Hello All.
I stumbled across these plants (Porphyrocoma pholiana, I believe) while enjoying the new Park Seed catalog and now have ten seedlings doing well in my grow room. Are the plants really as cool as they seem? Variegated foliage, compact height, tropical look, gorgeous flowers, SHADE loving...can it all be true? What's the catch?
Erick
Brazilian Fireworks Maracas
Erick,
yes they are as nice as they say.we had them come up volunteer at the botanical gardens here years back.Never really knew where the seed came from in the first place!!LOL yu gonna luv em.
Kyle
Thank you Kyle. If you recommend them, they MUST be cool!
Erick
Eric they like moisture & humid conditions and are very easy to grow. I managed to get some seed back from the plant I lost in the hurricane and it is doing beautifully. Just keep it in small container until it fills it. Don't jump it up to a big pot to soon. It makes seed readily as well.
Those sound neet, think I'll try to find some.
Now see what you made me do, seeds are on the way.
This message was edited Mar 7, 2007 9:28 PM
Thank you, DonnaB, for the kind and helpful advice. I appreciate it. I am looking forward to growing these even more now!
LindaSC, I only feel a bit guilty...LOL! I just sowed my seeds in seed starter mix, covered it with a bit of plastic wrap, set it in a bright spot and had seedlings within a week. I hope you have good success with your seeds as well.
Erick