tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post6971816784215436276..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: New Plantsmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-35077269510659216332011-10-27T16:03:11.473-07:002011-10-27T16:03:11.473-07:00Pat:
Not that I've heard, anyway.Pat:<br /><br />Not that I've heard, anyway.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-79940486875603840812011-10-27T15:20:20.381-07:002011-10-27T15:20:20.381-07:00"Swinging the lead" is a phrase meaning ..."Swinging the lead" is a phrase meaning "being lazy". Not used in the US, then?Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-17648914809869376552011-10-25T16:57:54.790-07:002011-10-25T16:57:54.790-07:00Re: Quarantine.
I am the one standing in the stor...Re: Quarantine.<br /><br />I am the one standing in the store looking underneath all the leaves, with the expression of a customs officer looking for contraband. I often change the surface layer of soil just in case.<br /><br />If it is a bromeliad, I learnt repotting might be necessary, after the Millipede Horror of 2011. Also the first ever time I've ever seen earthworms in potted plants phantom_tigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81227937785790508722011-10-25T12:38:59.312-07:002011-10-25T12:38:59.312-07:00Paul:
Not really; one of the newest leaves has mo...Paul:<br /><br />Not really; one of the newest leaves has more red than green visible on the 1/2 to 1/3 of the leaf closest to the petiole. I don't know whether that's environmentally controlled, or whether the plant is just that variable. So far, only 'Sparkling Sarah' has shown any real difference between old leaves (more evenly mixed between red/yellow/green) and new leaves (nomr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-18544237713041362222011-10-25T10:47:40.111-07:002011-10-25T10:47:40.111-07:00The Ag has some nice red on its lower leaves. I a...The Ag has some nice red on its lower leaves. I assume this is just coloration that shows up strongly on younger leaves?Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-73743280566274083582011-10-24T16:57:40.913-07:002011-10-24T16:57:40.913-07:00Pat:
"Glad to hear you aren't swinging t...Pat:<br /><br />"Glad to hear you aren't swinging the lead?"mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-90542822352185585502011-10-24T16:44:01.678-07:002011-10-24T16:44:01.678-07:00Glad to hear you aren't swinging the lead.
I ...Glad to hear you aren't swinging the lead.<br /><br />I have always wanted something <i>cochinchinensis</i>, but I don't think this is quite the one. I don't know whether it is similar to the closely-related manchineel but I would be even more careful with that one.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-48798821606074215282011-10-24T14:38:09.771-07:002011-10-24T14:38:09.771-07:00Zach:
It's not my first. I've had 'Em...Zach:<br /><br />It's not my first. I've had '<a href="http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-plants.html" rel="nofollow">Emerald Holiday</a>' for a couple months now, '<a href="http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-plants-part-i.html" rel="nofollow">Sparkling Sarah</a>' for almost a year, and one I thought was 'Red Gold' mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-4992568405049133012011-10-24T12:39:59.902-07:002011-10-24T12:39:59.902-07:00Is this your first colorful (as in pink/red) Aglao...Is this your first colorful (as in pink/red) Aglaonema? I have heard they are quite a bit more difficult than the species and green hybrids. Let me know what you think!Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591545830532096734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-33816112522110125632011-10-24T11:22:29.911-07:002011-10-24T11:22:29.911-07:00orchideya:
I did quarantine new plants at one poi...orchideya:<br /><br />I did quarantine new plants at one point; there's a table in the plant room that was the quarantine area, and plants were supposed to sit there until I could come up with a better permanent spot for them. Unfortunately, I couldn't find places fast enough, so now the "temporary" spot is a "permanent" spot and I have no quarantine area.<br /><br />mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-47336644609855099822011-10-24T10:44:47.544-07:002011-10-24T10:44:47.544-07:00For a fancier of "Dead Man's Tree" (...For a fancier of "Dead Man's Tree" (Synadenium spp), I'd say "Blind-Your-Eye" shouldn't be too bad. :-)Sentient Meathttp://sentientmeat.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-47799783703238439602011-10-24T09:58:34.322-07:002011-10-24T09:58:34.322-07:00I bought this aglaonema two months ago, but I didn...I bought this aglaonema two months ago, but I didn't know his little name :-) Now I know he's called 'Sapphire Suzanne', thank you !yoghillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645418547380938709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-4006617865559964292011-10-24T05:03:21.074-07:002011-10-24T05:03:21.074-07:00Nice haul. Excoecaria looks cool, I never saw it s...Nice haul. Excoecaria looks cool, I never saw it sold here. I am sure it will behave for you. WRT to spider mites - I hope you quarantine new plants before introducing them to your "permanent residents".<br />I got some totally new for me plants too - one phrag, one masdie and one dracula, just to see if I can grow them...<br />Don't stress yourself with the lead post, we will orchideyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07244040530556082402noreply@blogger.com