I found all the exotic Impatiens to be greenfly magnets :wallbanging:
Why are all the reduced sections in supermarkets full of them at the end of the day! This evening I made broccoli and cannelini bean soup.
My last one (six years from seed as well) looks like it is toast too. As far as suckering goes I can't say with any certainty, but when my first...
I planted it in a sheltered spot at my Dads house (SE facing wall) where it is hardy and rampant! Still in bloom there.
Mine didn't enjoy the summer either. Not what you'd expect from a South African plant really! Having said that all my plants were rather...
Tibouchina is still going strong............. [ATTACH][ATTACH]My Dad has been very good about fleecing it up when frost threaten (it lives...
Dendrobium kingianum hybrid.
Still more than my Rhipsalis ever has!
Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' is late this year............ [img]Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' by longk48, on FlickrThe first of my...
Love it! Mine has got huge yet I've totally failed to get it into bloom in five years!
I've recently finished Brighton Rock by Graham Greene - a truly great novel!
My (kind of exotic) white Agapanthus looked good a few weeks ago............... [img]Agapanthus noid by longk48, on Flickr[img]Agapanthus noid...
I'd be incredibly lazy and be looking at Southern African bulbs and the world of succulents and cacti! I seems to recall my Mackaya bella being...
Despite looking exotic are these hybrid Abutilons exotic? The one that I fished out of the skip a couple of years ago had to stay out last winter...
Remind me of the climate and seasonal variations.
I allow for the fact that they will croak over the winter in the UK but at £1.99 from Lidl it's no great shakes. Sometimes they surprise me though...
Alstroemeria isabella "Fred Meyer" took a year off last year but it saw fit to bloom this year after a repot. Sadly it was during the warm dry...
Tibouchina urvilleana is finally in bloom.............. [img]Tibouchina urvilleana by longk48, on Flickr
The good news is that the seed of many species remains viable for a long time. I've sown ten year old seed with reasonable results.
OK - so yet another new variety trying to piggy back sales through name association!
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