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andym

Strangely enough I have just been reading a thread about the Nikau Palm on the European palm society forum. The New Zealand members have advised that the Palm can get damaged at -3C and can be killed at -5C. Everything else should survive comfortably. Juania's are sometimes sold in the UK but are sn...

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TerdalFarm wrote:Igor's weather sticker shows 0 oC at the moment; must have been a torch briefly close to it.

Still showing 24C here. I've checked the hourly figures and confirm a Bunsen burner experiment was being carried out

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Sheesh... -24C :shock: I hope it don't get that cold Barb. That's still pretty early in the season for that. I'd hate to think what temps would be experienced at higher altitudes. Andy, our lowest in November is minus 34.8C by the way. Jay, Barb, Aaron sorry for this cold. Jim, take care, yours in ...

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only got a dusting of snow at my place. Jay, did you throw a cover on your y.rostratas? I'm worried about mine with the lows forecast Thursday and Friday http://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vernon/v1t/daily-weather-forecast/52852 Your 4th already Jim? :shock: Barb Sheesh... -24C :shock: I hope it don'...

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My loquat has grown very well this year. I get bugs disfiguring the leaves during the summer months but spring and autumn growth is usually bug free. Main problem in Winter is snow weight on the stems. Not had a Narnia Winter to contend with yet as its only been in the ground for two years. I'm look...

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Hey Igor... what crazy weather you are having...freezing recently and now 9C/48F at 3 am... positively tropical :lol: No snow for me yet either. Lowest temp so far is -3.5C. Abutilons still flowering as are the Hebes. Musas browned off and Tetrapanax leaves sulking. No seriously cold weather expecte...

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Looks like it Aaron but what? Could be Matapensis... gets confusing

Up just past the blue wagon are another two Nolinas... young ones probably the same species. I like the hesperaloes which are in flower.

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Jim.... this will be a first proper intro to Winter they are expecting Snow showers in some parts of the UK... mainly on high ground and hills. Hopefully I won't see any snow in my area. Barb... I had to roof the Rostrata because a few leaves were starting to rot.... we have been inundated with rain...

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We have an artic trough hitting us next week snow expected so I've built this watchtower as a lookout for when it comes

andym

I'd love to own a trunked Filifera but with a hardiness of only -8C I'm loath to buy one even though they are as common as muck over here. Yucca decipiens on the other hand is considerably hardier and looks similar in appearance. So i'm somewhat bemused by the fact that they are as rare as hens teet...

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Very nice Barb. Just one question why have you put the lights on the front of your house and not under the bubble wrap

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Thanks for that information Tim. Lets hope the stems stay green at least. BTW have you got an update on that survivor Schefflera Taiwaniana X Gracilis. Hows it growing?

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Tim ... what temps did you get to kill that new growth?

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My guess would be Yucca decipiens.

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Still above freezing here.... just.

The jet stream is just throwing rain at us. Some of Tims yucca seedlings have rotted

andym

Nice young Rostratas there Aaron... hope they stay alive for you :D Henoh's rostrata looks really blue with wide leaves on that lovely rockery My own favourite in my garden is the "Valle Cillo" Rostrata that has a thin trunk similar to Linearifolia but with large strap leaves. It was in a ...

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Two lovely specimens Aaron

I have to say that I get confused between Yucca Torreyi and Yucca Baccata.... they do look similar. I have Yucca Baccata but when I see your larger Torreyi I see a double take
Yucca Baccata

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Adam.... Your Rupicola looks to me like Pallida.?? Heres mine for comparison http://s21.postimg.org/edpu8444j/IMG_1589.jpg I could be wrong though, these two species seem to be interactive. Benny... the plant was bought after it had flowered sadly. There is a fine toothed serration on leaf edges Loo...

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I thought I might update you on that strange Yucca that was sold to me as Rupicola and now growing a a much smaller one it certainly does not look like Rupicola. Well I repotted that plant getting rid of the peaty soil and replacing with a more loamy type. Not sure what happened but despite being ou...

