Anyone growing Stranger?
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Can you grow (or has anyone tried to grow) campanulas in Florida
Comments (2)I've tried. I'm in zone 10 so I would only expect one year but I haven't found the right light. Too much sun and they die, too little and they don't bloom. I'm still experimenting. Nancy...See Morea stranger - ID please?
Comments (2)A cultivar of Colocasia esculenta I think. There are many different variegated sports available. Either that or Alocasia....See MoreStranger in the lanai
Comments (4)So it's a roughly 35 ft tropical tree... well, considering it does't like temps under 55°F, I can guarantee it will not get anywhere near that tall. Hopefully it is a slow grower and will be happy confined to a planter for a few years. I will let it live in the lanai during most of the year and bring it inside for Jan and Feb when night temps will be too low. Thanks to both of you....See MoreAnyone using fabric grow bags to grow their perennials in?
Comments (13)Ken, I was just looking more gardeners that have tried them. It seems some people like them, and some don't. So I want to try them (and have begun). Wondering what the negatives will be. So far, it seems those bags need more watering. Spin out bags are heavier, water permeable but I don't think they would dry out as fast if they were on the surface rather than in the ground. Patti, I wish I could answer your questions! Mxk3 said they used a spin out bag and planted it into a ceramic planter. I've done that. Spin out bags are made to be planted into the soil. So I had a large planter with assorted plants. The hosta plant was in a spin out bag, the others weren't. Come fall, I removed it from the planter and dug it into the soil to overwinter. Fabric bags aren't made to be planted into the ground. But maybe it would work? You certainly could put the fabric bag into a pot. Not sure what the benefits of that would be. But it would be helpful when overwintering. That way, you would remove the fabric bag and store and overwinter the ceramic pot away from rain and snow and freezing temperatures. I don't think one should worry about the roots freezing in the fabric bags. The roots freeze in pots that are left outside too! As I understand it, it isn't the freeze that kills the roots, but it is the freeze/thaw/wet conditions that can cause root and crown rot. I will be storing my two fabric bags in a shed....See More
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