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In case you are looking in Mike....those castor bean plants(first pic of the P.Bissetii)
are the ones I was telling you about,3 weeks later than that pic they were over 6'!
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Posted : 26/05/2012 10:02 am
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Canadianplant, I just gave the P. bissetii a bit of mulch over the winter. I still can't get over how quickly the shoots are growing!
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Posted : 26/05/2012 9:40 pm
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This picture was taken last week. At that time, the new shoots on the P. bissetii were around 4.5':
And here is a picture of my Sarraccenia purpurea (a.k.a. purple pitcher plant) in bloom last week:
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Posted : 30/06/2012 1:24 am
your bamboo is taking off now!
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Posted : 30/06/2012 10:36 am
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You can see how the P. bissetii has drooped over and filled out a bit since May:
And here is one of my Pseudosasa japonicas. Look at the growth difference between last year and this year. The lower, older section of the plant has smaller leaves. The taller, newer growth has larger leaves, and the plant is around 3.5':
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Posted : 11/09/2012 11:55 pm
I knew those bamboo would do awesome
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Posted : 12/09/2012 10:33 am
Great location for the bamboo, Cameron.
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 12/09/2012 1:29 pm
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Canadianplant, I also recently germinated some of the banana seeds that you sent me! I'll post some pics as the leaves unfurl.
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Posted : 12/09/2012 11:30 pm
Oh nice! You remember. What kind?
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Posted : 12/09/2012 11:54 pm
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M. "Helen's Hybrid" and M. itinerans have sprouted so far!
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Posted : 14/09/2012 1:14 am
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Fargesia murielae:
Larger T. fortunei pushing out fronds:
Phyllostachys aureosulcata "spectabilis":
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Posted : 19/09/2012 12:11 am
Just wait till next year Cam. That FArgesia is going to explode!
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Posted : 19/09/2012 7:51 am
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Canadianplant, I have a feeling the Fargesia will do good too. I had never seen anyone locally growing bamboo here, and the only people I had met were living a fair distance from me. Ironically, I was walking down my street the other day, and someone has a F. nitida planted in their side yard! I'll ask them about it the next time they're outside 😆
I had another order arrive today. Some more HC figs, this one with a fig on it! I will keep this one potted and outside during the summer:
All six:
Some Passiflora incarnata ("Maypop"):
And lots of Goji berry plants! A.k.a. Chinese Wolfberry, Lycium barbarum:
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Posted : 19/09/2012 9:02 pm
Dude, RIchters is bar none my favorite canadian seed source. Ive never ordered plants though... Looks like a good score!
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Posted : 19/09/2012 10:11 pm
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I have been accepting a few deliveries over the past couple of days 😆
Look at the creeping trunk on this T. fortunei:
If you can't tell what those previous trees are, here's a hint!:
Cameron.
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Posted : 11/10/2012 8:14 pm
