Everyone is welcome to share photos of their Tropical plants and gardens.
Tropical Garden #65
prita,
Please post a link to think at the old thread. Thanks. Hap
I had just got my photos and text together to start a new thread and you beat me to it.
This is Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa. Used to be included in the genus Melaleuca but with all the revisions that go on a few Melaleucas were shifted into this new genus. The inflorescences form a ball with a diameter of about 3 or more centimetres (1.5 inches). It's a small tree growing up to about 10 metres high.
Here's a close up.
Everyone's familiar with Sesame Seed, this is the Sesame plant, Sesamum indicum. Although grown for seed here, outside of the cultivation areas it's considered a "weed of concern".
Another one that was subject to a revision in recent times. The genus Eucalyptus had Corymbia extracted from it, so this is now Corymbia ptychocarpa. A small but spreading tree that gets to about 12 metres (about 40 feet) high. It gets very long glossy leaves over 30 centimetres ( about 1 foot) long. Comes in shades of red/pink and white. This is the red one.
Pink one.
A pale pink (don't have a photo of a white one).
Beautiful....Thanks
Wonderful pics there, I wish I could grow one of those trees ( any of them) I wonder if the sesame plant could be grown from seed?
Rita your hibiscus here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=7536458
is to die for.... I had to get Dh to come over and look at it.. what is its' name?
This was from a DGr.... brightens my day when ever I see it.
Those Eucalypts are impressive!
Here's some natural insect control for the garden.
Joeswife: I don't know which one prita has, but I think it's a cajun hibiscus. Look at some of them.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=ony&q=cajun+hibiscus+images&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=7DluS83sKcTf8QbJw-T2BQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBAQsAQwAA
Thanks! It looks like a Dupont Hibiscus. I love those.
I love spiders, and that is an awsome shot!
Someone sent me some gingers , about 5 of them, and I buried them in tall containers ( white plastic commercial shortening tubs) with a hole in the bottom and some peat and perlite mix.. I didn't think they had made it and when I undid one, it was crowning. I also found a shriveled up dahlia tuber I forgot about when I was out gathering seeds in October, I undid that bag seeds and there it was.. anyway I planted it and now I have a dahlia peeking thru. I am so happy!, I also planted a dahlia dead head, and now I have a little dahlia peeking thru. again, I am overjoyed. *sigh*
I have been down there still re-arranging.. calling it a night .. I am glad we stayed home tonight.. I felt like I was out in the yard all day.
another cheerful bloom greeted me..
My garden's full of insect controls. Unfortunately this one can sometimes snare small birds.
YIKES, Tropic. What is it?
Hap
OH! LOL
I leave spiders to do their job, even in my growing area. If I were to see a dangerous one, I might get a little nervous.
Tropic, your spider, is it as big as your hand? It looks big! I'd hate to walk into that web! Pretty flower and tree pictures. Nice range of colors on the Corymbia ptychocarpa, and the Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa is so bright and cheery.
Joeswife: Thank you for sharing your light set up. I want lighting to supplement on gloomy days but the fluorescent hoods would be in the way and too easy to water, lol. Your smaller and brighter lights may be the better way. I mist the ones by the woodstove everyday, but what was the mix you use for misting? I use the ceiling fan to keep it warmer even on the lower levels now and it dries them all out without misting. I am so happy to finally have a place that I can spray, slop, spill and no sweat. We built this poured area 2 years ago, and I kept begging for it to be bigger. Nope, so now it's full, lol. Great news about the gingers and dahlias. What a pretty mg? flower. I haven't planted them because of the wild ones that come up around here, but I will have to reconsider.
Metro, your dewy web pic is neat :)
Prita, thank you for starting a new thread. What do you call that philo? Beautiful variegation, and the contrast from leaf to stem is pretty. I love your setup in that picture, too. I wish I could just walk through and see all the surprises you have in there :).
Alocasia cuprea
Those spiders are quite large but it's ground dwelling spiders that are the most dangerous. The females make a large web which is very strong. Walking into it pulls you up quite rapidly. Backing out it comes off without breaking and leaving a messy web over your face. They're good that way.
This is the fern I found in Papua New Guinea which I believe is Sticherus species, but a giant form. It was quite impressive.
3js your Alocasia cuprea is so nice looking. I just got one last fall, it did have two leaves one big and one small. the big one has fallen off, the small one is big, and when I moved it to a larger container, I found a pup bulb. I am very happy about that. I still can't figure out whether it wants full light or medium light. where do you keep yours? and is it in soil mix or other medium?
Tropic, that fern is awsome. I went to a place friday to take someone to work, they had one in their lobby, it was a monster . Beautiful!
here is mine, in a draining pink Womens Breast Cancer Awareness coffee container.
