its probably his way of saying "Thanks for not spending tons of cash on your gardening whims and wants."...

It is a species Paph...Gratixianum

While I was driving around New Zealnd , near by Christchurch (10/15 frost every year and -4c ) I saw this amazing plant that look like a young coconut tree , but then after a closer look I realised that it was setaria palmifolia never seen it before and i was quite surprice to see that actually...

Steel rots, so not too sure as to the implications of that on a Tree Fern, but it can be bad for the human body (especially the blood stream).Quite possible that they have taken their toll on it to the extent that the struggle to survive was just too much this year.

Very kind of you to offer, thank you. If you can get fresh seeds, try growing u. westonii (Polypompholyx). I grew these partially submerged and the bright pink flowers where amazing. The seeds need time, but are not too difficult to germinate.

Just use a piece of the plant with a few nodes lay it on the mix in a seed tray and just lightly cover each nodal area with some of the mix & within about 8 weeks you should have roots & leaves from all the nodes,I then snip off the stems joining each rooted node and pot them up in a gritty...

Hi I have got one outside but it is under cover, and so far, seems fine.It also has a lot of pups attached and I'm going to have a go at removing mine come May

Pete - I have never had a flowering Strelitzia. Where exactly do the flower shoots come from. Is it from every leaf axil? and do you just get one flower per axil? Do you also get flowers from the outside axils which are younger, or just the central ones?

I think you are right with Brevifolia Sirius. It will be interesting to see how they have fared in a month or so.

Thanks guys! That was a much quicker response than i was expecting. That`s what makes G.C. so great, good advice and proper answers to your questions, we have our mad times, just read the threads from the last 2/3 months, but we all love our gardens, and share in the joy of a problem solved...

No I haven't. They are very special in numbers like that. A good find! I have seen carpets of wonderful orchids sp in France.. in of all places the rest areas. I wish we had similar in Britain. Used to be early spotted orchids in forestry near here but sadly the numbers have dwindled

Thank you Jen! appreciate the welcome. And thanks to you too Val will check that out.

It may try to grow somewhat, but in a 3L pot it won't do much (the leaves might be pretty big, for the greenhouse, but it will be fine ... once it gets outside it will be a different animal If the leaves are too big, in the greenhouse, then just chop them off - bit drastic, but its the...

It is related - both the Aizoaceae

I must admit I quite often am amazed by the size of the root system. But mine,(these days) survive on total neglect, so I think most of the fine roots are just annual, shrivelling back to just the main root when dry.

Thankyou guys, much appreciated

I used to have a huge plant (probably caused by growing in too much shade!) one thing I always remember is that the flowers leaked a huge amount of nectar. It used to leave sticky puddles on the floor so you may want to protect your surfaces before the flowers open.