Rita,
That hoya looks like H. carnosa "chelsa" Treat it as you would other carnosa's...they don't mind "cool" ie: down into the 40º for maintenance. If you want to keep it activily growing it's going to need 60-70º min's. Other wise it will just sit there for the winter...keep on the dry side. We keep our Greenhouse no lower than 65-70º if we can help it to encourage growth. I wish I could keep it at least 75º but not without a bigger heat source.
And it easily hit's 90-95º in there on a sunny day. I have the shade cloth laid in sections that I add/remove depending on sun. I just rolled up the south side bottom and in a few weeks will remove it all together. Can be a catch 22 sometimes, as if it get's too hot then the stuff in the rafter's will get leaf burn.
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Paula,
I'd be out there swimming in the pond in the summer !!
Debra...girl take care of your self this winter....we'd rather have you than the pictures....I know, you want to grow them all....most of us do !! But it does no good if you're wiped out from trying to take care of it all.
Rita, the A Calidora x A.cadierii is beautiful. Hard to imagine crossing those things.. but the results are tremendous..
KayJones, love you too, G/F, but No the buttercups. I have the winecups everyspring, it is in the same family, a native here..I just love the looks of those things.. don't you?
Martha, thanks, you are right, I do want to take care of every thing, but I think it is because I hate to see things die.. Only one "almost" fall down the stairs so far, so am being XTRA careful this year..
26 degrees last night and this am.. everything that was outside is now melted.. even my new fancy zinnias I planted to test germination .. they were about to bloom too.. *whine* I knew I should have cut them to bloom inside for a bouguet.. maybe I can get a few of the fancy marigolds before they totally fry ...I like them in a clear glass bowl on the table... it brightens things up.
Will try to get a pic of White Knight.. it is open, it is a single with a VERY Longggg bloom... LOL
Rita, I would say keep it wear it is. It is not going to grow hardly at all in either of those circumstances. I like the idea of it obtaining sun all day though.
Martha, Can you get a thermostat controlled fan/louvre set up for the rafter area?
Thank you guys for the suggestions on the greenhouse lean to and such. Believe me; I've been scoping it out! Trying to get the house paid off in the next couple of years along with my wife getting her MBA is draining ye' ole budget!
I look forward to seeing more pictures from everyone! Here is a picture of the bloom finally open on the Philodendron "Moonlight"!
Homer , that is drop dead gorgeous.
Drew, we have an exhaust fan...That's not it...if you don't have the shade cloth the panels on the roof get so hot that if foliage get's too close it will scorch it.
Love the Philo...
Debra sorry you didn't get to see your Zinnia's..
Here is a favorite of mine...I think it must have been some spontaneous cross, as it popped up a couple years ago in a spot I've never planted Zinnias and I had never planted one that even remotely looked like it.
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That philodendron flower is awesome. Ihave one I think is called P. limelight, the new leaves are yellow, I hope it has a similar bloom.
Sorry Martha;
I was under the impression the greenhouse was taller than that or the plants were shorter than that.
Thanks everyone! It took a couple months to figure out what culture conditions it liked.
I am sure it will Alice!
New Alocasia cuprea leaf
Drew, I have a lot of Hoya's and vines that like to climb up into the rafters...plus plants on shelves up the walls, and side wall grids for mounted plants. Sometimes when Orchids bloom the spikes can be up to 2 feet long so while the plant may not be that close, if it's on a shelf the spikes can be very near the top. Even on a day when it's cold outside, if the sun is shinning the roof can get very hot. Most people down here either use a greenhouse "shade paint" or a shade cloth over their greenhouse's to protect from the sun.
The exhaust fan's pull the hot air out of the top of the greenhouse.
Debra, beautiful rose.
ardesia, that is a very nice size water lily that you have grown.
mjs, nice color on your Zinnia.
Paula, I like your pond too.
Drew, nice growing on your Alocasia cuprea. Do you think the "jewel" type of Alocasia's grow better in Terra cotta pots?
Rita, once again, you have shown some very nice plants. I think Epipremnum 'Skeleton Key' is the coolest looking of all the Epipremnum's and your Alocasia cross from your friend David is another beauty. I cannot discard what you noted about the Anthurium I asked you about and your response concerning it. Maybe you will recognize this Anthurium even though it is still a juvenile. If not, that is ok.
GAgirl wow what a pond!
Alocasia "Robudora SuperMax". from larianne
that philo is gorgeous i love the pink color
blue ginger is getting bigger
this epi is not flowering but i love the way one grows up and one grows down. any suggestions on how to get it to flower?
this bromeliad spike is so tall it falls over to the side.
Rachel, I have them in both plastic and clay. They seem to do ok for me in either one! I think they like to be somewhat rootbound like there cousin Anthuriums, with semimoist, to dry conditions. I grow mine in the 30% each of; Orchid mix, potting soil and pine bark fines mixture, with medium to bright light inside, shifting shade outside.That's about all I really know to tell you!
