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Post by Tig on May 16, 2009 19:37:12 GMT
Thanks Andy, I think I have the next size pot, I wouldn't want to lose them having got this far!
x Tig
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Post by Rosefriend on May 20, 2009 6:24:15 GMT
My Colocasia Esculenta "Black Magic" has finally arrived - a lovely little plant in great condition. I shall find a bigger pot for it later.  RF |
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Post by andy on May 20, 2009 7:40:09 GMT
Mine grew quite large last year RF but i bought it indoors over winter and the snails munched it !!!!
Got two new little ones now to try again with ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on May 20, 2009 10:39:37 GMT
I bring mine in every year but last year I was foolish enough to leave it in the tub instead of taking it out and a bit rotted. I left it in the GH during the days to dry out and now look ...  Now I have Black Magic as well... At least they are a bit more thankful for the tlc that I give them than the Musa!! RF |
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Post by Chuckles on May 21, 2009 10:34:32 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on May 21, 2009 13:51:14 GMT
It looks a lovely plant, at a distance, doesn't it....you seem to have quite a colony there Chuckles....not very nice at all - are you going to get the Fairy out??
RF
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Post by andy on May 21, 2009 16:00:48 GMT
Whooohooooo....just had an email saying my two Datura are arriving tomorrow. These are named varieties chosen for their scent and height which will live in my conservatory.
;D ;D ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on May 21, 2009 16:19:00 GMT
ooo lucky you andy - named varieties eh??
Go on then - tell us....
RF
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Post by andy on May 21, 2009 16:25:02 GMT
Brugmansia Aurea Chloranth This is a huge member of the Brugmansia family. The plant can reach 10ft with dozens of 12" sweetly scented apricot to Orange flowers hanging from its branches. Large hairy leaves up to 18" long and 12" wide make it a stately plant. It seems to do well outside in the summer revelling in our cool climate. If you have the space - go for it! Brugmansia Dark Rosetta Lovely large deep pink scented trumpet flowers held slightly at an angle. The colour of this Brugmansia is quite stunning and one of the the best pinks we have seen. Our stock plants often have 50 flowers or more in their main flush which is simply breath taking - a very floriferous variety. www.junglegardens.co.uk/PlantOrders/index1.html |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 21, 2009 16:32:47 GMT
Phwoar Andy ......good choice.
I would love to see pics of those when they are flowering...so often a catalogue pic isn't quite the same shade.
I don't suppose you know how good cuttings can be sent thought the post do you....you know - long distance...Germany for example!!!
RF
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Post by andy on May 21, 2009 18:13:19 GMT
I don't suppose you know how good cuttings can be sent thought the post do you....you know - long distance...Germany for example!!! RF Can't see a prob RF. Give me time to get the plant going and i'll get some cuttings |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 22, 2009 5:22:07 GMT
Only teasing Andy....I doubt a cutting would survive a week in a dark envelope.
I will have a look at the German site where I got the Colocasia and see if they have them. It is too late for this year but it would be something to look forward to.
RF
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Post by andy on May 22, 2009 12:03:42 GMT
Well...the two Brugs arrived safe and well. The yellow one is very nice, about 18" tall with lovely dark green leaves and mult-stemmed whereas the pink one is 12" high and single stemmed but in good condition. This pair cost me £37 inc delivery but i suppose you're paying for named varieties rather than anything goes at the garden centre. Might order one of these next Cestrum nocturnum This plant has one of the strongest fragrances around in the evening, when the scent becomes almost intoxicating. The masses of small, creamy blooms open up at night releasing their perfume, but some scent still lingers during the day from the semi closed flowers. They bloom on and off during the warmer months of the year and grow quickly so regular pruning will be needed to keep it contained. An extremely popular plant always in high demand. www.junglegardens.co.uk/PlantOrders/index1.html |
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Post by Chuckles on May 22, 2009 17:46:24 GMT
Cestrum nocturnum is lovely Andy, I planted one in the garden in Portugal about 3 years ago. It's also known as lady of the night/night scented jasmine. The flowers are very small but the perfume does make up for them being small. I did have 3 cuttings from it that I managed to get going here in the UK but unfortunately I lost them this winter, didn't keep them frost free  They were about 3 years old but I never did get them to flowering stage though. |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 22, 2009 17:46:46 GMT
Pleased that the plants arrived in good nick andy...and you are doing it again, aren't you....now I've got another plant to google and to decide if I can live without it.....
