I didn't know there was var heliconia
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they are pricey too. I bought 3 from 3 diff. sources, including a guy from Thailand. I have definitely given up on these. I also had a regular green heliconia and killed that one too but I didn't care about that one.
Kell, I was reading about tissue culture, and apparently, you can't get a variegated one that way. They all end up either all green or all white.
I'll definitely watch the water. Mine will stay in a container since the only shade I have is near or against the house. I wonder if it can be acclimated to full sun. The sun isn't that scorching here. I planted the variegated rubber tree outside, and those leaves became acclimated. I wouldn't mind planting it with these other bananas below.
Look what popped out of my avocado tree! I was amazed to see this. I was tempted to try and graft it to a root stock, but the variegation eventually reverted back.
that is totally awesome
that is cool.
This is Waynes..all of those tree branches above...he had them removed..so it's hot and sunny. The plastic is also removed from the cold frame on the sides.
That Corymbia is awesome! I have been jealous that those will not grow in our summer rain & humidity areas. I am grafting onto a more tropical Eucalyptus to see if I can get it to grow here in Florida. The flowering is amazing!
wowzers, how long has he had that plant? looks great. I would think the greenhouse would get too steamy hot but obviously it likes living there
Yeah it likes hot..doesn't care for cold at all, and that's when watering really must be watched. I didn't water mine in the green house last winter, except for little snippets..and it was fine
You guys have been so busy while poor me has been outside putting up my coleus shelving. I am only 4 months late. I am getting to old for this. I really am.
Thanks for that info, Clare. So sad for that means no variegated bananas groves in my future. However, Mel said her variegated AeAe was from tissue culture so maybe some come out OK?
Too bad your avocado reverted to green. i was at a nursery the other day and they had a so cool variegated fig - - below. I just grab anything variegated.
Rj, your friends AeAe is too cool too. Mel used to put hers in the GH every winter and it did did fine. I think she made it go dormant.
Nery, I bet Rj has already looked up var. heliconia.. LOL. And has big plans for one. I got a green one to live 2 years now but it is miserable due to be still being in a gallon can. I abuse so many plants. Some day I will be arrested. I heard recently some group wants to give trees legal standing. I will be in such big trouble. Jail for sure unless they give you credit for your dreams and not penalize you for your reality.
Popper1, it sure brightens things up. I have seen rose colored ones too along the freeway, never safe enough to get a pic of one though.
Variegated fig Jolly Tiger.
Oops!
LOL..what makes a gardener a variegated freak...shoot, I even had to learn how to spell it.
Kell, you are so funny. You crack me up. I'm not sure about the tissue culture; I just read that in a couple of places, but who knows. I think it's propagated by the pups only, but I could be wrong. I'll give you my first pup, and you can start your grove from that one.
That fig is beautiful. I got a Semi-dwarf variegated Calamondin. I couldn't resist that one. I also bought a couple of different variegated adeniums. One of the adeniums is your kind of pink. The leaves are hard to see because they're folded right now.
Rj, that AeAe is beautiful. It looks like I'm putting up a greenhouse this coming winter!
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Yes, I bet Randy is looking for a var. heliconia and if HE gets to grow one successfully, I'm gonna be green no, black green, with envy.
Kell, I got a var. fig "Panache" from Raintree Nursery and realized after the fact that only the fruit is variegated. Beautiful but I would have cared more about having var. foliage than var. fruit. Fruit is edible. BTW, I highly recommend Raintree. This fall I'm gonna get one of their 3-1 apple trees. They graft 3 compatible cultivars to one stock. Excelllent for small gardens. I have a large property but not a huge apple eater so that's why I'm getting one of these.
Clarey, two years ago somebody posted a var. avocado in GW. They didn't say how long they'd had, or if they'd fruited, etc.
Somebody in my area has a var. Valencia orange. ohhhhh. He doesn't have any for sale but I have him on my watch list. Seedpicker put me on to him.
Here are my var heliconia I just put in the ground 3-4 weeks ago. I think it supposed to have red flowers.
I came across these two babies recently and, sadly I was only the go between, they are now living in two other DG gardens. The grower told me the biggest cause of rot is that they are unusually susceptible to a fungal problem they acquire from other bananas. He said to keep them separate.
He also told me they have had bad luck TC'ing the A'e A'e but that they have come up with a different cultivar with similar coloration and they are starting to TC that one. Not exactly the real thing but most of us wouldn't know the difference.
Kell, I liked that idea about wood ashes/lava; it makes sense to me.
Nery, I was wrong about the variegated avocado sport reverting back. The tip and a couple of branches are still variegated. I can see that a couple of leaves have burned below. I am definitely going to try to graft the branches when they get bigger. I don't think I would care if these didn't bear fruit because the leaves are just so pretty. It can't be in full sun either.
Alice -- those are so pretty! I like the pattern of the one on the left the best.
I'm trying to talk Nery into bringing me some wood ash....Nery it's time for a visit!
ALICE!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW COME YO DID NOT SEND ME THAT SO VARIEGATED ONE ON THE LEFT??? I am so crushed!! I can see my name all over it too.
