Tropical Gardening

Pete, sadly it only lasted for a couple of days when I had posted and since then nada ... We now have to water every 2/3 days and the irrigation up top has had to be turned back on ...

Actually, now that you mention it, longk, I must take mine out of the pot in the Spring and see what's there ...

:D Hi Sis .. nice to see you visiting again. A rooting would be lovely ... yours is the most stunning I have ever seen. I honestly cannot say whether you up-rooting ( ) it and putting it in a pot till you go back to Germany end January will be beneficial or not. Maybe Pete or longk with...

Has anyone grown Dichondra argentea , silver falls from seed ? I was just wondering how they performed over a season . The pictures on the seed sites look wonderfuI - but then they always do I did buy some Dichondra emerald falls plugs a while ago and they never really performed when I side...

Hi All . Has anyone grown Richea? or is growing one? they are from Tasmania and supposely ideal to british weather , but as far as I know all the tasmanian plants are kind of slow growing and seed are treacky to germinate.

Hello Terry - also left mine out over the summer until all leaves fell. Now in the house and in growth after a little change in the top layer of compost coupled with small regular watering - they should not need any bottom heat.

I think that the original poster may have gone, but for what it's worth here's how I grew mine;Best grown under cover in the UK. Potting mix was multi-purpose with plenty of grit, orchid bark and perlite to keep it airy - the bulbs are vulnerable to rot. After planting it will sit there for...

That's lovely longk, I've never seen a white one. They are so intricate. Sadly I planted mine in the ground last Autumn and it died on me over the summer ... I saw a couple for sale a few months ago and was sorely tempted ... but I resisted ... :yess:I wonder if Pete still has his .......

I have overwintered a couple in the heated greenhouse before ,they were a few that were left in small pots after bedding out the best plants . I did use them outside the following year .But as already mentioned easy from seed ,and they don't take kindly to the damp in a cooler greenhouse .. Dave

I've tried all the techy stuff aesculus, even dumped all the dns and re-registered them all. It's kind of strange. Might be our web-host as both the machines in the house cant access Jungle seeds. ah well..I can get into the .com site so that's all that really matters. Steve...

Generally you cut back in spring when the new growth starts to show. Cut back to about 8" 200 mm. Some miscanthus can remain over winter and stand up well to the winter weather adding height and form in the garden. I like Miscanthus kleine Silberspinne which has good foliage and impressive...

I`m suspecting the same , it seams pretty new to cultivation over here for a review , unless we are getting that hot summer we have been waiting for the last 5 years !!! One of my indian neighbour grow some edible indian Gourd and he start them indoor in February and only plants them outdoor in...

Scotcat,possibly not hardy in chilly Scotland,do you grow any hardy Fuchsias up there?? would think the Magellenicas would be fine,takes a lot to kill them off. ATB Howard

This is a brilliant and helpful thread thankyou Longk

It's in a cool greenhouse now..........

thank you Pete the colour ,look like this in the picture and the shape is similar to the moore.....but I start to give up the idea to know what species it is , there are too many ....plus it must be a true species , has it been in my grandad garden for at least 40 years . It would be nice just...

Not sure when it changed I'm afraid.

They can be slow to germinate. I put some in a tray about a month ago only one is showing at the moment, they are on a heated sandbed with a propagator on.Trevor

Thanks Scotkat and PeterS.PeterS - thank my insomnia affliction (and the really annoying tickly cough that I have at the moment)! I'll no doubt have to tackle a repot soon (I keep putting that job off), so I'll do a similar post then too. I'm growing plants that I would not have been growing...

Have the same problem with Schyzostilis (maybe bad spelling) in my garden they flower occasionally and not too many blooms.