Do same-species plant roots fuse?
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bonsai less hardy than same species growing as a normal tree?
Comments (1)If they are, allegedly, hardy to zone 5 then I would think planting them in the ground should be sufficient in most cases. It might be worthwhile to shelter anything that hasn't developed much of a root system yet to keep the wind from drying them out (if they are deciduous then it really doesn't matter how deep the snow gets.) Actually lots of snow would make a good natural shelter for your cuttings, just as long as you can find them in the spring ;)...See MoreIs This True? - Same-Species plants Having Different Needs?
Comments (18)It may just be my perspective but growing/cultural requirements to me mean something very different than attributes specific selections within the same species may offer. That's where you get down to cultivar level and make assessments on which cultivar/selection may work best for you. For example, 'Arp' may be one of the hardiest forms of rosemary but it still has the same basic cultural requirements as any other cultivar -- a need for full sun, well-draining, lean soil and minimal water (once established) and fertilizing. But maybe rosemary is not the best example as it is pretty much a single species genus (there is a another species but extremely uncommon in gardens or in distribution). Let's look at euphorbias, a genus with literally hundreds of species. Each species of euphorbia can (and most do) have very different growing requirements from other euphorb species, but within the same species the growing/cultural requirements will be virtually identical. Some cultivars may grow larger than others, some may produce larger/smaller flower heads or of slightly different coloring, some might even offer increased cold tolerance but the growing conditions - soils, water, light, nutrient demand, etc. will be the same. And that's where I disagree with the statement mindy (or her source) posed initially: "LIKE ALL PLANTS WITHIN THE SAME FAMILY OR SPECIES, Xanthosomas are all individuals and some can be used as bog plants, where others will simply decline and rot." To be more accurate, I'd change that statement to read: "like many plants within the same family or even genus, each species of Xanthosomas is unique: some can be used as bog plants while others will simply decline and rot under similar conditions." To be perfectly honest, if I were to read that statement without any preamble or mindy's intro to it, I would tend to interpret it exactly the same way as I wrote it -- unless you are a professional horticulturist or botanist, I doubt you make the distinctions between the various levels of plant morphology and understand what the writer was trying to say. Us geeky types tend to get hung up on the semantics but I understand the point the writer was attempting to get across regardless of the exact terminology :-) Actually, I think flora summed up the entire discussion very nicely: After all we are all the same species, just different cultivars. If you think about it, each individual offers something unique but we all share the same basic needs....See MoreDo you cull your fused/fasciated 'mega blooms'?
Comments (5)Yes. Unless you are just curious to see what monster results and don't mind the lost production, remove them. Many of them are terminal clusters and if not removed can stunt the plant growth and production. An analogy that is sometimes used to explain the effect they can have on the plant is the one about the giant baseball bat sized zucchini or cucumber hidden deep with in the plant somewhere and overlooked when picking. It causes the production on the rest of the plant to slow/shut down. How accurate that comparison is is debatable but you get the idea. :) Dave...See MoreDo you have multiple copies of same plants?
Comments (27)I have a few copies of plants. I have 3 varieties of Spider plants. One solid green, one with white edges, and on with the white in the middle. The one with the white in the middle was my first starter 'tropical' houseplant. My first plant besides a succulent and my first house plant that was actually mine. I later got the other varigated one from the babies of a friend's plant. And I got the giant green one from my neighbour's who had to move and couldn't take it with them. I've planned to cut down on them as they take up a lot of room on the windowsill that could be more beneficial for other plants, but I can't! I have 2 pothos. A golden and a neon. The neon grows in a vase and the golden just in good ole soil. I love vining plants! I'd by more, but don't have a place for them to climb/trail. My only 3 real duplicates that are the exact same plant and variations are my Tillandsia ionanthas. I'm not sure why I bought 3, but I think it was because they were the cheapest ;) I also have some wandering jew and HL philodendron cuttings growing in the vase with the neon pothos that are cuttings from main plants. I can never throw away cuttings! They almost always get replanted back in the same pot or go in the vase. I also, have multiples of the same plant growing in the same pot together. As I'm sure lots of people do. Out of all my plants there's only one that is in a pot by itself and that's my Frosty fern (Can never remember how to spell it and my auto correct is failing to recognize my guessing...S something ella). My Majesty palm has 3 plants in it, my pregnant onions have 6 (?) In the same pot, all my spiders have at least 4 plants in the pot and so on. Wouldn't want them to get lonely! I should start growing plants on their own however.... So they don't compete with eachother....See MoreCampanula UK Z8
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