How did you get to be a go between? Shoot, be my go between. I so need one.
WOW Sunshinesw, has that really spread that much so fast?
Funny last night after Rj talked about ashes, my husband was cleaning the barbeque and brought me a huge thing of ashes and asked if I wanted them spread in the garden. I so sadly said no for I did not have an AeAe banana. Poor me. LOL
Clare, that is so cool. I hope you get it to root and make a fortune on it. There is a nursery who specializes in growing variegated sports. They pay you for them. I wish I could remember its name.
Thanks, Kell. When I first saw it, I gasped and showed my husband and told him how rare that is. He said, "Oh, I'm glad you told me. I almost pulled it off."
Oh my. Another dumb husband move almost. LOL. I have had a few of those here. LOL
Though I am just happy that my husband does not spray round up on our yard. It is so bad you can not walk thru it anymore. I dare not say boo anymore if he does something dumb.
LOL Kell, Now that I know where to get these babies I may have to go into the business.
The parent plant of those nanas throws pups of both color patterns and the creamier one will also throw the whiter pups and vice versa. The grower, who has had the parent plant for more than 15 years said it has never thown an all green pup. I was so overwhemed I forgot to take a picture of the nana mama.
About the Corymbia ficifolia; I have one now that is over 6 feet tall, about 1 1/2 years old from seed, growing fairly in a 3 gallon Air-Pot. It does much better in the winter when humidity is lower. I had more seedlings at first but lost many of them after a rapid, healthy start. From seed I was hoping I'd get one that could take the south Florida humidity better. So far, so good.
Alice, make sure mine is the so white one. LOL
Whatis an air pot, LariAnn? So yours has flowered and that is where you got your seeds? I hope you get one that does well for you. They are a sight to be seen for sure.
Here we have low humidity and it is not hot or cold.
Kell,
Here's a link for the Air-Pots:
http://aroidiaresearch.org/airpots/
Mine hasn't flowered yet; I got the seeds from J. Hudson seedsman, although there are other suppliers of Eucalypti seeds out there. I was counting on natural variation in the seedlings to enable me to end up with a survivor or two that could thrive better in my climate. If I can get mine to flower and set seed, I will stand an even better chance of achieving that goal because of something called provenance, which is the conditions under which the plant that produces the seed is grown. If a plant that is marginally cold tolerant is grown at the edge of its range of cold tolerance and it sets seed, those seeds are more likely to yield cold tolerant plants than one which is grown in a warmer climate.
Yeah, there's been a few dumb husband moves since he's been working in the yard. He's broken off plumeria branches and stepped on my Michelia x albas. He even broken a plumeria in half when he threw something in the way back. Idiot. LOL! I told him that he gets points for honesty though so he comes to tell me when he's done something. Most of the time, I can tape up the break.
Bad Lari Ann for posting new items to test and buy!. Kell & I will be clicking and buying soon I'm sure!
Speaking of which, is there any news on that freeze spray? I keep looking on their website..but nada, zip, nothing .....
rj
Do you think the air pots work well? Is it that much better than regular pots?
Good luck on your quest. The tree is a beauty!
Oh Clare, it is so hard to garden train a husband. What we have to deal with!
Rj, I was thinking the AeAe may love that air pot. And they are on sale too.
LOL>..I'm looking at the site too...LOL..I've never met ya but we're peas in a pod
A variegated pod. LOL
hahahahhahahahhahahahahahhahahahaaaa
I want you to try those air pots RJ and tell me if you can keep them from drying out too fast?
I grow all my trees in Air-Pots, and have done so for years. I won't plant a woody plant or tree in anything else now. The difference in growth and vigor is substantial, and if I can't plant a tree right away, I don't have to worry about it becoming "pot bound" because this cannot happen in an Air-Pot. Also, my finicky Alocasias respond well to the increased aeration that these containers provide.
On the freeze spray, I'm going to have to write the inventor again and find out what's going on with it. The product should have been out by now, but maybe they are waiting for a rollout in the Fall. Sometimes, timing is everything.
air pot coop!!!!!!!! Seems to me that you couldn't chance skipping daily watering with the air pots. This would be something I would love to try. Have never seen the before.
Since we're drooling over various and sundries variegates, Tropiflora has 12" var. pony tail plants for $25 + ship. I will give this plant one more try. I think excessive rain and/or watering killed my first one. But it is a beauty.
http://www.tropiflora.com/
edited to add: they're not shown on the website but I called them and they had them.
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For those of you who crave variegated plants, I have a variegated Zamia furfuracea and a few variegated seedlings out of over a hundred seeds. I'll need to post a pic as soon as I get back to my plants (at the office now, grrrr!).
So these airpots then are not inserts? I can't hear the video at work..so guess I'll go back and read some more.
Yes, that's what I figured too about fall roll out, but you'd think they'd post some info on the site...create buzz..etc.....it doesn't recognize the product when you search for it.
How are the airpots on watering anyway?
Those would be ideal for Papaya. I lost a lot of my seedling because I still didn't make the soil loose enough...they were in a seed tray..which really was a bad idea.