tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3116278754350772123..comments2024-02-18T13:21:04.928-08:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: List: Houseplants That Get Tall But Stay Narrowmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13288951542782022412010-05-21T19:21:07.965-07:002010-05-21T19:21:07.965-07:00Jenn:
Noted. I had Polyscias spp. in one of the d...Jenn:<br /><br />Noted. I had <i>Polyscias</i> spp. in one of the drafts too, and dropped them for reasons I don't actually remember. I have had some issues with a <i>P. fruticosa</i> 'Elegans' flopping over, but most specimens I've met haven't done that.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-30674305007026716772010-05-21T18:45:33.547-07:002010-05-21T18:45:33.547-07:00Polyscias fruticosa - the ming arelia - my experie...Polyscias fruticosa - the ming arelia - my experience is they grow straight up. If you want to prune them, they will branch, but mine is staying pretty vertical.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-77129220033958157312010-05-21T11:28:47.394-07:002010-05-21T11:28:47.394-07:00I don't understand the question. They don'...I don't understand the question. They don't do well for me, for the reasons I explained a few comments up, but I'm in favor of other people growing them, if they want to.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-60590907901060113532010-05-21T09:12:14.711-07:002010-05-21T09:12:14.711-07:00I agree with you about the ficus. I didn't vo...I agree with you about the ficus. I didn't vote for one in 2000 ;)<br /><br />What is your opinion on Sansevieria trifasciata ?Martinhttp://www.givingplants.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-85050263416659663842010-05-20T08:45:27.778-07:002010-05-20T08:45:27.778-07:00Aralia:
I had Ficus lyrata (and Ficus elastica) i...Aralia:<br /><br />I had <i>Ficus lyrata</i> (and <i>Ficus elastica</i>) in early drafts of the list, but I took them off because older specimens will eventually begin to branch, if conditions are good, and if conditions are bad, they tend to start to lean out to the side. Either way, not quite what I was going for. But yes, in medium-to-short-term situations, <i>Ficus lyrata</i> and <i>elastica<mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-47385392855184185962010-05-20T08:39:16.595-07:002010-05-20T08:39:16.595-07:00How about Ficus lyrata?How about Ficus lyrata?Araliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154376928367935489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-87907857165062530422010-05-20T07:24:12.703-07:002010-05-20T07:24:12.703-07:00Great post, mr_s. I've been on the hunt for a ...Great post, mr_s. I've been on the hunt for a tall plant, and this is very helpful. Thanks!Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-29274251961305579002010-05-20T07:24:11.338-07:002010-05-20T07:24:11.338-07:00I think with Sansevieria and me, the problem is th...I think with <i>Sansevieria</i> and me, the problem is that I soak my plants when I water them now, saturating the rootball, and <i>Sansevieria</i> would prefer that I water more like everybody else waters, small amounts at a time without ever getting the rootball completely wet. At one time, I was able to grow them just fine; watering is the main thing I've changed since then. Even then, mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-4699992050773655082010-05-20T03:09:11.252-07:002010-05-20T03:09:11.252-07:00Now Sanseveria is one of the plants I would call &...Now Sanseveria is one of the plants I would call "No Fail". Isnt that strange. My experience of them is that they absolutely thrive on neglect (it is even better to forget to water them than to try and water regularly), and will tolerate bright/dim light, warm/cool positions, draughts and heaters, cramped pots, and even being shifted around to accommodate whenever I decide to alter the Lynnenoreply@blogger.com