Good morning
Sorry, Happy-1
Kay Jones, Thank you very much!!!
Tropicbreeze, we now know who is going to start the next new thread.(lol) I woud suggest one of those beautiful Eucalyptus blooms. I am partial to the light pink photo. I was a little worried after we went past 200 replys. I think that there is a unwritten rule that we should start a new thread before it gets that long.
Metrosideros, Thanks for all your very interesting and beautiful Hawaiian pictures. I especially like the piece on coffee and what you had to say on coconuts, I was raised on a coconut walk (farm).
Croton Victoria Gold Bell (unusual bell leaves)
Joeswfe, that Hibiscus is Devil's Eye, from The Hibiscus place at Martindale Nursery. They will send you nice big plants, sometimes with buds.
With Valentine's Day around the cornor, I am planning to have my plants picked out and ready for when the question comes "What would you like for your Valentine's present? It beats cut flowers or last minute candy.
back view
3jsmom31, the philo. is "Rising Sun". Thanks for the offer of a cutting from your Philo. I would hate for you to cut it at that size, I would like to see pictures of its growing progress though.
I worked in my favorite hoop house yesterday, trimming and replanting. My next project is shredding the live oak leaves, mixing it with an organic granular fertilizer that has chicken poo, molasses and all the good stuff to use as a mulch around the existing plants.
front view
This message was edited Feb 7, 2010 12:12 PM
Another unusual Bell leaf
Croton Victoria Bell
Great plants everyone!
Personally, I have a hard time keeping up here, there are so many great posts and photos! I'd like to see a new thread every 100 posts or so, when I see the new thread already has 200 posts, I feel like I can't read them all, and move on to another forum. That's just me, though! Maybe I need to check in more often, or maybe I need a longer attention span.
Had one single Thunbergia blue flower bloom the other day, I'm sure anxious for spring!
prita, your plants are beautiful! I especially love the crotons. I like your mulch recipe. I told my DH i need a shredder. Not the kind you use for paper , tho.
I did pick out an Orchid and showed it to him. I trust his always generous gifts.
in this photo here : http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=7538678
in the lower left, what is that plant with the dark green shiny glossy leaves? You sent me a piece of it and I would like to tag it something besides "from rita". Thanks.
Any answers on the question I posted above yet?
This is a lot of my garden today.
Hap
I am not 'Happy'.
OH NO!!! *hugs* poor Happy... I am sooo sorry for you. Can I cry for you? *sniff* can I send you anything to help get back something? I will if I have anthing you like of mine..
Debra
Joeswife
No, I'm just going to redesign my thought about what I can grow here. Also, I had plans to cut back the gardens for they are getting a just too my for me. The Good Lord took care of that. LOL
I will all be fine.......
Hap
Edit: Thanks for caring.
This message was edited Feb 7, 2010 5:26 PM
I skip around the forums a lot and it seems this weather event has made many of us rethink our garden. It will be a few weeks before I know what might resurrect and what won't. Some of it won't be replaced as I am not up to the maintenance any more. If doesn't grow from seed just pitched on the soil.....well, guess it will have to find another home. I immensely enjoyed my 5 years of the tropicals but they are just too hard to manage in the winter.
I totally agree with you. I will rethink what I am going to do. Shame, and a rude awaking.
Hap
awww come on you guys, you can grow in cotainers , right? Here I am in zone 5a and all you guys have me into tropicals! LOL Really I understand, I have slowly been going prenniels here out back.. However, this year I saved the begonias, coleus, pentas, shrimp plants, geraniums, some salvias that don't grow here, and alot of others. If you all want seeds that grow from tossing.. send me an sabe and I will stuff it full.
Thanks rachel...(philo) if u look up in the upper left, u can see your angel wing cutting growing nicely!
Would flowers make you Happy!
oh! I love those!
More flowers!
Still more flowers!
When we visited Jennie two years ago on Maui I realized for sure that I am a misplaced islander. Oh what heaven it would be live there. Texas just can't compare.
Rita, thank's much for the new thread and my tongue still wag's over all your plant's that you grow. You have a big "green" thumb" for sure.
3jsmom, you have been hiding some of your plant's way too long;-) Your Alocasia cuprea look's extremely happy. I am admiring your collection.
Tropic, that is one impressive "fern". It's good to see some more photo's from your trip to Papua New Guinea.
Hap. I am sorry that you may have lost alot but it's good to read that you are staying so positive;-)
Debra, You inspired me the other day after viewing all your lush and growth that I just had to pull out some of my grow light's to aid here. I still have an angel wing begonia start for you.
Dave, those Orchid's are admirable to view and I would say they add a very fragrant surrounding for you as well. Thank's much for sharing.
New growth make's me happy.
I love that yellow flower- what is that, some sort of orchid?