For gardening and plant questions not covered by any other open forums below.<br /><b>Unsure where to ask your question? Ask it here!</b> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:25:22 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:25:22 +0000 UBC Botanical Garden Forums https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/hortforum.3/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:14:35 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/looking-for-albizia-summer-chocolate-seeds.105409/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/looking-for-albizia-summer-chocolate-seeds.105409/ invalid@example.com (bamboofish) bamboofish I am looking for seeds of Albizia 'Summer Chocolate'.
I have found the green leaved Albizia, and would also like to grow the burgundy/brown leaved one, as well. Thanks.]]> Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:38:02 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/milkweed-issue.105288/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/milkweed-issue.105288/ invalid@example.com (carlisa7) carlisa7 1 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:11:02 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/endless-angst-the-leaning-locust.105271/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/endless-angst-the-leaning-locust.105271/ invalid@example.com (jpasquini) jpasquini
First, they shot up incredibly tall. And their canopies are so large, that they are now leaning in opposite directions away from each other, because they really should have started out farther apart.
What this has resulted in is one of the locust trees leaning...

Endless Angst: The Leaning Locust]]> 3 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 22:11:03 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/foxglove.105226/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/foxglove.105226/ invalid@example.com (Karen M) Karen M 6 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 23:10:11 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/sad-columbine.105204/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/sad-columbine.105204/ invalid@example.com (NorthPeace) NorthPeace 2 Sun, 18 May 2025 08:14:14 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/b-c-tree-fruits-brand-to-live-on-after-construction-group-buys-intellectual-property.105183/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/b-c-tree-fruits-brand-to-live-on-after-construction-group-buys-intellectual-property.105183/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper B.C. Tree Fruits brand to live on after construction group buys intellectual property​]]> Tue, 13 May 2025 00:31:59 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/do-we-have-neat-freak-moles.104455/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/do-we-have-neat-freak-moles.104455/ invalid@example.com (anon125) anon125 about 9 inches across.
wasps?
no sign of any critters.
ideas?]]> 4 Fri, 09 May 2025 04:00:20 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/cut-worm-damage.105149/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/cut-worm-damage.105149/ invalid@example.com (rosina) rosina When I do evening check on cut worm population with a flash light, I can't seem to find much at all.
Yesterday I found same type of damage on my spirea in pot.
Can anyone help?]]> 1 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:08:03 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/id.104985/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/id.104985/ invalid@example.com (Garry Oak) Garry Oak
There was no info on where it is located. Any idea what it is?

View attachment 256464]]> 2 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:15:46 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/article-composting-and-stickers-on-fruits-and-vegetables.104683/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/article-composting-and-stickers-on-fruits-and-vegetables.104683/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper Why this B.C. municipality wants to ban stickers on fruits and vegetables​
Silly me, I incorrectly assumed those stickers were biodegradable.]]> 7 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 01:26:02 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/hibiscus-buds-no-flowers.104741/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/hibiscus-buds-no-flowers.104741/ invalid@example.com (Donna Kay) Donna Kay
Hibiscus buds no flowers]]> 5 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:57:37 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/growing-adenium-from-seed-indoors.104742/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/growing-adenium-from-seed-indoors.104742/ invalid@example.com (Temptation) Temptation 1 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:00:56 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/landscaping-with-columnar-trees.104733/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/landscaping-with-columnar-trees.104733/ invalid@example.com (Homeowner) Homeowner 3 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 19:01:44 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/honeysuckle-vine-pergola-problem.104736/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/honeysuckle-vine-pergola-problem.104736/ invalid@example.com (PsychMan44) PsychMan44
Hoping to get some thoughts about a growing problem on the back patio. 12 years ago I built a 10'x10' wooden pergola, sitting atop the patio (not bolted in). We planted a tiny honeysuckle plant just off the patio and over a decade later the vine has flourished better than we had hoped but the pergola has since rotted and deteriorated, carpenter ants/bees/insects have nearly hallowed it out. We've enjoyed it so much over the years but it has to go before it collapses and hurts...

