WHAT'S LOOKING EXOTIC IN 2018

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

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    Yep, H.densiflorum has been in the ground for the last 20yrs.
    H. gardnerianum for about the same maybe more, although probably needs a bit more protection.
    H. "tara" I would guess the same, just run out of space.
     
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      :ThankYou: you can always chuck a bit my way if you`re fed up with it :thumbsup:
       
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      I totally agree with that :blue thumb:

      Crikey - that takes me back to when I was still a young buck strutting my stuff about town :heehee: Now that I'm happily monogomous (I know I am because she told me that I am!) plants have become my substitute and once I've cracked it they have to go if they're high maintenance/effort.
       
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        If I get over to see you I'll bring some pots, got more than I want really.
         
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          How kind :biggrin:
           
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            Ooops yes, common name is Ginger lily

            I've been watering mine when I could remember pete otherwise I think mine would have been a no show.

            The H. tara you gave me last year is in a pot and whilst it has loads of leaves there is no sign of it flowering this year. I think mine just got too cold being in a pot when the Beast arrived.

            Same as pete, mine is in the ground with no special treatment not even a mulch over winter. It's very tough.
             
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                I applaud your determination.
                 
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                  Narr, he's just stubborn.:lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                   
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                    This very nearly died on me last winter, not sure it was worth the effort but there you go,
                    Crotalaria capensis.
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                      Mine croaked over the winter of 2015 without blooming.
                       
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                        This one that you brought along has done well this year. The scent is lovely and the flowers lasted nearly a month :blue thumb:

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                        It has grown nearly 6ft tall.

                        Another one of your pots has now started to produce flowers (not opened yet) but it is nowhere near as tall. :thumbsup:

                        Are they too delicate to plant out? They lasted all winter outside. :noidea:
                         
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                          I got a bit carried away with cuttings this Spring. Got 7 like these, so if anyone wants cuttings when I chop them in October, just PM me :) (It's the variegated leaf one). Brugmansia.jpg
                           
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                            I'd plant them out in a sunny spot @shiney , they are hardier than most people think, but are late to start, can take till June to get going in some years.
                            They like a bit of moisture also.
                            And they move around a bit, but easily controlled and much less hassle in the ground rather than pots.
                             
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                              Neither of my Hedychiums have flowered and it doesn't look like they will now

                              @pete I forgot about this one, I took it a few weeks ago in Weymouth, I have never seen a mature Albizia Summer Chocolate before. I wasn't close enough to see if it had flowered.
                              It looked darker than it the pic as it was backlit.
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