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Post by kedigato on Sept 18, 2009 12:26:41 GMT
This lovely large clump of Bird of Paradise is in the front garden of our new house in Florida. There are two small clumps growing in other parts of the garden.   |
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Post by DAG on Sept 18, 2009 15:09:40 GMT
Wonderful!  |
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Post by pete on Dec 19, 2009 19:52:17 GMT
Nice clump Kedi.
Makes my plants look small, but one day..................who knows. ;D
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Post by kedigato on Jan 1, 2010 9:59:11 GMT
Yes, it is a nice clump, Pete. Sis told me that there are large types and miniture ones. I always thought the smaller ones were still growing and would get big when they grew up. ;D Perhaps yours will grow up one day, too? So this is obviously the large or regular one. No telling when the people planted it, must be quite a while ago and now we have the benefit of it.  |
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Post by victoria on Feb 15, 2010 19:48:22 GMT
Sis, I obviously had not seen that massive clump in Florida as I have not responded .... so sorry xxxxxxx Whey, hey, two months later than normal my first BoP has decided to bloom ....  There are four flower stems but the first started to open a week ago and seems to have stopped and almost died halfway, quite strange, then this one just popped open over the weekend. |
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Post by kedigato on Feb 15, 2010 19:58:28 GMT
Very pretty, Sis, and it looks especially nice against the darker background.
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Post by victoria on Feb 15, 2010 21:01:51 GMT
Thanks Sis ... mine is definitely the miniature as my leaves are barely knee high to me .... or is that a goose ? ;D Yes, they look good against a dark background which is my beautiful Viburnum in flower at the moment. The sun on them makes them glow a bit .. don't see much of Mr Sun lately ....  |
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Post by pete on Feb 16, 2010 19:15:26 GMT
Nice flower Vicky.
I've got some good looking spikes coming, but it will be a few months yet before they open.
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Post by thymelord on Feb 17, 2010 7:35:38 GMT
Lost my Nicolii in winter last year after growing it from seed a bit of wishful thinking hoping it would flower did manage to get it to four years old ,good luck with yours Pete.
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Post by victoria on Feb 17, 2010 11:23:00 GMT
My Nicolii got hit again this year up on the deck but it has lots of new growth and I live in hope that one day .... When all this rains stops for more than a brief period, I must get out and tidy things up like it and split the Cannas.
Sorry you lost yours, M'lord especially has you had done it from seed and it survived four years.
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Post by pete on Feb 17, 2010 19:22:03 GMT
Its not nice to lose a plant grown from seed, or one you have had for years. I must say though, I dont think Nicolii is a viable proposition in the UK, unless you have a greenhouse with 20ft plus head room. |
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Post by kedigato on Jan 6, 2011 15:04:06 GMT
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Post by DAG on Jan 6, 2011 15:23:56 GMT
Wow!......very impressive indeed!
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Post by victoria on Jan 6, 2011 17:42:54 GMT
Wow!......very impressive indeed! Gosh, Sis, I'm almost speechless ... as Peter looks. Must have a good read about this. When our Pete comes along I wonder what he will think .... My BoPs are very slow this year like a lot of things and I only have three thinking of opening in a month or two whereas last year I had four last year. Pete, why is that? I thought as last year I had four I would have at least four or more this year? |
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Post by pete on Jan 6, 2011 18:56:51 GMT
I 've never actually seen a Ravelana in the flesh, a bit tender I think.
Strange thing about them is that the leaves always stay in the same plane, and dont radiate in all directions even when the plant gets old.
I remember seeing some reference years ago about them growing outside the Raffles Hotel in, I think, Singapore.
Thanks for the pictures.
My BOP is also slow this year Vicky, no flower buds showing even, yet.
I'm not bothered as the best ones usually appear in spring.
If they overwinter here they tend to get a bit damaged and dont do as expected.
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Mine doesn't flower till late June/July anyway.
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