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That is a nice "forest" What was that agave that the lady was raving about in the making of the forest? Quite surprised to hear the word "Monsoon" but I guess with months of hot dry conditions ... when it rains, it rains. Thanks for showing Aaron.

andym

Well this yucca is the bees knees for me which I have shown before and resides in the garden of Nick Macer's Pan Global Plants. I'm sure this Yucca is a hybrid but has some Linearifolia genes in it. http://s24.postimg.org/a12es2dsx/27_8_12_014_t.jpg http://s15.postimg.org/a8p6f1zuv/27_8_12_017_t.jpg...

andym

Great garden... everything looks mint. Those Ensete "Maurelli" look great. If you get the "Montbeliardi" form you'll double the size

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[quote="andym"Can you or anyone else identify this Sabal. Grows really well here four leaves this year and no Winter damage except for one spear that refused to open. http://s10.postimg.org/4gvem3qhx/IMG_1642.jpg Is your unknown bluer than ordinary minor? Maybe Blackburn or Birmingham :?:...

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I have both. Yucca Aloifolia "Purpurea" and Variegata/ Marginata whichever. The Variegata had been fine since planting in 2010 but last Winter was weird. Lashings of rain and cold spells mixed with mild spells. Then that long dry cold spell until the end of May and into June. It lost its h...

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Jeff... those Papayas look great. I really like the deep lobbing of the leaves. And you got fruit 8) I have two Papaya's both are in flower but will not fruit because of the cool nights we have here. I overwinter my plants along with other tender plants in a glass fronted shed which is attached to m...

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Scott.... there's a guy over here in the UK who uses heated cables in the ground. This warms up the soil a lot and he has better than average growth with his Minor .... they aren't that quick over here and you are lucky to get more than two leaves in a season. Never heard of the Cape Hatteras form b...

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Six leaves :shock: Crikey I'm lucky to get two leaves even in our warmer summer. Heres mine still quite small and manageable http://s16.postimg.org/6mg3np1f5/IMG_1645.jpg I have been reliably informed that mine is a "Clara" form. Theres a guy in the UK selling off Brahea Armatas with big t...

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Anything with Linearifolia genes is worth a shot here in the UK. This Yucca survived our six week Narnia Winter 2010/11 completely unaffected by that freeze. Its quite at home with wet cold also. Igor .... a great collection of yuccas especially that "Nana" Is that a dasylirion you have al...

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Welcome to the forum Benny.... your knowledge and experience for all things Yucca (and Cactus) will hold us in good stead for the future. Long live Yuccas

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I grew one for over ten years ... plain Albizzia Julibrissin. It grew well during our warmer sunnier summers but never flowering well. Eventually rotted at the base They do better in a Continental climate with heat to ripen the wood. I currently have the Ombrella clone with superb big deep red feath...

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Hi Tim.... regarding the seeds... well I had a problem after my cat started a ruckass with the next door neighbours cat. Some of the labels were knocked out of their pots. I put them back in but maybe not in the right order. Hopefully when they get bigger you can help with id's. Most are correct jus...

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Thanks for your comments :D Igor.. I have since potted up tim's hybrids. I'll see how they get on but planting straight into the ground is a no no here. The slugs and snails would soon devour them. My wooded Aloe Striatula still gets shredded by these beasts :roll: Adam.... thanks for your comments....

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I keep showing you all some large Yuccas but I have some smaller ones too http://s13.postimg.org/jokrk1ldv/IMG_1478.jpg The front two Yucca Rigida and the curiously coloured Thompsonia need urgent repotting. Very pleased to get hold of Yucca Rostrata sapphire skies which is the plant with a price ta...

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Its Solanum Atropurpureum Adam

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Adam .... that's one heck of a growth :shock: I just do not have the space or water supply for that Gunnera. I do however have another species ...Gunnera Perpensa Its leaves are much smaller and kidney shaped. It also originates from Africa and has survived three cold Winters http://s10.postimg.org/...

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If I were a fly or a Bee I would certainly think twice about pollinating these flowers

Anyone guess the plant?

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Aaron ... that hybrid is really beginning to take off :D I wonder whether it will produce offshoots (pups)? New agaves I've planted in the ground are Agave Amricana X Scabra hybrid, Agave Salmiana, and Agave Deserti Agave Americana x Scabra http://s11.postimg.org/j00m1chtb/IMG_1212.jpg Agave Salmian...

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Aaron.... that's a lovely flower spike... mine has turned out a damp squid and I'm not sure that it will actually flower, which is a shame as a Linearifolia near it is about to flower Close up of flower spike on Elata http://s18.postimg.org/5361y2n9x/IMG_1322.jpg Yucca Linearifolia about to flower h...

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I planted my Yucca Elata in the spring time and I've just noticed a thin strappy flower shoot

Apologies.... only night shots

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DesertZone wrote:Very nice, did it live through your wet weather?

I kept it dry in one of those plastic mini greenhouses for the Winter.

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