tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post4918962622727389687..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: List: Missing From Retail, Part 1 of 5mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-4897092433252148982013-12-31T07:58:36.627-08:002013-12-31T07:58:36.627-08:00Actually, it could also be a parlor palm... and th...Actually, it could also be a parlor palm... and that's much more likely.<br /><br />-LazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13721068660195205922013-12-30T20:21:03.459-08:002013-12-30T20:21:03.459-08:00Hey! I'm pretty late to the party, but I'm...Hey! I'm pretty late to the party, but I'm pretty sure that's not actually bamboo in your photo. It looks like an aroid, to me. I think it might be a rhaphidophora. It has the look of rhaphidophora decursiva, but I think I'm getting ahead of myself shooting for the species name. I'm not an expert.<br /><br />Your blog is wonderful, by the way!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138463194861681833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-17038643089235655352013-04-03T06:30:55.068-07:002013-04-03T06:30:55.068-07:00As someone who happily grows orchids at home, I ca...As someone who happily grows orchids at home, I can help with the Anguloa mystery - they aren't actually that easy as orchids go. I belong to a European forum for orchid growing, and I think we may have more than one member growing those, but I may be wrong. I can only remember one person who got them to flower and everyone was in awe. Hope this helps clear the confusion up, if quite a bitLilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398809969693216481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-38105376638165358962012-12-03T00:11:26.327-08:002012-12-03T00:11:26.327-08:00Guess what I think I've found growing in a flo...Guess what I think I've found growing in a flower arrangement my grandmother got? I think it's Aucuba japonica. I'm not really sure. Somebody on Garden Web identified it. It had rooted in the vase but by the time I got it planted the roots were turning kind of black. We'll see if it survives. I'm not sure what to think of it yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-60527528848831695392012-12-01T18:38:24.545-08:002012-12-01T18:38:24.545-08:00Well, achimenes (and eucodonia and hybrids between...Well, achimenes (and eucodonia and hybrids between those and some smithiantha crossed between them) are the bulk of my container plants. I grow them outside primarily. However, most - and some varieties specifically - aren't fond of too cool temps (or too hot but that's just too bad. That means they spend time indoors, especially on those that bloom too late in the fall. That's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42142011958666343722012-11-27T19:17:30.262-08:002012-11-27T19:17:30.262-08:00I've worked in a very basic nursery / garden c...I've worked in a very basic nursery / garden center, so here's my input on a few: <br /><br />We've had the Aucuba plant for awhile now, and they're not great sellers. I just don't think they're very popular, which is a shame because they're easy to grow, especially in a Pacific Northwest climate (did I mention we sell these as outdoor perennials?), and surprisingly Jordan in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04290439051558323819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39124426106644000692012-11-27T11:50:17.086-08:002012-11-27T11:50:17.086-08:00Hm, my new house doesn't have central heat. Ne...Hm, my new house doesn't have central heat. Never occurred to me that this might be a blessing for the plants! Of course, it's also cold as heck much of the time.<br /><br />I crave that giant bamboo plant.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589473046882217457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-49327464803396991752012-11-26T10:49:17.675-08:002012-11-26T10:49:17.675-08:00Melody:
"[Astrophytum myriostigma] doesn'...Melody:<br /><br />"[<i>Astrophytum myriostigma</i>] doesn't rot easily either, which is always a plus for cacti."<br /><br />*cough*cough*sputter*wheeze*cough*<br /><br />Indeed it would be a plus, if it were true: that's how both my attempts have ended. (First one lasted 2 years; second one 3 months. There will not be a third.)mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42591512912484363492012-11-26T10:19:04.510-08:002012-11-26T10:19:04.510-08:00The Anguola orchids I haven't seen much of, so...The Anguola orchids I haven't seen much of, sometimes at online orchids nurseries that carry species more than hybrids. I think those aren't too popular because the flowers aren't that pretty looking or that interesting looking, which is what the majority of orchid growers favor, (one or the other.) With Lycaste being it's very pretty cousin, it kind of gets out-shined there too.<Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311361025445420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-45435730077919650022012-11-25T20:56:30.693-08:002012-11-25T20:56:30.693-08:00I have had the asplenium. It does well until it dr...I have had the asplenium. It does well until it dries out, just like the other aspleniums. I have seen some of the others, but it is interesting that some of the old houseplant books mention plants that really do not do well at all in our homes now. I think the lower temps. might be the answer. We keep our houses too warm and we don't drop the temps. enough at night. Houseplants like the Lisa Eldred Steinkopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390974985966445115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-8755463109046268562012-11-25T13:10:52.057-08:002012-11-25T13:10:52.057-08:00You did not mention the possibility that several o...You did not mention the possibility that several of those books were influenced by Europeans. I have seen Achimenes, Calceolaria, Brunfelsia, Acorus and Allamanda sold in big, non-specialist nurseries. <br /><br />My last flatmate had an Aspidistra but no central heating or double-glazing. Very like the Victorian houses where it was favoured. To say the flowers are not flashy is understatement Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14159265699546293842012-11-25T10:36:08.284-08:002012-11-25T10:36:08.284-08:00Cast Iron plants and Asplenium bulbiferum are very...Cast Iron plants and Asplenium bulbiferum are very common in nurseries in my area. I've tried the fern, but it got an incurable case of spider mites almost immediately. I've seen others grow it successfully, and it grows very well outdoors in my climate (I live on the CA coast). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-36502525325658162772012-11-25T07:12:00.683-08:002012-11-25T07:12:00.683-08:00Nobody has an unheated sunporch any more. In the o...Nobody has an unheated sunporch any more. In the old days, when houses had porches, you put screens on them in the summer, to keep put the bugs, and glass on them in winter to keep in the heat from the sun. You can get the damnedest things to grow in that environment.<br /><br />The nature of garden writing is such that the books continued to recommend the unheated-sunporch plants like gardenias nycguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799769428539687855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-91608675756783296682012-11-25T07:09:51.949-08:002012-11-25T07:09:51.949-08:00We sell 4 of the plants you list, including having...We sell 4 of the plants you list, including having 3 of them right now. Plus we do sell bamboo for indoor, but we warn people away from it - the biggest problem is getting the watering right.Peterhttp://www.cactusjungle.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-87904551949616082632012-11-25T06:40:57.808-08:002012-11-25T06:40:57.808-08:00You know what's sad? I've tried every sing...You know what's sad? I've tried every single one of the pictured plants and all the unpictured except <i>Angraecum </i> sp. and <i>Aerides</i>. I had great luck with the bamboo, which is Bambusa ventricosa, until this fall when I decided to leave it outside to let the new canes harden off before bringing it in only to have it get hit by frost and die. The Bilbergia is doing obnoxiously Tomhttp://midwesternjungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42943594406845152782012-11-25T06:11:58.917-08:002012-11-25T06:11:58.917-08:00There are several on your list that I've also ...There are several on your list that I've also read about a lot but never seen for sale (Achimenes, Allamanda, Brunfelsia, Acorus).<br /><br />Anguloa I've only seen once, and not for sale (at the botanical garden in... Munich, I think).<br /><br />Aspidistra supposedly did better before central heating, since they prefer cooler temperatures. I just checked mine, and of course it has Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68795087120803631012012-11-25T05:26:58.525-08:002012-11-25T05:26:58.525-08:00My mother had an Aucuba japonica all during my chi...My mother had an Aucuba japonica all during my childhood. The difference? It was planted outside, as a shrub! I have seen them for sale in temperate climates as a garden plant and have seen them in many different gardens.<br /><br />My mom's shrub actually got to be about 4 foot tall - that may be why it's not common in the houseplant trade.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328488668540053999noreply@blogger.com