Honeysuckle Vine & Pergola Problem!]]> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:49:23 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/why-isnt-my-bougainvillea-flowering.104705/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/why-isnt-my-bougainvillea-flowering.104705/ invalid@example.com (Pankaj Rajpali) Pankaj Rajpali 2 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 05:00:37 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/clubroot-in-my-veggie-garden.104622/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/clubroot-in-my-veggie-garden.104622/ invalid@example.com (Ava R) Ava R All the plants basically wilted up and died and when I pulled the plants up, the roots were swollen and looked like brains.
I am not sure how this one plot became infected as I planted nursery bought plants and used sea soil compost to mix in the soil.
I would like to test all my other plots now to determine if they have...

Clubroot in my veggie garden]]> 1 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:32:42 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/san-diego-coastal-area-liquidambar.104561/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/san-diego-coastal-area-liquidambar.104561/ invalid@example.com (AmberJeff) AmberJeff 3 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:57:55 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/look-what-i-grew.104532/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/look-what-i-grew.104532/ invalid@example.com (pinenut) pinenut 1 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:40:20 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/hibiscus-problem.104574/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/hibiscus-problem.104574/ invalid@example.com (irrrrrnal) irrrrrnal Hope you can help with my hibiscus issue.
I live in north east Ontario .
I have a hibiscus grown from seed, it was started about 3 years ago. It goes dormant for the winter and produces leaves in the spring. My issue is, it is only about 7 ins. tall with no branches produced, only green leaves at the very top. The leaves are very healthy looking. It is kept indoors all winter as it's still in a pot and I put it outdoors in the summer with bright but not harsh light. I believe it is a...

Hibiscus problem]]> 7 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:13:09 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/can-anyone-tell-me-if-this-palm-is-dead-or-still-growing-please.104571/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/can-anyone-tell-me-if-this-palm-is-dead-or-still-growing-please.104571/ invalid@example.com (Curlycai) Curlycai 5 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 21:26:01 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/how-do-i-cut-weeds-in-a-5foot-deep-trench.104567/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/how-do-i-cut-weeds-in-a-5foot-deep-trench.104567/ invalid@example.com (anon125) anon125 Weed eaters don't seem long enough!
It is 40 feet long.
Fires are not allowed.
Goats cannot be contained!
Thanks all]]> 5 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:15:47 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/can-anyone-identify-a-butterfly.104551/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/can-anyone-identify-a-butterfly.104551/ invalid@example.com (pmurphy) pmurphy
I thought at first it was a morning cloak, https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Nymphalis-antiopa, but it was not.

It kept flying up and down the road so I was able to get a good look at it several times and that's when I realized it was jet black, not brown. It had a single row of distinct white spots the entire length of the...

Can anyone identify a butterfly?]]> 3 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:37:25 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/looking-for-prunus-mume-seeds.102965/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/looking-for-prunus-mume-seeds.102965/ invalid@example.com (CarmelRose) CarmelRose
Have tried to find seeds for these all over, very hard to find, I am in eastern Canada, and would like to try growing some of these in my sheltered microclimate. Mainly I'm interested in making umeboshi, the pickled plums. But also appreciate the beauty of these flowering small trees.

Any leads on where I can find seeds, someone who has the...

Looking for Prunus mume Seeds]]> 12 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 21:44:53 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/what-happened-to-my-foxglove.104487/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/what-happened-to-my-foxglove.104487/ invalid@example.com (Emmaji) Emmaji Please let me know if you have any answers..]]> 4 Wed, 15 May 2024 14:04:43 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/artist-looking-for-plant-material.104429/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/artist-looking-for-plant-material.104429/ invalid@example.com (Botanical Alchemist) Botanical Alchemist Does anyone have of the following that is established enough for me to have some trimmings:

Dogwood
Eucalyptus
Grevillea
Salt Cedar(Tamarisk)
Prunus]]> 3