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Jacaranda seeds available

Last post 21-11-2009 11:01 AM by Arrem. 21 replies.

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  • 03/09/2009 09:42 AM
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    • Arrem
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     Thanks for posting that stunning picture Faraway, almost dreamlike and at least worth a Wow!

    As for Phot's Moll, well, may I refer my learned friend to the signatures at the end of her posts and mine Wink   

     

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  • 03/09/2009 11:00 AM
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    • Susiq
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    How wonderful, I would also just love to see that in person.
  • 03/09/2009 11:35 AM
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    • Faraway
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    Completely off topic but if you like that you may also like to google
    "namaqualand flowers" - awesome
  • 03/09/2009 01:50 PM
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    • miranda
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    Just did an image search, Faraway, and got the most amazing results. Stunning!

  • 04/09/2009 11:06 AM
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    • Phot's-Moll
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     Just to clarify, I meant you might get the tree to flower as a bonsai, not as in Faraway's picture. I'm optimistic, but even I wouldn't be expecting results like that in the UK!

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  • 20/11/2009 04:18 PM
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    • Burton Green
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     I am interested tio knoow how you intend to raise the plants, and whether you have any experience with them?

    I called my house Jacaranda ( needing a name when the one given by the developer was refused by the post office) and after a visit to South Africa where they were so magnificent along the Garden Route.

    So then I too got some seed, and raised a few plants ; I hoped they might be hardy, living close to the sea  with a sheltered garden - we often go through the winter with only a few light frosts - but not so. I tried keeping some in the greenhouse, but maybe lack of light or just plain old poor culture, they did not do well, and I ended up hrowing them away. I have been told by various nurseries that they are worth growing in UK only as small plants for their foliage, to use in displays of other plants.

     

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  • 21/11/2009 11:01 AM
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    • Arrem
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     Hi Geoff,

    As I wrote earlier, I took one through a couple of Winters in an unheated greenhouse a few years ago .  All the branches drooped and fell off but in the Spring new branches appeared.  I worked on the principle that if it would survive a couple of years in an unheated greenhouse then it just might last a bit longer in a greenhouse/conservatory if it was kept warm in the winter and the glazing kept clean for maximum light levels.

    It might also be worth noting that I did allow the compost to dry out during the coldest winter months and although the greenhouse was unheated, it was very well insulated so perhaps that is why the roots never froze?

    Perhaps a combination of indoor care and judicious pruning may just produce something a litle more succesful, but dont be dissapointed if it fails, just take pleasure in whatever success you can achived with it.

    Good Luck 

     

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