Tropical Gardening

Thank you @wiseowl - I couldn't figure out how to do that Thanks everyone- I'm glad it's just a flower and nothing to worry about. I thought the plant has become diseased.

Thanks for the info!

I repotted The General as I call it a couple of months ago and it looks good in The Courtyard where it gets lots of sun ...The stems are attractive too ...

Thanks for the info. I was feeling very guilty, that id maybe killed a hundred year old fern. Good to know i may not be entirely to blame. I was counting on grafting a new fern on top, but it seems that may not be viable.

I've not looked specifically at Tree Ferns but all the bigger tender plants that I like have certainly shot up in price over the last couple of years.

Thank you I will give that a try and hope for the best

Rudbeckia is just a short growing bushy perennial, or short lived perennial. Black eyed Susan is a twining climber.If you just want pot plants there are all manner of half hardy plants that would be good, French and African Marigolds are really easy, a tomato plant wouldn't be out of place even.

Thank you . Would love to visit the UK one day, too. Reviews say right after Easter is when the flowers are in fullest bloom. We still have snow on the ground here! Hoping to bring back tulip bulbs- will be hard not to want to buy a suitcase full.

Thank you, will give those a look, the Woolly thyme in particular sounds like it could fit the bill.

My plant looks perfectly heathy & has already grown a new leaf this year! Every new leaf is like a new flower!

I had a quick scan through the video. I know nothing about Plumeria but do know that it is not good practice to do gardening and/or move heavy pots whilst in bare feet.

Hi @Nurture, welcome to the forum! How big and old are your Arecas and when did you last re-pot them? If you tend to overwater it might be a good idea to add grit or sand into the potting compost. Also, if the pot is too big, the compost will stay wet too long.Palms can be a bit...

I've never found P. Edulis to be hardy.

I use a pair of loppers on palm fronds.

It should take full sun easy at this time of the year, and in summer once established, but if its not used to it you really need to do it gradually, especially a small soft looking plant like that.

great! I love the plant, its so differentI never know wether to call it a plant, tree or shrub I refer to it affectionately as 'the trifid'

@Greybelle a couple of decades ago I had exactly the same issue with one at work and air layered it with no problems, the latex inside did not cause a problem. I just cut into the stem at an angle about a third of the way through, packed some damp sphagnum moss into the cut and around the stem,...

Hi Esoxlucius the mother plant was dying it was slowly going brown so i thought i have to separate two pups from mom and just leave the smaller pup with mom till it gets a bit bigger so i slowly turned the pot upside down and carefully removed the soil till eventually i saw one pup ...

I turn my red ensete upside down for a few days prior to over wintering to drain out as much water as possible. I've not found a sure fire way of storing it though. Last winter I took it out the pot and left the rootball intact with a couple of leaves. It survived in the frost free greenhouse...

Well from what I've heard so far it looks like my mango and avocado are destined to remain indoors as house plants....trees!! Now that's worrying, lol.