Do plants respond to your love? Your experiences?
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Renewing love for plants---your experiences?
Comments (26)I've had better luck growing orchids than I thought I would. I like to say they are just more "exacting" in their requirements than say, a dracaena. But admittedly, I have loads of sun here - over 350 days a year) I've had 40+ orchids for about 5 yrs. now, and have stopped trying to grow the more difficult types. But the oncidium family seems to do well for me. So do the Miltonias and hybrids of those. Catts also have done well. I can't grow phals for very long, as they always seem to rot sooner or later (usually after I've had them for 2-3 years, and am attached). Paphs can be temperamental too. I stopped concentrating mainly on orchids and have "branched out," so to speak, to other house plants, (even though I've had common house plants for the last 30+ yrs) and am finding it rewarding. I'm sorry I picked up six Rex begonias a year ago, as they are just now starting to decline. They did so well until now. But its summer, and the humidity is so low, even though I have pebble trays and mist a lot. I've been trying to stick to the easier plants, because when I get a reward (blooms, new growth, etc) I am encouraged to keep trying. Its what keeps my passion going. Yesterday morning my little LC orchid presented me with a bloom! It was a tiny baby when I got it, so this was quite a pleasant surprise. Toni talked me into trying a hibiscus, and boy. . . I never expected what I got! It opens a new bloom almost daily this time of year, and really does bloom just about year round. In winter the blooms aren't quite as frequent, but the plant has been a joy. I also got my first plumerias not long ago, and am trying morning glories too. There are so many possibilities out there! And you never know if you can grow something until you try it! Randi...See MoreShare your experience - Growing Tropical Plants!
Comments (3)Where do you live in GA? I'm in Atlanta and my Poms are in the ground and they are now fruiting. Plum trees are hardy, we grew them in Canada, many olives are hardy here. I do not grow many plants that are not hardy (no window space for winter). If you choose to grow many tropical plants you'll have to water frequently (hard during water bans) bring anything in that is truly tropical (it will die in winter while not being hardy). Make sure your pots are HUGE, big enough to old more soil than root ball so that your pot has space for soil to hold water and nutrients. Fertilize frequently (water leeches the fertilizers), every few years you either have to go up a pot size or two, or root trim your plants to keep anything large an appropriate size for the container. That is a lot of work for what might be little reward (small fruit plants)....See MoreWhat 's your experience with these plants
Comments (7)I can help you on 2 of them: Tabernaemontana holstii is also called T. pachysiphon. It has larger leaves, and it's flowers have 5 strap, crinkled petals and it's fragrant. to look best, no more that partial sun (dapple sun through a high pine tree canopy is good), and it like fertile and moist soil (so do use mulch!) A slightly acidic soil is better as it will prevent the leaves from slightly yellowing, i use the good palm fertilizer to make sure there's always ample micro nutirnets for it. Fagraea berteriana is known as Pua Kenikeni. It can handle full sun, better with relief from mid summer sun in afternoon! and make sure has enough soil moisture. It may get rather large for a shrub (upwards of 8-10') kinda rounded inshape, but still with floppy branches, flowers are fragrant too....See MoreDo your plants live up to your expectations?
Comments (19)I found the following disappointing & removed: 1. Phygelius Rectus (yellow trumpet flowers), the colours were just not vibrant enough - and the flowers were only spring/early summer (was expecting summer plant 2. Pennstemon Also (but not removed) 1. Roses - fragrant cloud and deep secret. The pictures on packaging looked bright red but they came out as dark reds. I'm very particular I know but, I do like my reds bright red, not deep or dark. 2. Delphinium - I grew one or two for the first time last year with a view to increasing to about six. Though I liked the flowers very much, I was very suprised that they flower for such a short period... so I've opted to add hollyhocks this year to their number instead of more delphs. If you've got a small garden you tend to go for things that last a while. I do anyway!...See Moreplantomaniac08
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