tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post8921105005538234969..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Walkaways Part 10mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-89746927480731101652010-07-21T05:25:25.953-07:002010-07-21T05:25:25.953-07:00I've seen Cussonia first time too. Probably ne...I've seen Cussonia first time too. Probably new discovery. Yeah, it's cool. I like the roots part, but not the leaves. Moreover I've run out of room, I've to think carefully before I buy. Otherwise I'll to sell some plants on ebay.<br /><br />By the way yesterday I received the Triocereus bridgesii v. Monstrosus that I ordered online in the Netherlands. Another cool plant. Han Keat Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345105245361955527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-61677705257413735532010-07-19T22:22:49.701-07:002010-07-19T22:22:49.701-07:00I would have snapped up those succulents like I wa...I would have snapped up those succulents like I was a kid at a candy store!!!! Hey wait, I am Candy and I feel like a kid. I'm going succulent shopping!........don't tell my husband!Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54697551116356719302010-07-19T13:01:33.818-07:002010-07-19T13:01:33.818-07:00I think the Ceropegia leaves were pretty boring - ...I think the Ceropegia leaves were pretty boring - I don't remember them at all.<br />So far Googling hasn't turned up anything that screams, "don't buy it, you'll kill it!", so I suppose if they still have any when I get back from the Netherlands... I'll be once again cursing about not having any room for my new purchases.Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-87182881701099327702010-07-19T12:46:30.948-07:002010-07-19T12:46:30.948-07:00My problem with calathea temptation is that i have...My problem with calathea temptation is that i have a season ticket to Kew Gardens, so I can go any weekend - and not only do they have amazing ones growing in the glasshouses, but they have amazing ones for sale. Every damn time.ScreamingGreenConurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22367916247283670112010-07-19T08:16:21.937-07:002010-07-19T08:16:21.937-07:00I wisely passed up a discounted vitex stashed in t...I wisely passed up a discounted vitex stashed in the corner of a nursery with a few random dying/scraggly plants. I also UNwisely failed to buy any nasty insecticide- when I got home, I realized a small tree by my compost heap is covered in mealybugs. I'm going militant on them tonight.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-45096619912527820562010-07-19T08:10:40.341-07:002010-07-19T08:10:40.341-07:00Ivynettle:
C. sandersonii looks deeply weird. Or ...Ivynettle:<br /><br /><i>C. sandersonii</i> looks deeply weird. Or at least the flowers do: I couldn't find any clear pictures of the foliage.<br /><br />hankeat:<br /><br />How come, on the <i>Cussonia</i>? I've never seen one for sale, but the pictures that come up with Google image search look pretty cool.<br /><br />Paul / ScreamingGreenConure:<br /><br />Bad price in this case was mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-7070383438113504852010-07-19T07:43:58.071-07:002010-07-19T07:43:58.071-07:00That really wasn't a terrible price on the Zyg...That really wasn't a terrible price on the Zygonasia ... it looked like it had several spikes on it and as I recall the flowers last for a long time.<br /><br />Did walk away from a Mandevilla ... often tempted to try a red flowering one on my balconey to see if any hummers would come by to feed. Don't see it doing well in the winter when it would have to come indoors though.<br /><br />Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-88272237022412192862010-07-19T05:39:53.404-07:002010-07-19T05:39:53.404-07:00Recently I bought an Anthurium Jungle King, Playty...Recently I bought an Anthurium Jungle King, Playtycerium grande and Crassula rupestris ssp. marnierana.<br />I walked away from Cussonia spicata.Han Keat Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345105245361955527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-76396312242399912010-07-18T06:03:40.878-07:002010-07-18T06:03:40.878-07:00Two - a sanseveria and a pineapple. I keep almost...Two - a sanseveria and a pineapple. I keep almost buying a sanseveria and then putting it back and grabbing something cheaper. The pineapple was $12, and I was really tempted - it had a tiny fruit forming - but with patience I can grow my own from fruit, so it seems kind of a waste.<br />Actually, I walked away from loads of calatheas, too. They're so damn pretty, but they'll probably ScreamingGreenConurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-66355522529004208682010-07-18T05:37:51.605-07:002010-07-18T05:37:51.605-07:00Agreed about the Pilea, much as I like Pileas, thi...Agreed about the Pilea, much as I like Pileas, this one is ugly.<br /><br />The Aglaonema is neat - I don't usually like them, but I might be sorely tempted to buy that one.<br /><br />But sadly, I'm not allowed to buy plants for another month or so - not until we're back from holiday. Can't create even more work for whoever ends up plant-sitting for me. Though I'm still very,Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com