I just hope I don't overwater during the winter! I would so like to see them flower!
my biggest flower molly!
Candela, We will have to compare notes on the Supermax! I have mine in a pot inside! What are you going to do when it gets cold (oh that's right;... you are in Zone 10-A)? Are you talking about the Philodendron flower with the pink hue? I would say; up the light on your Epi. with a higher Phosphorous fert.
homer, i bought this one(can't remember the name) at the same time as the supermax. i put it in the ground and it has double in size. so i decided to put the supermax in the ground hoping it will double too. the underside of the leaves are kind of burgundy.
Wow Cassie, that is gorgeous !
I believe that to be the Alocasia "Sarawakensis Dark", Cassie!
What a gorgeous leaf shot, Cassie! I'd like a dress in that print . . . all your plants look so pretty. Love that blue ginger, too. That's one ginger type I don't have.
Paula, your lake is going to be gorgeous. I do think you should name it 'Lake Paula'. But . . . it's not big enough for us to send you all the water plants we have . . . (just kidding)
I went to Tropiflora today to buy the little P. Gloriosums. They gave me an additional discount so I bought ten of them. Every one in the flat of liners they had was the pinkish shade.
Of course, a couple of other plants followed me home . . . variegated Plumeria will have yellow flowers.
And I could not walk by this fragrant orchid, it smells like spice cookies!
I must face my failing - I'm a fool for fragrant flowers. (how's that for alliteration?)
Managed to leave this beautiful bat plant behind, it was 3ft. high and wide, with two flowers blooming, just gorgeous.
But not fragrant . . and expensive.
Fragreant orchids and leaves that are pretty on the reverse side, don't you just love plants like that. So many lovely plants here.
Elaine, how expensive was that bat plant. A small nursery here goes to FL and brings them back that size and I believe they are about $8 or $10.
Drew, guess what, I found the label and the philodendron I thought was Limelight is really a Moonlight. WooHoo, looking forward to those flowers. This one has given me a bit of trouble, it has not grown much in the year I have had it and there were several times I thought it was gone.
Alice, If you have any questions at all, give me a holler!
Beautiful plants Elaine!
Alice, that bat plant was $35, in a 12in. fancy pot. It was a real specimen, with two crowns and the biggest leaf was at least 18in. long. A beauty.
They had more of those variegated plummies, too, some with red flowers. But I was most impressed with the tillandsias. Check out these little beauties in full bloom for $5! (very small, in 2in. pots) I've really had to restrain myself there, they have hundreds of gorgeous little tillies but some of them are very costly. I've just started with the orchid fever, and another expensive collection will bust the budget.
oh my gosh.. really? those T's are in pots? Mine are just sorta hanging out in a wire basket and some moss and a tad of soil and orchid bark..
not a good picture, but this was one little flat reddish spotted hen chick type plant when sent to me last Spring..
I love fragrance plants, foilage plants, blooming plants, odd plants.. LOL
love that Moonlight a lot, Alice.. and candela, the underside of you plant is so pretty it would make a good conversation piece for that feature alone..
lets try this shot..
my pretty white knight is not a white knight...
my b suavleons white is definately the little white it always is.. it is loaded with these smaller blooms
all my glorys I brought in to save seed pods are still blooming.. this speckled threw a stripe..
Debra is the seed Queen!
Those are all beautiful, Debra!
And the Basement Brugmansia queen, too. Amazing, Deb!
Here's Stardancer x pod 2 putting out leaves like mad out there in my veggie garden. Gotta tellya, I had my doubts . . . ! But it's on its way, and will be covered along with the Earth Boxes on cold nights.
I do love your morning glories, but am a bit worried they'd be invasive down here. Given how readily the cypress vine and other relatives seed and spread around I've got all the climbing viney things I can handle.
Charles Grimaldi has one nice bloom and lots of buds coming - they sure last longer now that the nights are cool. We've had 80-ish days and 60's at night for several weeks now and everything loves it, except my spotty Thai caladium, and the worm killer which have gone to sleep already.
Broccoli with a side of papaya - the papaya collects the run-off water from the Earth Box.
Peppers plus plumeria pudica . . couldn't resist.
Last one - the pretty rainbow costus I got from Rita back in September - doing great despite my neglect.
All my plants do better when I 'lose' them for a while, even an orchid I've had for almost 3 years that has never bloomed has put up a little spike since I lost it in the jungle.
Everything looks so healthy Elaine. Love that rainbow costus.
Ponkan tangelos are almost ready.
mmmm tangelos.. havn't had one in years..
Elaine , that costus is gorgeous.
don't be afraid of any japanese morning glorys, they are not invasive ..
this was from last year..