RF
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Post by Tig on May 23, 2009 20:20:29 GMT
Chuckles I've been checking my fatsias since you posted about the blackfly, loads got squashed today, and the ants that were busy farming them!!!
Thanks for the warning, I have never seen any blackfly on them before, and only the one in the container (shady area) was affected, the one in the border had none!
x Tig
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Post by andy on Jun 5, 2009 18:16:10 GMT
Cestrum Nocturnum arrived wednesday ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jun 5, 2009 18:54:45 GMT
oooh good choice Andy. Can't wait to see the photos. My musa sikkimensis grown from seed has died  I think that it just got too hot in the conservatory over the past few days....I've moved it to the GH but it doesn't look good.... However...going to Beth Chatto's garden tomorrow and to GW Live next Thursday....maybe one or two exotic plants will find their way into my bags.....  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 6, 2009 7:51:03 GMT
My musa basjoo has bitten the dust as well - the winter was just too much for it - don't think I'll bother again,or will I...
RF
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jun 9, 2009 17:46:30 GMT
I couldn't be without a musa basjoo in the garden RF....in fact there's a distinct possibility that I will be purchasing another one at GW Live.......
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Post by andy on Jun 9, 2009 18:30:05 GMT
Im getting a bit fed up with mine....i bring them in the conservatory (except the two in the ground) for the winter, nurture them and then the bloody wind rips them to shreds all summer. I do have a musa sikkimensis which is a lot smaller and tougher so may have to have a rethink. Still....i have one of those large "elephant ears" Alocasia which is doing well, several small black Colocasia and lots of Ricinus which are doing really well. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 10, 2009 4:02:32 GMT
I couldn't be without a musa basjoo in the garden RF....in fact there's a distinct possibility that I will be purchasing another one at GW Live....... Mmmh known what you mean Cheery - I am toying with getting another one and keeping it on the terrace for the winter - it will be more sheltered but if we get another long winter then I will lose it again... I saw a red banana plant recently - they are really lovely but there is no chance that I can keep that alive. Im getting a bit fed up with mine....i bring them in the conservatory (except the two in the ground) for the winter, nurture them and then the bloody wind rips them to shreds all summer. I do have a musa sikkimensis which is a lot smaller and tougher so may have to have a rethink. Still....i have one of those large "elephant ears" Alocasia which is doing well, several small black Colocasia and lots of Ricinus which are doing really well. I got a bit fed up with leaves being ripped apart last year as well andy so I really am not sure whether to go for another one. My 2 colocasia's will get taken out of their pots for the winter and put into the cellar - rather like begonia corms - they keep the Dipladenia's company. RF |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jun 10, 2009 6:53:47 GMT
I had problems with our red banana...I think that it has to be regarded as a short term project to avoid disappointment...unless you have an enormous (heated) glass house. The Ensete Maurellii was happy in the garden from May - October...but I brought it into the conservatory over 2 winters until it got too big...it didn't survive in the cold GH this year despite wrapping. The problem with maurellii is that they're BIG plants... Of course I shall be getting another one....  |
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Post by beanie on Jun 10, 2009 13:02:14 GMT
oh dear and I've just bought one, my greenhouse is unheated too
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jun 10, 2009 18:30:49 GMT
Don't panic! In the autumn before the weather gets really cold, pot it on into a nice ornamental pot with fresh compost...and bring it indoors..you can cut off any of the leaves that are manky as long as you don't remove the growing tip.
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jun 11, 2009 19:22:12 GMT
I got meself a musa sikkimensis and a colocasia esculenta mamoth at GW Live today.... ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 12, 2009 5:42:11 GMT
Well done Cheery - the Colocasia's are a dream - I love them...
RF
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 13, 2009 12:40:49 GMT
oooo look what I have been sent then... many thanks Tig.. Meet Bottlebrush (Callistemon rigidus) and Pomegranate (Pudica) who have been in the dark for nearly 6 days ...look good, don't they!!!  Oh yes and thanks for the 3 worms that came with them Tig - I hope they speak the lingo over here... RF |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jun 13, 2009 13:31:08 GMT
ooo they look good  |
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Post by Tig on Jun 13, 2009 15:31:59 GMT
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Are they proned to attack ? nearly every leaf is infected by the little blighters.
They were about 3 years old but I never did get them to flowering stage though.
I think that it just got too hot in the conservatory over the past few days....I've moved it to the GH but it doesn't look good....
