Erik, Here's to la Nina going to hell. :) BarbHa ha!You had your warm winter last year :D Time for us to get one!Sorry about your spring :( :roll: ...

Here's a picture of it from April/2008-it is the one on the right,the one on the left(sold as gloriosa)turned out to be var Aloifoliaand was moved far...

Thanks ErikIt would be nice to see a map of the U.S. showing thetypical effects of La Nina

Sure, it's done growing for this year, No,I mean the center appears dead now since it flowered.Someone on another forum said theirs grew branches out...

Sounds good Erik,I think in your idea of leaf cages of some sort makes a lot of senseand are even effective to the north of where I live without heat ...

I think we are in for a very different winter here-not so cold.Still early in the month of October but we are averaging 16F warmer on highs!

cutting the bottom leaves off of my Yuccas: Maybe they'll trunk sooner.Would be a great trick.BarbThanks you guys.Barb I think this Yucca is done,I j...

Thanks guys/gals!Jesse-I think you can't count the trunk cut Trachys out of that debate-is there one? :oops: No frost-check out the 10 day forecast!To...

Looks good-moisture protection will probably be the main challenge.

Now and last SeptNot to shabby 8)

PaulI guess some plants have a lot more bullets than most single shot palms and they keep on ticking!Here's a recent shot(10-8-10) of one of the trunk...

I would say we are in a nice Indian summer here as well although no frost yet,so I guess it doesn't qualify.Finally dry here for a change after gettin...

The air conditioner in the window of Dec.31 picture proves it's south of my area :lol: :lol: Barb.......and the green grass!

a new camera? :) Anyway I finally understand the real size of the thai giant when a person is a next to it, the ensete is also bigger than I thought i...