tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post4612899870348664827..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Supermodel (Dizygotheca elegantissima)mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34528599324291277662017-07-26T06:20:18.333-07:002017-07-26T06:20:18.333-07:00I always loved the word 'Heimerliodendron'...I always loved the word 'Heimerliodendron', but now they are just 'Pisonia' :( And we always cut back our Dizygotheca at work and they come back lovely and bushy.InkPenArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497339376539286703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19753901049550311552013-10-04T16:57:06.817-07:002013-10-04T16:57:06.817-07:00alejandro morales:
I've had an 'Olympia&#...alejandro morales:<br /><br />I've had an 'Olympia' for about 2 1/2 years now, and it hasn't been particularly bad, bug-wise. (It's difficult to <i>check</i> for bugs, but it hasn't been as prone to getting them as I would have feared.) What bugs do you have? Some are easier to live with than others.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81022738965469980712013-10-04T16:17:55.577-07:002013-10-04T16:17:55.577-07:00Ack! I just bought an Olympia version of these. ...Ack! I just bought an Olympia version of these. I was so drawn to it despite its buggies. Now I think I made a mistake. I was planning on keeping it away from my other plants for the time being. We'll see ...alejandro moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891036601312768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-77668706978847746312012-06-27T17:53:50.099-07:002012-06-27T17:53:50.099-07:00Ah-ha, the reason for my love of Dizygotheca elega...Ah-ha, the reason for my love of Dizygotheca elegantissima is revealed at last. Totes a supermodel! You must come up with a common name for this plant, perhaps something like, 'Naomi's Hand' (inspired by Buddha's Hand citron)?<br /><br />I have a mature grouping of two elegantissima's growing in my home office, where I write posts for my gay humour blog. Scale was a problem Prince of Pinknesshttp://www.gaytriarch.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-45518710525823088292011-01-16T17:51:32.670-08:002011-01-16T17:51:32.670-08:00Celeste:
When I think it to myself, I pronounce i...Celeste:<br /><br />When I think it to myself, I pronounce it DIZZ-ee-go-THEK-uh, but I believe the "correct" pronunciation is probably DIE-zy-go-THEK-uh.<br /><br />And both are incorrect anyway, because the correct botanical name is <i>Schefflera elegantissima</i>.<br /><br />I'm not sure whether it would come back if you cut it back; <i>Schefflera arboricola</i> will resprout mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-17203947872853462011-01-16T17:20:26.744-08:002011-01-16T17:20:26.744-08:00Hi hi hi! Late to the party, but:
1. Mr. Subjunc...Hi hi hi! Late to the party, but:<br /><br />1. Mr. Subjunctive, I am delighted that you DO have a blog. I discovered you today per your delightful gardenweb post about things you have learned working in a greenhouse. This came about as part of my search of all things False Aralia-related as part of my penance for what I shall describe below.<br /><br />2. The rest of this comment is a Celestenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-79868750554229891852010-04-15T16:00:36.521-07:002010-04-15T16:00:36.521-07:00I've had one for just over a year. I bought t...I've had one for just over a year. I bought two. One stayed at home--died. One at the office--I thought it was going to kick the bucket, but I found it likes to sit on the top of my cabinet. It had some major leaf drops the first few months, but none in the past 6 and is doing really well now. I love it. I hope to make it stay with me for awhile. I am afraid to transplant it though. ScottE.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02346813251871182513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-48916605648297175692010-03-18T22:51:36.877-07:002010-03-18T22:51:36.877-07:00I worked in a nursery for 18 years, and this is by...I worked in a nursery for 18 years, and this is by and large my favorite plant name. I even named one of my toons (avatar) after it. I love the way it flows off the tongue. And yes, over the years more than one customer brought it to us thinking it was marijuana. Always gave me a giggle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43363531505004981182008-09-23T23:07:00.000-07:002008-09-23T23:07:00.000-07:00I have one of these - so far a seedling, bought at...I have one of these - so far a seedling, bought at Lowe's for $0.99. It just said "Aralia" on it, so I thought, "hey, I love my Ming Aralia, I'll get another kind." Try to find it online, end up browsing here as usual, and find that it's a fake. A FAKE! Still, I like it, though it'll look funny once it grows.<BR/><BR/>My version is variegated, meaning the sawtooth edges are a light green on new Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516099112557568550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71542059848252200162008-01-12T06:00:00.000-08:002008-01-12T06:00:00.000-08:00Thanks for the education on the drag queen culture...Thanks for the education on the drag queen culture. I used to work with some guys at a nursery who were into this.<BR/><BR/>As for "combined plantings", which I usually see as "dish gardens", I hate them with a passion. I put them in the same category as poinsettias - they make a great first impression, but the long term care is a b*tch. <BR/><BR/>I have a client who insisted I take care of one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com