tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post1776784164423613946..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: List: Missing From Retail, Part 4 of 5mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-92187571749564964912017-08-18T04:35:23.644-07:002017-08-18T04:35:23.644-07:00I actually had a Pilea microphylla whose roots rot...I actually had a Pilea microphylla whose roots rotted after an ill-fated attempt at dividing it. I had saved several leaves in case it died and tried to propagate them, none of which lived once the internal reserves were gone. But (as I often do) I threw some extra leaves from a previous trimming out onto the outdoor flowerbed so they could enrich the soil instead of go to a landfill, and they S. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17922340554746740866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-25517220351793534212013-01-04T17:02:05.077-08:002013-01-04T17:02:05.077-08:00Pentas! That's what I meant most of all to add...Pentas! That's what I meant most of all to address. There are only offered here as annuals as well and they make excellent potted plants. <br /><br />I grow them in the garden in warm weather for butterflies. Before cold weather, I root cuttings. They'll bloom on a windowsill if they're happy. In a cool greenhouse, they may just sit all winter, or they might be really pretty. Every Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-78129088565074023512013-01-04T13:29:57.513-08:002013-01-04T13:29:57.513-08:00Osmanthus fragrans is another of those Southern sh...Osmanthus fragrans is another of those Southern shrubs that blooms in cool to cold weather. We catch the fragrance on the wind from September to May. Hot summer shuts down bloomng. Easy to grow, hard to root cuttings, for me.<br /><br />My Punica is the flowering kind, Mme. LeGrille, not the kind with fruit, . It has orange and white striped flowers and is easily grown outside. I never thought ofJean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69447254839793315502012-12-18T15:58:56.609-08:002012-12-18T15:58:56.609-08:00I don't know what we charge, either. Googling ...I don't know what we charge, either. Googling a bit gives prices from about €20 to €100 per plant, depending on size. <br /><br />We have about 50% oleanders, the rest fuchsias, olives, figs, lantana, mandevilla, citrus... lots of different stuff. Many of them so big/heavy that you need two people to move them. There was once a Yucca that we had to go pick it up on foot with the pallet jack Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-63599928589696607862012-12-18T15:41:55.683-08:002012-12-18T15:41:55.683-08:00Ivynettle:
We had a very few of those at the ex-j...Ivynettle:<br /><br />We had a very few of those at the ex-job. About 75% <i>Hibiscus</i> and 25% <i>Ficus benjamina</i>. I don't know why anybody would want to pay someone else to keep a <i>Ficus benjamina</i> over the winter, but people did it. <br /><br />Also WCW overwinters a few of her plants in the greenhouse, but they're different plants every year. (She normally leaves them out mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37052599483161659092012-12-18T15:07:46.736-08:002012-12-18T15:07:46.736-08:00It's "Kübelpflanzen" - litterally, &...It's "Kübelpflanzen" - litterally, "bucket plant" or "tub plant" depending on whether you ask a German or an Austrian.<br /><br />We have separate books for them, too - they'd look seriously out of place in a houseplant book.<br />Funny, I was just thinking earlier how the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis seems to be popping up all over the place lately (while reading Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-62532891313876624872012-12-18T12:39:29.375-08:002012-12-18T12:39:29.375-08:00Ivynettle:
People do it here, yes, though I'm...Ivynettle:<br /><br />People do it here, yes, though I'm not aware of a specific term for it. The closest I can think of would be "patio tropicals," though that wouldn't mean stuff like <i>Pittosporum</i> or <i>Olea</i> as much as <i>Hibiscus</i> or <i>Mandevilla</i>. <i>Agave</i> possibly. And it's also worth noting that this isn't a practice I've ever discussed mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-26472077971605307002012-12-18T11:28:43.991-08:002012-12-18T11:28:43.991-08:00I thought I'd commented on this already...
