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WHAT'S LOOKING EXOTIC IN 2018

Discussion in 'Tropical Gardening' started by ARMANDII, Jan 1, 2018.

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  1. Verdun

    Verdun Passionate gardener

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    Another beauty longk :)
     
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      A week or two ahead of mine (which are outdoors) :blue thumb:

      To be honest there are more floriferous and hardier species (I.austris survived in the ground here and @pete has a very large one in his garden) but it's a good red, it will get better year on year and I like the challenge of the more exotic ones.
       
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        This is the earliest it's ever been. Usually mid Sept. reckon it's all the sun and heat that's made it feel like it's gone home.
         
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          Do Moon Flowers count here? anyway, they are doing well, 3-4 new blooms a night.
           
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            Oh heck longk! Another beauty I covet.....amethyst is wonderful. Indoors only I suppose? :)
             
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            Supposedly hardy to -8°c according to a UK Passiflora expert I have contact with.
             
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            I think I should be able to grow it down here on a south facing wall then:)
             
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              What should be looking exotic, my Tree Fern I thought had been killed by the Beast has just sent up a tiny frond :
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                Do you think that there is enough of the season left for it to build up enough strength to face another winter?
                 
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                  I am unsure what to do, it has got too big to move. I will use a lot more insulation and hope for the best.
                   
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                    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                    It probably hasn't enjoyed the heat and dry this year either @JWK .
                    Personally, although I like to grow a lot of stuff that is pretty unsuitable for my climate I just dont see tree ferns as worth a go.
                    The price puts me off for a start.:biggrin:

                    I can see you have been watering it like crazy this year John by the moss on the stem.:smile:
                     
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                      Yes pete, hot dry is the opposite to what it needs. I saw a few Tree Ferns at Wisley in a similar state to mine last weekend, just a few weak fronds poking out and one or two completely dead.

                      It was my costliest purchase hence I have been watering it even though it looked dead. I have a drip feed set up and it's been soaked even through the dry spell. It used to be under a canopy of trees which gave it good shade but I chopped them down a few years back and it has struggled ever since.
                       
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                        They have been available for a good few years now, shipped over from Tasmania I believe.
                        But of lots that were planted around here, initially, I see very few now.

                        It just suggests that something is not right, its too cold in the winter and too dry in the summer.
                        Basically a woodland plant, I believe, you had it right.:smile:

                        Nice plant when well grown though.:smile:
                         
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                          Where there`s life there`s hope. I wish my fern had a tiny frond on it - I wrapped it up well for the winter and left in in the shade since - it was £25 - so not an arm and leg like a big one would be. Try talking to it - or maybe move it to a shadier place?
                          My son and family are in Tasmania and they grow like weeds there. Those rain forests are amazing. :)
                           
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