Pictures of this years tropicals and comparison to spring photos

statenislandpalm7a

13 years ago

The blue level used for scale is 4 feet tall

my biggest canna

the front pathway in the spring around may-june

The pathway today november 6

cactus spring

cactus fall (i removed most of the regular opuntia)

Bannana spring

Bannana fall

Giant reed spring

Giant reed fall

spring side yard

fall side yard

some more fall pics

canna flower

agave

majesty palm

biggest castor bean

side view

yucca

pic from august of alocasia

stuff i already took inside cordyline papaya and alocasia

after i cut everything down i will show comparison photos of the palms

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tropicalzone7
13 years ago
Awesome looking yard!! Thanks for the update! What kind of cannas are those. Im bought omega and intrigue in Late august to put in the ground this spring. They havent grown much so Im hoping that when spring comes they do actually grow and they dont sit there and wither away. The cactus, Majesty palm, Dioons, Norfolk Island pine, and everything else, all look really healthy!
What are your plans for the Dioons once they go indoors? I just took mine inside today into the garage. It very very rarely goes below freezing (I think only 2 times in the last 10 years), but there isnt any sun and it is cold. Im trying to prevent it from flushing until spring because my sago palm has a terrible habit of flushing when indoors (even in bad conditions).
Good luck! Hopefully there wont be a frost tonight!!
-Alex
statenislandpalm7a
Original Author
13 years ago
The canna is canna musofolia its the red version mine is over 8 feet tall. The dioones will go in once it gets below freezing they will stay in the garage i did this last year and it worked. I saw you repotted it with such a big pot only water it once for the winter
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My brugmansia came back after the summer heat. Here it is right now and it's getting quite big. It does very well in the shade and it's been giving me quite a lot of flowers lately. Yes, elephant ears work here. I'd suggest getting some from the alocasia family, not colocasias. I've tried colocasias, they grow well in the spring and fall but they just cannot take the heat at all in the summer, in my experience. Here's one of my Borneo Giants in full shade They will die back when it hit below freezing for more than a couple hours, but if that happens, don't water them again for the rest of the winter or else the bulb will rot. Just wait for them to pop back up in spring. Same thing with Cannas. If you're going for tropical, get some Cannas, since they LOVE being in full sun here. another one I'd recommend is the Chinese Parasol Tree. Big foliage and can take some sun. I have mine in morning sun/full shade in the afternoon. The plant loses its leave in the winter and goes dormant. Here's mine now after a week from coming back from dormancy. It's already grown about 6+ inches! Birds of paradise are great as well here in Phoenix. They're frost hardy down to 25-26f I believe. Split-leaf Philodendron are great as well. Just plant them in the shade. Plus you can find these easily at HD or Lowes. I wouldn't risk planting a castor bean though since you have pets. They drop a lot of those red spiny bean pods all over, and from what I've read are very poisonous. I'm not sure about the brug's toxicity though. Their flowers might be poisonous?
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Spataro51- If your pool is anything like mine, you even get an added bonus of in-ground warmth for your tree. My garden area where the trachy is, at the SW corner of the pool, is at the deep end. We drain down less than 2 feet of water in the fall, just under the jets/skimmers so the plugs can go in. My deep end is 9 feet deep, and it does not freeze solid in winter. The dark green mesh cover pulls in heat too, and there is open water under a thin layer of ice. The tree is literally feet from the pool, the patio and it's close proximity to the pool keep the ground from freezing deep. The roots of the tree are literally less than 5 feet from unfrozen water at all times, and that distance is covered by thick concrete. It is definitely favorable for the roots... Check out that seller I mentioned in my post in response to Jay. I bet you would still get a sweet tree for her $165 ones, $230 delivered. She says they are 2.5+ feet of thick trunk, and over 5 feet tall. Mature enough to flower. I have $257.50 into my tree, delivered. Definitely research musa basjoos also, they will make a pool area look spectacular! Jay- I think we have established that Collector Palms's trachys are indeed "leggy and stretched". My 5+ footer from him has the same trunk as my 4-footer from another nursery. he must grow them in shade, so they are "stretching" for light, so he can claim high numbers in height when selling. I don't think I would buy another trachy from him, especially after reading some other posts here on Garden Web. It seems others have got the same issue. Luckily I paid a little under $100 delivered for that tree, which I suppose is about worth it. If I had paid for that as a 15-gal, and a higher price, I would be bummed. That needle he sent me more than makes up for it. I can't find one even close to the size, age, maturity, anywhere online for under $200 delivered even. That was indeed a lucky score. C-Palms does sell some sweet Yuccas though. Very spendy, but tempting...
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jimhardy
13 years ago
Very nice!

Your Cannas caught up!(-:

Someones going to have a hard tome delivering the mail soon-LOL

What kind of Banana is that?

It looks exactly like the one I had flower this year!
tropicalzone7
13 years ago
That canna is definitely on my wish list for plants next year! They dont seem to be heavy bloomers, but the foliage makes up for it a 1000 times! I dont plan on watering my dioon at all this winter because it is so wet from all the rain and mostly clouds that have been around lately. Maybe Ill water it once or twice right before it goes outside in March to get it in grow mode again!

Is that a castor bean to the left of the banana? I have been seeing tons of them around here this year (mostly the purple ones) and they are all HUGE. I think Im going to grow that next year, but I also bought a Hibiscus acetosella 'Red Shield' which is suppose to look a lot like a castor bean, only with flowers! I hope that it survives indoors and grows well outside next year!

Good luck!
-Alex
threas
13 years ago
Wow! Beautiful yard and house! Love all your tropicals! Thanks for sharing.
So where do you guys get your palms and cycads?

Theresa
statenislandpalm7a
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13 years ago
I got most of the palms on ebay and online nurseries. You cant see the palms in the jungle. I bought some of them at local stores.
brooklyngreg
13 years ago
Really beautiful yard and stone house. That's some tropical look!

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