An...I thought I'd commented on this already...<br /><br />Anyway, on the subject of olive trees, they can bloom while still pretty small (well, "small" compared to how big they can get growing outdoors in the ground). We always have some in 25-30cm pots, about 1 m high, and I've seen several of them bloom.<br /><br /><br />These posts have made me wonder... in Austria, it's veryIvynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-29248961193319451622012-12-17T12:55:25.281-08:002012-12-17T12:55:25.281-08:00P. granatum 'Nana' - Bought mine at Trader...P. granatum 'Nana' - Bought mine at Trader Joes several years ago. It is coping well with Phoenix on the north patio, under the eave. I let it dry between waterings and every now and then get some die back, I suspect because I've pushed the 'dry' a bit too far. <br /><br />Nandina domestica - Doing great in pots in a similar location to the pomegranate. Gets some direct Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-63337638713637391552012-12-16T13:24:22.710-08:002012-12-16T13:24:22.710-08:00Tom:
Same here, actually. (It's fun to talk a...Tom:<br /><br />Same here, actually. (It's fun to talk about plants that I never get to talk about. And also I'm learning a lot. And I get to use other people's pictures, which are frequently much prettier than anything I've got available.)mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-51640203233737537342012-12-16T10:01:10.559-08:002012-12-16T10:01:10.559-08:00More ranting from the Tom!
Medinilla - They'r...More ranting from the Tom!<br /><br />Medinilla - They're a total pain in the ass, they need really high and even humidity.<br /><br />Olives have a special tendency to die 15 minutes after the heat gets turned on for the winter.<br /><br />Pomegranates are just kind of messy...they're not really hard indoors, especially the dwarf ones.<br /><br />I've always thought there would be a Tomhttp://midwesternjungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-23787410144226212702012-12-15T13:51:37.301-08:002012-12-15T13:51:37.301-08:00I assume you were talking about the olives? I don...I assume you were talking about the olives? I don't know big an olive tree has to be to bloom. All the trees around here are full-sized trees. I've never seen a young one.<br /><br />(Please delete this if it's a double post. Blogger is being a pain.)CelticRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386557639577698296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-60140862105159704052012-12-15T12:35:00.591-08:002012-12-15T12:35:00.591-08:00I grew Nandina in a garden once. The best feature ...I grew Nandina in a garden once. The best feature of the plant was its spectacular autumn colour. I don't see any reason to grow it indoors.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-77216689273778303912012-12-14T20:12:38.079-08:002012-12-14T20:12:38.079-08:00I once saw a Medinilla for sale at one of my local...I once saw a Medinilla for sale at one of my local nurseries for $50, they where very beautiful and I would love one, but not for $50....plus many of my plant books all say that it's more meant for a conservatory then in a house...but if I ever find one at a decent price, I might try anyways.<br /><br />Also several months ago, my local grocery store had both Pomegranate and Olive trees, Carmennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41735385563114462282012-12-14T12:07:30.325-08:002012-12-14T12:07:30.325-08:00CelticRose:
I dimly recall reading something abou...CelticRose:<br /><br />I dimly recall reading something about that somewhere. Though I wouldn't think it would apply to plants small enough to be grown indoors. Do they typically bloom when still pretty small?<br /><br />The Phytophactor:<br /><br />I sent you an e-mail.<br /><br />Tom:<br /><br />While looking for something else this morning, I ran into <a href="http://mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34716140509322450552012-12-14T11:53:48.196-08:002012-12-14T11:53:48.196-08:00Medinilla is something I fantasize about growing, ...Medinilla is something I fantasize about growing, but don't currently have the space to accommodate one. I like the foliage as well - important for me in a plant that only blooms periodically. Maybe someday.<br /><br />Nandina is a standard (often fallback) landscaping item in the Pacific Northwest. There are varieties of the species as well: smaller forms, color variations. I imagine it Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157968454131571365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54726826216276185452012-12-14T11:27:36.641-08:002012-12-14T11:27:36.641-08:00Having the luxury of a university glasshouse, I ha...Having the luxury of a university glasshouse, I haven't thought too much about many of these as house plants. A big old varigated <i>Pittosporum</i> was exactly as you say, sort of ho-hum, although it flowers in the winter and they are very fragrant. But some 20 years ago it got pruned way, way back and converted into a bonsai tree that's pretty interesting. <i>Neomarica</i> readily The Phytophactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064894836161407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43627085255099917022012-12-14T07:11:36.913-08:002012-12-14T07:11:36.913-08:00Olea europaea (olive) may be scarce due to people ...Olea europaea (olive) may be scarce due to people being allergic to the pollen. They used to be popular as landscape plants around here (Phoenix metro area) until a law was passed banning planting any more because so many people are allergic to them.<br /><br />I can't imagine pomegranates being difficult to grow. We had one outdoors and pretty much ignored it and it did fine. We are CelticRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386557639577698296noreply@blogger.com