Rare? houseplant in Pennsylvania
StevePA6a
4 years ago
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Comments (2)I know of several people growing them with success in PA. I don't know if any variety is any better than any other in the heat. I have a very hot yard on a south hill and I decided I should not try them since they do not like heat. Scott...See MoreSucculents in Pennsylvania?
Comments (5)Yes they work wonders on a hill and you will not have to worry about watering or mowing. Do a google on them you may find you want to buy more and add to what you have. You can buy some other colors. They do grow close enough to smother weeds but depending on how big the hillside is it may take a few years. I used them on a slope and between bricks. They like lean soil which also keeps out weeds because the soil is not rich and because you will water less even the weeds that may come up here and there die from the dry. This is a slope at another house. I laid some cardboard down, picked up some marble chips and planted. I made pockets between the rocks put some soil in and planted the sempervivum....See MoreRare houseplant nurseries in Miami?
Comments (7)Good point--I guess what's rare to me might not be rare to people in Florida, and probably also might not be houseplants. I'm looking mostly for tender tropicals that I would have to order online if I wanted them. Brunfelsia, double-flowered hibiscus, thai varieties of Chinese evergreen, hoyas, mussaenda, dombeya, passionflower, etc. Oh and if I could find some named varieties of brugmansia I'd be really happy about that too....See MoreHAVE: Big Green Elephant Ears for Your Pennsylvania Rain Forrest
Comments (2)Hi Lilly! Did you know your email is blocked for responses? I was clearing out my inbox today and relized that you probably never got my response. I suppose these can be kept as houseplants but the freeze we got during the second week of November knocked them down. Anything I had up for grabs was still in the ground, so if it cant survive a freeze....it's gone! **Macca**...See MoreStevePA6a
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