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new blog entry, a very odd plant!
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Posted by
greenlarry UK 8/9 (
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Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 16:59
| Fancy having a really weird plant in your garden? |
Here is a link that might be useful: One weird and amazing plant!
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RE: new blog entry, a very odd plant!
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| No, because it would rapidly die most of the year here. That one takes very specialized care. The most successful growers I knew used a two-pot system, a tall one holding the plant and a squat one, at the bottom of the pot holding the plant, the ends of the roots tickling the bottom pot. |
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| Yea, I wasnt seriously suggesting one tries growing a Welwitschia at home! Just a sly hint at the difficulties involved in propagating this cool plant. |
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| I thought maybe I'd seen, well not it all, a good enough bit but I've never seen one of those before! Very odd... Planto |
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Larry, that IS one unusual succulent..
Did you see the flowers? Amazing. |
RE: new blog entry, a very odd plant!
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Well.......
Its about 18mo old from seed. |
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| Oh Johnson, you have one! Coo wul! |
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| John, what are your plans when it's larger? Did you read the article Larry posted? Wonder how big/old it has to be before blooming??? |
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| Well if it does flower there wont be any seeds unless you have a second plant of the opposite sex. Makes a cool plant to have tho! |
RE: new blog entry, a very odd plant!
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I read about this a couple of years ago, and when some seed was available I thought I would try it out. I've seen it grown in a clay sewer tile standing on end to accommodate the long tap root--but I have also read that its not necessary---I guess I'll see. As for the fungus, it was a problem --I soaked the seed overnight in Benomyl on this last one and it did fine though. I think I read somewhere that with excellent growing conditions it could flower in 2yrs or so.
Mike |
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| Miles has seedlings for sale, or at least did a few weeks ago. I was tempted but didn't go for it. |
RE: new blog entry, a very odd plant!
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| thanks for posting larry, I enjoyed reading about it. I bet it provides shelter for some animals too. |
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