Variegated plants

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:42 pm

Here is a site I stumbled across while researching other plants. I particularly liked the Bananas, Palms, and Cycads. This father and son team have some very rare variegated plants.
www.rarevariegatedplants.com

John

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:38 am

Thanks for that link.

Cheers, Barrie.

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:12 pm

Thanks, John!

Dean

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:43 pm

I certainly understand how one can go overboard and take the fun out of a hobby. Those gents have an unbelievable collection of plants.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:33 am

Thanks for the link!
Never seen a variegated Washingtonia before

http://rarevariegatedplants.com/Plant-p ... a.palm.jpg

Steve

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:56 am

Steve that Washy caught my eye right away. I wonder how these guys collect all these plants being that they are so rare. Hmm.

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:45 pm

Neat site, John.
Is it also rare that Washy has so few "threads"?

Interesting comment that they're quitting because their hobby takes more time than their full-time jobs.
I cannot imagine a plant enthusiast EVER quitting.

Wonderful that a father/son share the plant passion.
Barb

Randy E · Post by **Randy E** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:49 pm

I haven't totall quit, just slowed down considerably. Try moving hundreds of plants around during back to back hurricanes and freak freezes!!
By the way the variegated Washingtonia was found in .....Lowes. All you have to do is look hard and you'll find them.
Randy

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:04 pm

Randy, good for you for slowing down!
We Canadians are obviously not alone re freak weather.

When these big box stores arrive/arrived in Canada (no Lowes yet in the west I think), we seem to get the "dregs" of plant selection. I found a Hyophorbe lagenicaulis in the bargain bin...it took a year to die despite my best efforts with humidity, etc.

If the big stores brought to Canada the stuff you folks get "down there", I'd sit on their doorstep and wait for the truck.

Barb

Randy E · Post by **Randy E** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:38 pm

We're fortunate to have so many Home improvement stores and local nurseries to wade through looking for variegates. As we speak I have a few dozen Burmese Fishtail Palm (Caryota Mitis) variegates sprouting showing great variegation already. I'm just concentrating on Palms and trees for now.
Take care.
Randy

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:51 pm

Randy,

Welcome to the forum.

Where are you located?

Dean

Randy E · Post by **Randy E** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:56 am

Titusville, Florida (Space Coast).

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:45 am

Okay

, you should be able to get lot's of different palm seeds then.

Dean

Randy E · Post by **Randy E** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:13 pm

Tons.....

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:39 pm

Randy, can I please pick your brain on ID of this variegated plant?
I've long ago forgotten its name.

Thanks!
Barb

Randy E · Post by **Randy E** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:39 pm

How about Shefflera Octiphylla aureo variegata.
Randy

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:16 pm

Randy,
Sheesh, that was on the tip of my tongue

(ya right!)

Thanks for the ID...
Barb

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