Tropical Gardening

Victoria - here is the Alstro that the seeds came from..................I'm trying to grow the seed to see if the slight variegation in the foliage will disappear.

Wow so beautiful and well done thankyou for sharing I love helabores.

Dim - I've started a new thread here.................Apologies LouiseD.............

I don't think we have the warmth they need in Summer for outdoors, not sure whether you were thinking of in or out. I have only grown them in the past for pot sales as house plants starting the tubers off at 24/5c.

I've usually given them a 24 hour soak similar to Acacia seed.

Depending on which Dendro species they are they may appreciate a cool spell........This is the trick for the D.kingianium in the photo below.

When i bought mine they were bought as house plants....2.99 some time ago...they out grew their spot so i put them in the garden and have been thriving..... i'm sure i read somewhere that there are 'outdoor and indoor' varieties and not to get them confused but i chanced it anyway.

Sounds like more of a temperature problem if you're feeding them with a decent fertiliser. Hope they recover.

I'd go for the Spring move as opposed to the Autumn one.Cordylines dont move well but you might get away with it as its only been in two years, but be prepared for a tap root.

will do longk

You are right the burrito get too longer ....as much as the fern need lots of water as well , that why I was thinking of the bird nest fern....seen them growing in full sun. but only have one .... Really need some idea...they are really nice pot and would love to plant something nice.....

Dont cut the leaves off. Keep it outside for now.I would keep in the pot and move it if a cold snap is forecast. Then plant it out in spring.For mild frosts etc put something into the crown, frost fleece is ideal, but anything similar will do for short periods.Gaz

My wife saved the above orchids from plants purchased last year at Sainsburys. These were repotted after flowering and recently they have produced buds, and flowers were almost ready to open. However they are dropping these flower buds without opening.They are situated in the living room...

In the garage earlier and came across my Pleiones which are starting to come into life. So I've just potted them up and placed them in the cool bedroom. Should have a few of these in about a month now.................Uploaded with ImageShack.usThat's a month or two early really, but...

We have quite a lot of hardy ground ferns in the garden. They do add to the tropical look and you dont have to worry the same as with tree ferns.Tree ferns can take quite bad winters, but not all will survive, if you do get some Sal then keep dicksonias in a sheltered spot and protect them in...

Yes I'll keep my eye on them strongylodon, bit worried about when to sow as I'd read its best to sow the seed fresh, fingers crossed I'll be able to keep them alive

If you keep the ensetes cool but dry as suggested above they will survive but not grow which would be more beneficial because they can grow exceptionally fast, and indoors in a heated room between now and April or May, they will put out some considerable growth.. they may get too big for the...

Pete , they are a must have , really nice . My original idea was to convert an old ceramic sink into a bog trough , as i was trying to grow some reindeer white moss and maybe some outdoor orchids , but your idea of trough with drainage holes halfway up it way much better , as that will stop the...

Far too early - it took until May last year before it bloomed. Here is a link to a page on New Zealand native Fuchsias..........Yes, I do post occasionally on HTUK.

I've planted a few indoor Azaleas in the front garden. One died but two are going strong.One which I planted last year even weathered the -19C temperatures we had during winter. The other one has been planted out this year so remains to be seen whether it will last until Spring as it's...