Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden #7, 1 by delecie

delecie wrote:
LOL JPlunket! "Pedilanthus tithymaloides" is definitely a mouthful! You're right about the lighting conditions. Although it grows well in full sun and shade, I like to grow mine in full sun so that it develops the pink color.

I would love to see your gardens candela. I'm still tidying up my gardens but hopefully they will be ready to receive visitors soon. In your photograph are you growing both Odontonema callistachyum and Odontonema strictum? Is that a Megaskepasma erythroclamys (Red Brazilian Cloak) to the right of your photograph? My Red Brazilian Cloak looks pretty ragged now. It used to grow in the shade of my neighbors trees but the trees were blown down by Wilma. It now grows in full sun and it doesn't like that! I've been thinking about removing it...I've taken a few cuttings and I may attempt to plant one in bright light but not full sun. I don't have any shady areas where I can plant it and let it grow naturally.

Thank you for the plant id Placenciarita. I "second" what candela said about your plants. They are gorgeous!

This is a photograph of my ragged Red Brazilian Cloak:





This message was edited Jun 10, 2008 7:50 AM