Questions about plants that are native to / endemic in tropical countries, or about tropical environments, whether naturally or artificially (greenhouse).
Questions tagged [tropical]
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How much frost is too much frost for a fiddle leaf fig
Recently, I received a fiddle leaf fig from someone who could not care for it. They had been keeping it outside (Zone 6A, formerly 5B) for the summer and, unfortunately, I didn’t get to it before three or four days of (what I think of as) mild frost…
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When to repot my 2 baby tamarind trees?
I live in London UK and have two small tamarind trees about 12 inches high which were sprouted from a pod we ate years back and kept the seeds, rediscovering them at the start of lockdown #1!
So they were born in April 2020 (they are round 8 months…
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Unidentified identification
I have searched the internet using 4 different plant ID. Sites and have not been able to identify this beautiful plant growing in a dental office. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
CD.
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After marcotting Mango, Chico, and Duhat, when will the roots appear?
We are planning to marcot Mango, Chico and Duhat.
Approximately how many days after marcotting each of these respective plants will the roots begin to appear?
We ask because we live in the equatorial regionPhilippines, and we would like to do it…
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How do I save my medinilla magnifica?
About a month ago I purchased a starter medinilla magnifica after running into a mature plant in a store and falling in love with the flowers, but not the price tag (no way I was paying $60 for a plant!).
To keep my explanation short, I initially…
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I need advice about a Dipladenia (related to Mandevilla)
I need advice about a Dipladenia that I bought today. I actually thought that it was a type of Mandevilla, until I got it home and Googled the name. It is in the same family, and needs the same type of care. But, I can't find specific info online…
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Why does my Snowbush have only purple leaves?
My Snowbush had lovely pink, green and white leaves for several years. Now all I get is purple leaves.
Is this a magnesium or potassium problem? Or, who has a solution?
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Shall I remove broken or partly dead leaves of a Kalanchoe?
I have two Kalanchoes.
The first one of them did not bloom, and some leaves I think are starting to die. Is there anything I can do to help it bloom? Shall I remove the dying leaves?
The second one has broken leaves, but has more flowers. Shall I…
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Can someone please ID this succulent
Can someone please ID the succulent seen in the image below:
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What breed/variety of grapes can be easily grown in the Philippines?
Philippines is a tropical country with rain evenly distributed throughout the year. Many people don't believe that grapes grow in our country but we have one. We have prunes, idk if that's still a grape. Is there breed/variety you could recommend? I…
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My Cat Palm leaves areturning Yellow with Brown spots, and some leaves with brown edges
Recently purchased Cat Palm (2 weeks). Leaves are turning yellow, with now brown spots. And some leaves have brown edges. I am confused if this is a underwatering or overwatering problem. It does look root bound to me, should I repot will that be a…
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Banana plant has its youngest leaf dry while other ones seem fine
I have a banana plant for a couple of months already. It has grown a lot during this time so it seems to be a healthy plant but recently the youngest leaf has dried.
Here are two pictures of how it looks:
Should it be cut off from there? Is there…
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Bought this plant in Japan. Anyone know the name?
Bought this plant in Japan but it didn't have a tag indicating the species.
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Is my pineapple plant dying?
I noticed my pineapple plant was severely over-watered so I removed the wet soil, let my plant air dry out of the pot for a few days, then re-potted it with dry soil. But now its falling over, the leaves are curling, the tips of the leaves are…
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Pruning / restarting a birds of paradise tree
Hello I have several large birds of paradise trees (strelitzia nicolai), seen in the picture below.
Since I live in a a seasonal climate they need to be taken indoors over the winter. Unfortunately they have gotten too big this summer and can no…
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