Hoyas/Dischidias Outdoors in Southern California?
epiphyte78
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Comments (8)The recommendation for a local C&S society is a good one. Some societies will auction off plants with some of the proceeds going to the society and the rest to the seller. Have you considered bartering? I have done this many time with my orchids -- trading either for orchids I didn't have or even for other plants entirely (hostas, hoyas, bulbs, etc). For instance, last fall I traded a nice blooming size orchid division for a couple of hoya cuttings. Did the other person get the better end of the deal from a monetary point? Quite probably. But I got something I wanted for something I needed to 'lose' in order to regain some growing space. Both of us were very happy with our deal....See MoreHoyas/Dischidias Outdoors in Southern California?
Comments (5)Thanks everybody for sharing your experiences! My conclusion is...you folks definitely need some more Hoyas/Dischidias! Therefore, I highly recommend going to visit Kartuz Greenhouses down in Vista. It's definitely worth the trip. His online catalog really does not adequately represent the great variety of tropical/interesting/unusual/rare plants that he grows. Plus, his prices are really reasonable so you can get a good collection going without having to pay an arm and a leg. If anybody is interested...I also posted this thread in the following places... Garden Web - Hoya Forum - Cold Tolerant Hoyas/Dischidias Growing on the Edge - Cold Tolerant Hoyas/Dischidias PalmTalk - Cold Tolerant Hoyas/Dischidias? Flickr - Epiphytes Group - Cold Tolerant Hoyas/Dischidias?...See MoreWhat non-hoya do you like or proud of?
Comments (25)Wow, how can you even choose faves? I never can. I guess my fave groups of plants are palms, orchids and aroids. I like hoyas, but they aren't my faves by a long shot. These are some of my faves that I grow: Rare entire leaf (undivided leaves) palm, Salacca magnifica. It is found naturally only in Borneo, where it grows at the base of cliffs in very moist locales in the rainforest. My largest leaf at present is about 10 feet; mature, they will be 20 feet, going straight up from the base at ground level. Very architectural, stunning in habitat. This is a little variegated Lady Palm (Rhapis) that I particularly like I love aroids with large leaves that have a little "something extra" like variegation or cool colorations, like this Alocasia "Purple Prince" I have growing out in the yard I love variegated monstera. I have managed to collect 4 plants and planted them in various sopts to climb up the walls This is one of my favorite trees, Erythina indica variegated, also called the "Sunshine Tree". It just glows and makes the entire area light up I love small understory palms that put out new leaves that are highly colored, like this Calyptrocalyx polyphyllus I guess of all theorchids, Bulbophyllums and Cirrhopetalums are my fave group, because they have such bizarre blooms...See MoreWhat have you started from cuttings?
Comments (50)oyama pots are self-watering pots often used for African Violets. you can google to see what they look like - it's easier to understand ;). my set up resembles it ..somewhat. a pic is worth a 1000 words...;))) here's the simple plastic tumbler with perlite and some sphag on top to keep perlite moist on the surface, with yarn wick stuck in it - it grows untented now in west sun.and now i drop it into a 2nd cup without holes (water reservoir holding very small amt of water when the 1st cup is inside).when a plant is a thirsty one i give it more water, sometimes covering above the hole, so the perlite is flooded by half may be. this is in reality hydroponics. when i transplant into the mix later and still use the self-watering wick it becomes passive hydro (or sometimes people call it semi-hydro since plant roots are in the soil mix). that is how i can keep so many plants and have time to do many other things including travel. this way i can relax and do other things for a week or so - the plant has water, the perlite gets aerated periodically when the water level recedes. and i can see what's happening easily....See Morelovinmyblooms
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