Tropical Gardening

Just thought some people would like to know that of the 3 varieties of Banana seeds I planted on 6 January this year I have one that has germinated. It's a Musa Mannii, so hopefully, there may be more. To be honest, I didn't have really high hopes of any of the seeds germinating especially...

Maybe a form of Oxalis (not the rampant kind), or some ground cover type of Lysimachia such as L. lysii? Lysimachia plants are generally fairly hardy but not sure if they are evergreen.

I have to admit, they have never done it before until this year, and yes your right John, come the morning its gone, it only happens in the evening. Anyway thank goodness its nothing to worry about, i love my Canna's and would hate it if anything happened to them, thank you all for replying. ...

Hiya Keith(?). TBH, I hadn't expected them to be in a hurry to germinate, my previous post was meant as an update. Anyway, I'll do as you suggest and move them if nothing happens in a week. Cheers...Freddy.

Still no signs of growth on mine, moved them into the greenhouse to see if the extra warmth will help.

I've done the same thing for five years now Sheal! I was told that this species require a cold spell to bloom reliably........

Firstly, the only wild D stramonium here are purple and they grow in dry river beds. I also find them too leafy and small flowered to have bothered to collect seed pods. Secondly, not only would you need a magnifying glass but tweezers to extricate the seed from a Datura outer shell ... My D...

Starting to get some outside no, and have the greenhouse doors open. Its always a tricky balance at this time of year. Pretty much everything we have in the greenhouses/large shed are hardy enough for the current temperatures but theres that risk of frost. Generally we like to get things out...

As long as they're producing new pseudobulbs they're happy. And it looks as if this year there will be (was?) a lot of new growth. I've left the back bulbs on this time, but next time they'll see the "machette"! Next time should be two or three years away.

wow thanks, you are right ........as I remember they where called cinese date as well , as much as they can handle frost really easy ....but I suppose that is one them fruit that no one wanted and it will be impossible to find it.

Bit of a stretch here, as they're actually blooming in the cool spare bedroom. Anyway, the Phals are taking off. A nice "dwarf" white one............... This next one refused to bloom for two years, instead growing lots of very large leaves. Last year I stupidly snapped the flower spike...

Dont blame bilbo going down the seed route, I did the same with H. densiflorum. But if you buy roots you get the best flowering, often hybrids. Having said that, I've lost a few good ones overwinter. I find many flower far too late in the season, so I would go for the ones that flower earliest.

Probably duff bulbs!!

Thanks for all the replies and advise Ive had the Yucca sitting in the conservatory for the last week where it getting lots of light during the day time. I havent watered it at all either. It still looking pretty much like the pics in the original post. Is it without saving and i should...

I think they are lovely, but lost two last winter. I tried to overwinter them in a frost free greenhouse, but have subsequently read that they need to be warmer than that. Though Victoria experience doesn't support that idea.

Gave it some warm water today. Was pretty warm today in the greenhouse. Still trying to persuade the other half to let me bring it inside If not I think I'm going to repot it in a slightly bigger pot in april and then put it in the soil in its pot in may on the front garden

thank you kristen

I took pics of the pink, I have them on C-D somewhere. Your Images are lovely Vicky and Harry.

PeterS - I'm no longer surprised by it, but blooming by mid March is a bit of a record. Last year it was the 5th of April. Pete - it does self seed, but autumn seedlinmgs are not a problem and the spring ones are easily taken care of. This one came through the winter of 2010/11 easily! JWK ...

Forget the GC's - find the smaller nurseries! These tend to be the places that have good deals on Fuchsia too..........