Exotic Climber

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  1. Victoria

    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    Following my darling Cal's disruption of seedlings and everything losing their labels, this has popped up ...

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    I have two thoughts ... Akebia quinata or Kennedya beckxiana. I don't think they are the Hardenbergia comptonia or Billardiera erubescens as they still have their labels.

    Any help greatly appreciated.
     
  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Not grown any of them LOL so count me out. [​IMG] :D
     
  3. Victoria

    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    Thought you might have known, pete ... perhaps Waco will as and when she comes on. strongy? Marley?
     
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    Don't know LoL, I've not grown the others you mentioned either.

    Might get pic of the Sesbanias and Thevetias tomorrow. [​IMG]
     
  5. Victoria

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    This really is a mystery then, folk. I had better nuture this and give it lots of TLC so we all know what it is. I'm 99.9% sure it's one of the exotic climber seeds I bought from Chiltern last Autumn.

    Since pete advised me to remove my seedlings from "frying" in the outdoor living room windowsill, they are thriving on the outside of the windowsill, including my one and only Sesbania and my Delonix and mystery climbing plants and Bauhinia galpini.

    I lost one of my Thevetias, strongy, and then retrieved one from my friend I gave four to ... Indian giver, and they both are doing well in my antique concrete pots but still small I must admit.
     
  6. walnut

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    From the leaf it looks like the ausie one the kennedia beckxiana spelt the ausie way.
     
  7. Victoria

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    Thanks, walnut, I'll keep you all posted on this one.

    It's a shame if I don't get an Akebia quinata as I really fancied one of those.
     
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    Your Sesbanias and one of the Thevetias.
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    And one of Kedi's red peaches.
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  9. Victoria

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    Wow, strongy, I am more than impressed! I'm not going to photograph mine for a year or two. :rolleyes: What are you feeding them? What are you going to do with all of them?

    I know, you're just trying to confuse both Sis and I by putting these in Exotic Climber! [​IMG]
     
  10. Kedi-Gato

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    Oh strongy! you really have a green thumb!

    My Sesbanias are doing well, or so I thought until I saw yours!

    Your Thetvia is lovely and bushy, as is your Indian Red Peach. Keep all the lower branches on the red peach so the tree stays bushy. I made the mistake of taking mine off so that it showed a trunk, wish I hadn't now. Two of the red peaches over at the kids are bushy and it does make gathering the fruit easier.

    You forgot to say how tall they all are.
     
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    Hi girls, I don't know what I am going to do with them all! or the 12 Albizia Summer Chocolate. Guess I can't stop growing things. :D
    I give them a soluble nitrogen feed once a week and they are(as you can see) inside, so kept very warm.
    The tallest of the 4 Thevetias is about 2 1/2 ft and the largest of the 2 peaches is the same, I will take your advice Kedi and not remove the lower leaves. [​IMG]
     
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    Since you have 2 peaches strongy, perhaps might want to do one and one. I must take some pics so that you can see how both look. Your Thevetias are half as tall again as mine. Think it is time that I finally fed mine!
     
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    Me too, Sis, mine is 45cm tall and the one taken back from Mick only 35cm. :(

    I must say in my defence, however, that mine were terribly neglected for the two months of building works as they (the builders not the plants) took over the dance floor where the two concrete tubs reside and they were lucky they got any water during that period of time, let alone fertiliser! [​IMG]

    PS Sis, guess you've looked and seen what strongy's profession is ????? It's probably why he's left us in the dust!
     
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    LoL are saying that I have a 'slight' advantage? :D
     
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    Yes, Sis, and I told Hubby that when I told him about strongy's plants last evening.

    Yes, strongy, I'll speak for Sis and myself, you do have an advantage over us, but as you say, only "slight"!!!
     
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