Tropical Garden #35

Ahh, OK ! Do the tree fern's have a blooming session? I am enjoying learning;-)

Thank's

P.S. Got it!



This message was edited Apr 8, 2009 9:48 PM

RJ: seriously, those are way cool.. I saw Don had some in his place coming out of sand in a special tub he had made for them.. they look like aliens things.. too dry here a my place for ferns.. I tried last year with a maiden haired fern..

Hey Rachel and Joeswife, Bougainvillea do not like wet feet. They like to be stressed a little bit as well. Let them just get to the point of wilting and then water them. Try using a fishemulsion type ferilizer one that has no nitrogen but has K & P. Bougainvillea are notorius for having a very weak root system. So a soil mix that drains well but still holds moisture. Try using Miracle Grows cactus mix and see what happends. I have another Bougainvillea that isen't doing as well. It's a double red but very very finicky.

And Rachel, ferns do not have a blooming season. They produce spores on the underside of the fronds. :)

No, it's just big ol fern really...it's more like a palm tree when it's done putting on height. The fern grows on top of it's old growth. In fact, you can cut the top off, and plant it somewhere else and it will continue growing.
You might be interested in my journal of this plant..
You have to scroll all the way to the bottom to start at the beginning and then scroll up.
http://davesgarden.com/community/blogs/t/rjuddharrison/6461/

oh..maidenhaire..thats a tough one to start with ..picky picky picky.

I agree on the bougainvillea...in fact, I have mine planted under the eve of the house in front..I never water it ..and it's solid blooms.

wow it SNOWED on the poor thing? I'm going to send it a coat!

LOL..yes...and when we had a hard freeze a couple years ago, everything in the garden defoliated, this guy didn't even blink..just kept growing.

Thank's Planter56, I appreciate the tip's you added on the boug's. and I have to ask.....those tall spike's with those large looking cinnamon stick's that come up in late Spring on the Cinnamon fern is really not a bloom?

Thank's again RJ...will definately chech out more of your journal's.

Much appreciated.

Rachel

OK. I did my research on the "what I thought" was a bloom on the cinnamon.
I learned again.

Thank's



This message was edited Apr 8, 2009 10:11 PM

I put my beautiful Maya in her pot for the summer.. she is pouting now.. she is outside.. it will get down to 43, my theory if the plants outside right now.. they have to get tuff or they don't stay here with me.. first batch is outside.. I may have to send them off to others if they look like they can't handle it.. this is not where they are staying.. they are on the porch at night... if they are perky by this weekend they get to stay and be planted out front.. if not perky.. off in the mail to someone else they go..

I'm glad someone else thinks they are as fascinating as I do Rachel!

RJ. We have several Fern's that are native to our area. I have collected some and planted them here at home. Tropical plant's is were my head stay's most of the time.

Thank's

Hey Rache, Nope those are not blooms on the cinnimon fern. Those bare looking stems are modified leaves. They carry all the spores cases that contain the actual spores. They are called fertile fronds.

Hey RJ, great looking Cyathea you got there. I have two tree ferns myself. I learned that during the winter in the house here, it does much better by wrapping the trunk with bubble wrap and keeping that moist as those fuzzy things :) are actually adventitious roots which will take up moisture. The Cyathea's are really hardy ferns and look so good. I have
a Dicksonia antarctica and a Dicksonia arborescens. Both are doing well so far and seem to be tolerating my cool dry house. Can't wait to get them out side where I can wash them down.

Oh I ment to tell you RJ I found a great book on Tree Ferns by Mark F. Large and John E. Braggins. Lots of pictures and lots of information on many many types of tree ferns. You can probably get a used copy at Amazon.com or Barns and Nobel maybe.

Right now I'm trying to find Angiopteris evecta which will be a big challange to try and grow in a pot up here :)

Somehow this thread got unwatched so I had some catching up to do.

Can someone tell me what this plant is??

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=6383214

Looks like a Salvia.

yea it does to me also.

Yep..the minute I learned that the "fuzzy" in the center were part of the root system and needed watering pretty much daily, is when the fern took of like a rocket. If it gets below freezing I put a heat pad around the trunk, last time was 3 years ago.
I'll have to check that book out..sounds very interesting

It really is RJ.

The Blog for this weekends Easter Holiday is taking Houston Chronicle Gardeners on a holiday to visit Carol.
AlohaHoya Gardens
http://www.chron.com/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=rjudd&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3arjuddPost%3ad8ac395f-1e8c-4fe3-957f-e198a04d7841&plckCommentSortOrder=TimeStampAscending

Lovely.

Wonderful Paradise Carol lives in. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks to RJ for the invite here-you all have some lovely flowers & plants blooming! I will enjoy seeing all your pics and advice on tropicals.

Mary

I am thourely enjoying your blog's RJ and yes what a paradise that Carol live's in. Just beautiful!

Rachel

Here's something from the neighborhood!

Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha, the Hawaiian 'ohi'a tree.

Very pretty Metro :) It must look spectacular when in full bloom !

Hey RJ great blog :)

I think it is in full bloom!

Here is the tree.

oolala!

Very pretty Dave.

For Rachel, this mornings picture of La Fern after the morning shower.

RJ. That tree is about as Majestic as a tree can get! If you would ever been intersted in "non" tree type of fern's let me know. I have not done enough research to see what type of fern's would grow in your area but I would be more than happy to send you some of our native's here. Just a thought for you to ponder.

Rachel

rj i love that fern. is it actually growing in the pond?

happy easter everyone

i traded a bunch of plants for bromeliads yesterday with one of the nurses i work with he has some incredible ones.

the tiger striped one is my fav

the butterflies are all over this morning

Nice broms!! I have bromeliad envy :-)

this one is about to flower.

nancy what did you ever do about scale on your blanchitanas. this one looks like it has black specks is that what yours looked like?

Since he is not on line yet, will answer for Randy. Yes, the fern is in the pond. His garden is even more beautiful when you can be there to see it.

Christi

rj/christi i can see why he calls it jungle heights it looks so inviting.

hedychiums shooting up

La Fern is lovely. where is La Banana?

Planter56, thanks for the info on the dwarf papayas and for showing your medinillia in all her glory.

I visited my friend phughes on friday and took a few pictures of her immaculate garden. Some of her plants were the largest and the most vigorous, I have ever seen. It makes me wish that I was a better photographer, everything was totally gorgeous.