Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Fleming Island Rachel, 1 by Kell

Kell wrote:
These are easy to root Texasgrower esp in spring when growth is on their minds. You can even root 10 foot ones so do not be in a hurry to cut them off. Your Cherub looks great.

Veronica, I water my entire yard by hand so I give some more water than others. But usually they are all in the state of being rootbound so they love all the water I can give them. We get no rain at all from May to November so I am it. The worst is all my bamboo. Drives me nuts though I am obsessed with bamboo. I put them in 25 to 30 gallon ceramic pots thinking they would be find for at least 3 days with no water but they want water everyday. They immediately filled the pots. I always thought bamboo was slow to grow which is why it was so expensive. Not true. It grows way too fast. When I have to get my husband's chainsaw out to divide them, he is going to kill me. I am only going to get 2 more bamboo, both with purple culms and then my obsssesion is over! I wonder how many hours I spend watering. Way too many.

Gary, I think it is great you can leave them like that. It is always an ordeal when I go, no one wants to be stuck watering mine. LOL. I even have to bribe my husband to do it. He HATES it. Your cross is going to be great! This is terrible to admit but my Rothkirch is over on the side of my house and the only way I can water it is I put my thumb over the end of the hose and it makes the water reach far. I can't get close to mine. I do not even know if it bloomed this year. But it sure looks good from afar, at least what I can see of it. LOL I have to get more organized here.

Hello Miss Ada. I was just thinking of you yesterday, well I think of you everyday. LOL. But I was thinking of you very fondly yesterday when I was looking at this most precious plant. Do you love it?