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WANTED: Want to trade tropical plants. A list of want and have

southlatropical

17 years ago

I have.........

Musafolia canna aka banana canna. Only have about a dozen or so of these to trade. They grew to about 7' last year in partial shade, and should grow larger in full sun. They multiply quicker than most canna. They make small dark purple flowers that attract hummingbirds.

Yellow King Humbert canna. Also about a dozen of these available. Makes an orange and yellow flower, and grows up to 4 or 5' tall.

Unknown species of banana tree. The older plants grew to about 14' tall last year. One of them bloomed a large purple flower about 12" or 14" long. They are not solid green. They have some purple tint in the stalks. I have about a dozen of these also.

I am looking for..............

Pretoria canna aka Bengal Tiger canna

Tropicanna canna

Any other species of canna that has variegated foliage, or foliage of any color but solid green.

Red banana trees

Giant elephant ear, such as.....Giant Taro, Alocasia Odora, and Borneo Giant

Species of cut leaf tree philodendron that are hardy in zone 9

feel free to cantact me at ijewell@spillwaycable.com

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Comments (5)

susiewrenn
16 years ago
I have 9 red banana's & a huge bird of paradise that i'll trade. I am in New Orleans & some are big. They may be difficult to mail.
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Tropical Gardener
9 years ago
I have T

ropicana and Giant Red canna and many rare tropicals, please contact me at tropicalgardener@gmail.com for swap Frank :)
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greenman62
9 years ago
i have 2 different Canna, also have lots of Alocasias, and 1 or 2 what look like Giant Taro (babies)

anything to trade ?

tropical fruits seedlings, edibles ?
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Tropical Gardener
9 years ago
Lots to trade, can you please contact me at tropicalgardener@gmail.com so I can send you list I hardly even use this site anymore, only Facebook plant sites Frank :)
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Tropical Gardener
9 years ago
I have the cannas you mention, looking for cannas with varietgaed leaves; and not interested in bananas right now, looking to trade for rare tropical or neotropicals, scented preferred, please see attached. Thanks Frank :) Please see contact me at tropicalgardener@gmail.com
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