No hummidity here at all!! and it gets too cold in the winter. Sounds like they need a very tropical enviroment.
Tacca nivea (bat lily )
Sorry seed, I should have looked up there, thanks for the repeat Ü
"No prob"...Ü
I have a tacca getting ready to bloom also. I'm in N. CA. zone 9. Its outside on the patio and goes into the greenhouse in winter. I also have a couple I started from seed. Took forever for them to germinate. I just about gave up and they finally starting growing. I'll post pictures as soon as my bloom opens.
Linda
What conditions/temperatures do you think finally convinced them to germinate?
I've heard they are very difficult from seed...congrats!
I was told the secret to seeds is casting them on TOP of the soil in the pot and NOT to cover them. Any truth to that?
Well, ....
If any of you noticed, that's the way God does it.....He doesn't come down and put them a 1/8 or a 1/4 inch under soil......
I would think that He knows what He's doing!!!!
Hap
I started them in rock wool in those plastic seed starter trays with a clear plastic lid. It took forever for them to germinate. They were is a warm area out of direct sunlight. I think I was very lucky. Now if I can just keep them alive. I need to go take some pictures.
Just goes to show you I have no idea what I am doing. lol. I figured seeds are inexpensive so what do I have to loose but a couple of bucks.lol As my daughter says I will try anything.
Linda
I've been wanting to try rockwool...it is about the only medium I've NOT tried, yet...
-T
Curse you Taylor for that website.... Arrrrggggg!!!!!
Please no curses, lol...Giancarlo was the initiator
Ü
I did read that the seed can take forever to germinate...I'd probably assume they were not going to, through them out and the local land fill would find this lovely exotic bloom! LOL.
April, I think it's wonderful for you to want to improve the look of the landfill LOL
Very Beautiful.
Beautiful, giancarlo! I've always thought they were so cool. Oh sure, Taylor get one before me...lol.
:) Donna
I too had to go immediately to the site and purchase! I'm just as anxious as you were Seedpicker for it to arrive. Every morning I tell myself '...no, no don't do it, stay away from Dave's Garden and I just can't help myself. But it is killing me. I saw the picture of Giancarlo's bat flower and had to have one. Hope I can do as well.
DD,
What would you want to stay away from family?
Hap
An enabling family even? Enabling with safe & fun addictions. Nothing better! Unless your wallet is totally empty and you have no plastic. Then you may want to be serious about staying away. ☺
Happy & CaliSue: Such kind words! I tell my husband, you have 2 choices, over look my plant expenses or pay a therapist. He happily over looks my plants. And even accomodates me when I make a request for a new planter or bed or garden house! Well, I have about 10 new 'babies' coming in the next 2 weeks, I'm running out of room. But it is such a wonderful hobby! I like the unusual, and the challenge to see if I can keep them happy and healthy. Every time someone offers a suggestion I just have to explore their ideas. Hence, the new bat plant, the new plant markers, the new snail vine, the new plumeria and the list just goes on and on and on! I think I need a meeting :).
I think that you are doing just fine.....or as bad as the rest of us........ROTFL
Hap
Sounds normal to me!
Hap, I love it - "as bad as the rest of us" , so true. LOL
Sheesh...I just bought three more, lol...
Donna-They won't ship to you,... (so I bought you one)
:0)
-T
Okay, I've been watching this thread. I LOVE that bat! I've enjoyed all the banter and "frenzied" buying! lol What a hoot.. really, go back and read from the beginning... Everytime it comes up on my threadwatcher, I think "okay, who bought one now?" DiamondD- you are normal like us! People that don't understand are the ones that need help! I just bought one and an amorph, too! SO glad I'M normal. Thanks for the fun and I wish you all the best blooms! Giancarlo, the pic is awesome. Over 400 views...Thanks for starting it all!
LOL!!
I should start getting kickbacks for referrals to that site, lol...
-T
AuntB-Irresistable price, isn't it??
It is a good company, nice sized plants, I bought from them last year too. They are friends with Brian Williams from this Tropical forum here.
Okay all, here is the challenge: post your picture as soon as you receive it. Then again when you get your first bloom, we will see who gets lucky! Thanks again for recommending the site, did I mention that wasn't all that I bought from them!
Here is a pic of a very rare Tacca I am not sure if this was ever named you can make out the flower at the top of the pic. The leaf is not like most taccas looking a bit like a hand in shape.
This tacca was considered a Amorphopahllus for a long time but its flowers are Tacca so it was later put into that group. I have a bit of a time telling it apart form my other odd aroids. This one goes dormant and acts just like a amorphophallus.
B......
It is so good having you back confusing us all.....
God is Good...
Hap
OH BRIAN! Good Golly! Now I want that one! It is tacca, right that goes dormant??? What's its name? I Love dormant going tropical plants, makes them so much easier than a brugmansia to winter-over... Seedpicker your "commissions" would be stacking up... thank you for the link. I bought a $40 aroid..... it was a weak moment for me.... :) AND, I deserve it cause I'm a nice person! Yep, spent my "allowance"- back to the Plant TRADING forum for me.....actually to bed.
Thanks for the info and pics Brian!
Yep-
That is not all I bought, either...
I've been looking for the "correct" medinilla for a LONG time. I bought one a while back, but it turned out to be medinilla myriantha. Myriantha is not as showy because it lacks those gorgeous bracts.
They have the REAL Medinilla magnifica, with the pretty bracts.
I also saw a rare RED medinilla on their site. ($95!, and they're sold out, lol)...good thing I don't like red, lol...
-T
Well shoot, I found one here but I am afraid it needs humidity to live and we have little all summer. Has anyone grown one successfully out of a GH in the Bay Area?
Tacca Chantrieri "Black"
I'm really finding it hard to resist the temptation!!!!! I want both black and white... would there be an advantage in waiting until next spring? Do they have a dorment time?
Viv
Enabler Bonnie says "oh, Viv, get em' both, you know you want to.." :) I didn't resist. It is a great deal. I've waited till spring on things before and seems what I want is out of stock.. I liked the size of plant we're getting... I'm almost positive they don't go dormant.
And don't even look at their offerings on eBay, some prices even better than their online store.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnsexoticsQQhtZ-1
Oh, now Sue, don't ruin it for us, our purchases have been justified at the price we paid. lol AND you HAD to put the link in.
I like that rattlesnake plant.
Me too AuntB, caught my eye with that striking foliage, and now it's gone. Can be found on the site though under 'Other Plants' on the Home page.