ucovinero, please substantiate your claim. For the sake of debate, we can all benefit from knowing the facts. Sounds like you and I share the same concept as to what dictates TRUE dwarfism. Morphological characters are brought about by gene seperation or isolation, not by propagation from cuttings. Personally, I believe dwarfism is characterized by how many genetic changes are responsible for the evolution of new characters. New species can be derived from segregating progenies produced from hybrids within and between plant species. For example, so called "dwarf" fruit trees and Japanese maples are generally trees grown from grafted stock. Grafting is simply a quicker method to achieve a more compact form which would otherwise take many years to bring about morphological divergence. It has been my personal experience with fruit trees that if not properly maintained, they can resort to becoming standard size trees. Now I do have some true hybridized dwarf daffodils coming up in my yard at the moment. :)

Thanks Josh The mix I am using is the same I used with my Alocasia that we discussed in your thread (I added the coconut during my recent repot). The Alocasia survived the winter continuing to grow leaves and after another repot, root prune, it is reestablished and growing yet more leaves! It just refuses to go dormant as everyone says will happen! Back to peppers: yikes I may not have room for 3 large pots! So even if I got one very large pot, I still should not be mixing the 3 plants in the same pot? I am going to have to do some rearranging with my window sill after the summer it seems!

Hi Hickory. A greenhouse is on my wish list that likely will never come true. :-( The orchids and cyclamen are hardy varieties and multiply worse than my mimosa tree! The tree fern, Dicksonia antarctica, is enduring his first winter here. There is an area on the south side of the house that is a happy microclimate for over wintering things like dahlias, glads, and some volunteer petunias have been caught blooming in February here. As an added bit of insurance, the tree fern is enclosed in a WALL-O-WATER and heavily mulched and insulated with maple and magnolia leaves. It acts as a wind break, warms the surrounding air plus is a nice way to stop my 110 pound German Shephard from "watering" it, if you know what I mean. I use this technique for other wee trees in the yard until they are large enough to withstand extra waterings. It also protects the small trees from bunnies munching on them. I believe if you click on MY PAGE, there are some pictures to illustrate what I'm rambling on about. The banana, Musa basjoo I think, is in his third year outside. Again, against the house in a warmer microclimate and heavily mulched. Since I do not have a greenhouse, I transplanted many geraniums, and other more tender things into that bed. The whole bunch is underneath a giant tarp supported from the overhang of the roof. I did peek at my plants when it was in the double digits a few days ago and they are doing well. The banana is about 6 ft. tall and has the edges of the upper most leaves browned..that's it. The tree fern was as content as can be. So far..said with fingers crossed. I don't have a particular theme for my yard, as you may have guessed. I plant what I like and it seems the more unusual the better. You want me to list my plants? I didn't think anyone would care about it. I will if you want. I'll put it on MY PAGE or something like that. Clever way to encourage me to do my list too! :-) Will do.

Description Species (or Go To #) 1 Seeds Black, Purple Corolla C. pubescens 1 Seeds Tan Go To 2 2 Corolla With Spots C. baccatum 2 Corolla Without Spots Go To 3 3 Corolla White Go To 4 3 Corolla Greenish Go To 5 4 Flowers Solitary & Filament Not Purple C. annum 4 Flowers 2 & More Per Node, Purple Filament C. chinese 5 Flowers Solitary C. frutescens 5 Flowers 2 & More Per Node C. chinese