WHAT'S LOOKING EXOTIC IN 2018

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  1. strongylodon

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    I have a smaller one in the greenhouse to take it's place if needed.
     
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      Did you buy the small one or is it a division, strongy? I believe that they don't 'pup'? Never seen babies around mine.....
       
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        @PeterS has made them pup, but you need to divide up the base of the plant to get them to do it.
         
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          Ah right..sacrifice Mummy in the interests of procreation..all that jazz....Given the effort in digging up a big one, I'll pass! It's much easier to wrap it up and mulch it!
           
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            Nothing better than having back up @strongylodon :biggrin:
             
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              @noisette47 the one in the ground was a pup from three years ago but the replacement (if needed) was bought and only cost £5.:smile:
               
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                It's not fair!!!!!:sad: Minimum €15 here.....and then Thompson & Morgan keep sending mails through with offers for cheap plants, but only within UK :gaah:
                 
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                  Strongy £5 was cheap. But for me the problem is just in finding them, let alone the cost.

                  They are quite easy to propagate - the secret I think is to not water them until they have roots. The thread is here Bananas
                   
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                    Ah well, swings and roundabouts..it looks as though I'll have a few Alyogyne huegellii to give away. The cuttings are showing signs of new growth :hapfeet:
                     
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                      Choice plant! I tried and failed with that.

                      My first "tropical" offering of 2018 is Litchi chinensis - AKA Lychee. Sown a week ago they are germinating already...................
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                        martin-f Plant Hardiness Zone 8b

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                        Sorry I've got no pictures I should have taken a few, we popped to a garden centre today they sell all sorts of things at this shop, anyhow they had some flowering cacti beautiful things they was, I might have to look into buying some, I will need to create a area first :scratch:, some members posted some pictures last year of there's ive not noticed any post this year ?
                         
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                          Brilliant, longk! I suspect I haven't given my lychee seeds enough heat. Still no sign after 2 weeks.....
                           
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                            wow - never heard of anyone in this country growing them. :thumbsup:
                             
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                              I grew one a few years ago but it died in the winter of 2012/13 when the greenhouse electrics shorted out and the greenhouse went down to minus quite a lot! An attractive foliage plant it's more of a fun thing.

                              Litchi chinensis - Useful Tropical Plants
                               
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                                Stuff that! I like a challenge.....:paladin: Perhaps one for the polytunnel?:)
                                 
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