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by andym
Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:15 am
Forum: Anything Yucca
Topic: Yucca Gloriosa Variegata....strange goings on
Replies: 25
Views: 11329

Tim .... yours looks like steroidal form.. still very nice though :D
Jim... A lovely specimen obviously enjoying your summer heat. Those green Aloifolia behind look superb... lean and mean... my specimen looks like a bloated tart by comparison :roll:
by andym
Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:48 am
Forum: Other Plants of Interest
Topic: Hydrangea Colour Variations
Replies: 24
Views: 9954

Kalopanax Septemlobus v Magnificus.... a member of the Aralaceae family. Does not really like that position as light levels are poor at the bottom of my garden. It can grow into a tree with time. It is also very hardy and deciduous. :D
by andym
Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:12 pm
Forum: Other Plants of Interest
Topic: Hydrangea Colour Variations
Replies: 24
Views: 9954

my soil is currently slightly alkaline but I am changing it to a neutral to acid sandy soil that lies about 100 ft above my garden. I've only got one Hydrangea but I grow it for its leaves as well as flowers http://s10.postimage.org/xo4lxpa0l/16_7_12_004_t.jpg I can't remember but I think it is Hydr...
by andym
Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:00 pm
Forum: Anything Yucca
Topic: Yucca Gloriosa Variegata....strange goings on
Replies: 25
Views: 11329

Jim.... I would have thought the plant was a bit small for flowering with very little trunk but hey ho if if it flowers :occasion5: Tim... Jim is also correct Tetrapanax Papyrifera. This is the T Rex clone. Can produce massive leaves. In my garden the mother plant lost its main stem in the December ...
by andym
Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:08 pm
Forum: Anything Yucca
Topic: Yucca Gloriosa Variegata....strange goings on
Replies: 25
Views: 11329

Yucca Gloriosa Variegata....strange goings on

In the space of a month my Yucca Gloriosa has gone from a fine looking juvenile specimen to something resembling a painter's pallette with a weird growth pattern Here is a pic of my plant in July http://s7.postimage.org/64q6kv1xj/8_7_12_006_t.jpg A pic of the plant today http://s8.postimage.org/tq5h...
by andym
Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:19 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hi from Oxford UK
Replies: 17
Views: 28832

Thanks Cameron :D
by andym
Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:35 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy - General
Topic: How Big are your Bananas?
Replies: 38
Views: 18744

If you have already not heard our summer has been a washout this year. It was enough to drive you Bananas :lol: Growth has been poor compared to the previous summer. Despite this Ensete Montbelliardi has put on some growth and easily dwarfs Maurelli http://s9.postimage.org/4at6hsj17/1_8_12_035_t.jpg...
by andym
Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:14 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hi from Oxford UK
Replies: 17
Views: 28832

Tim... not really sure where the snow line is.Heres the info http://www.mailorder.crug-farm.co.uk/de ... ?pid=11441 Worth having a peruse at Crugs Scheffleras.
by andym
Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:31 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hi from Oxford UK
Replies: 17
Views: 28832

Tim... Sorry to say Hoi and Multinervia (they look very similar) are too tender. Both of mine were killed quite easily at between -5 / -8C Rhododendrifolia,Delavayi and Taiwaniana are worth a punt but would probably be more at home in the Pacific Northwest Macrophylla survived two Winters for me but...
by andym
Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:45 pm
Forum: Anything Yucca
Topic: Hardiest "true" Yucca tree
Replies: 85
Views: 43063

I was quite amazed that as a strap seedling my Yucca Aloifolia marginata/Variegata? came through the December'10 freeze -12C min and 9 days below freezing.It got me thinking that if the variegated form can survive that freeze so can the green form so I bought one of those too. but a much bigger spec...
by andym
Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:53 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: New Chamaerops Humilis var. Cerifera! (and other stuff)
Replies: 10
Views: 4532

Be aware that unlike Brahea Armata the blue pigment can be removed from the Cerifera. This year I have some beautiful blue leaves in an otherwise sea of green. I covered mine last Winter and kept it free of snow. My larger green Humilis and "Vulcano" also sailed through last Winter which w...
by andym
Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:43 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hi from Oxford UK
Replies: 17
Views: 28832

Thanks for your kind offer Tim for the seeds I'll pm you soon Schefflera ...Dan Hinkley collected seed from Fansipan Mountain in North Vietnam but not sure what happened to his booty. He sold Heronswood to Monrovia but I have not heard of anything since. I am quite surprised as the Wynn-Jones who we...
by andym
Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:52 am
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hi from Oxford UK
Replies: 17
Views: 28832

Hi Tim... yes I have just been admiring your Yuccas in one of the Yucca threads. Truly amazing :D I'm really excited about your hybrids. They are doing a lot of hybridizing in Germany as well so hopefully i will get hold of some. Schefflera... I have grown about 7 different species and killed them a...
by andym
Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:49 pm
Forum: Anything Yucca
Topic: Hardiest "true" Yucca tree
Replies: 85
Views: 43063

In the UK Yucca Gloriosa is quite hardy. Certainly in the December '10 freeze which killed virtually anything exotic Yucca Linearifolia stood out as hardy whereas other trunked yuccas suffered including Rostrata. I have planted three Linearifolia this year including the superb Galleano form. Its so ...
by andym
Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:19 am
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hi from Oxford UK
Replies: 17
Views: 28832

Thanks for your kind welcome. :D
by andym
Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:36 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hi from Oxford UK
Replies: 17
Views: 28832

Hi from Oxford UK

A big hello to members of PalmsNorth. My name is Andy and I hail from the University City of Oxford. I have a keen interest in Exotics and in particular Yuccas but also Palms,Beschornerias, Nolinas,Agaves,Ensete,Musa,Schefflera (a speciality)Dicksonia,hardy impatiens and much more all in a small ter...