so, thanks so much to all of you i know what almost all of my plants are. but there are just a few more.... think you could help... appreciate it. my fiances ex-wife had a habit of killing all of his plants and i'm trying to bring them back. the first one is some sort of cactus, and my fiance says that it does flower, though i haven't seen it yet. this one has had the hardest time yet. it used to be big and fuller and this is all thats left. we recently repotted it from one of those little store plant starter pots to the current one in the picture and it's doing much better. but what is it??!?!?! #3 has always done well, im just curious what it is cause i like it so much. #4 is this a scheflerra umbrella tree?? i have 3 of them #5 is this an elephant ear? i've googled for pics of others but mine doesn't look anything like the others... (plus my fiance is convinced thats what it is.... and i want to see who's right...:-)
2 and 3 look like Chlorophytum (commonly called Spider Plants) 4 is Schefflera. I can never remember if that one is S. arboricola, though. 5 is not an "elephant ear" (those are from the family Araceae) - it's an Angelwing Begonia. Sorry, I have no idea what the first plant is.
omg... you are amazing... thank you so much.... any ideas on getting that little spider plant bigger like the other one??
Time, care, adequate water, and sunlight. Spider plants are very hard to kill. Your begonia will eventually flower - they all do. I have no idea what influences it, though. Here is a picture of my Anglewing Begonia in bloom.
#1 might be a Sansevieria like the one below http://www.glasshouseworks.com/images13/sans_hanaii_jade3.jpg HTH Chris
Can I just make one suggestion and that would be get some decent potting mix, especially for the smaller spider plant. You'll get far better, healthier growth. The Schefflera would most likely be as Lorax pointed out S. arboricola if it's the smaller shrubby variety or S. actinophylla if it's the tree type. Lorax, I am wondering how you go with humidity and your Begonias, I've never grown them much because most don't seem to handle the hot humid weather for some reason. I have seen a couple of nicer ones but just remember the luck I've previously had and don't bother. Mildews seem to be a big problem too because of the weather conditions here. We've had bugger all rain but humidity and cloud cover tend to stop foliage drying adequately. I've tried different situations where they get less weathering more breeze and that didn't make much difference. I've just lost a few succulents in the last two months to rot but we've only had 40mm of rain in 3 and 5mm lots which is nothing more than a pain in the rear. Humidity sits aound 70% + throughout the warmer months here. It's something I metioned before finding drought tolerant plants that will take humidity. Do you get the high humidity where you are too? and any suggestions for Begonias I could use in my yard that will last past one season?
Chungii, I grow mostly endemic Begonias, which presumably adapted to the heat and humidity several millenia ago. You could try the cane begonias, or pretty much anything that Ecuagenera's selling - the spiral B. rex cultivars are pretty nifty, and I know for a fact that those are grown the edge of the Amazon with no ill effects (80% humidity and up). The trick is part shade, more than a breeze.
A lot of flowering plant stock comes from other regions several hours away and I am sure that contributes to their shortened lifespan here. It's a shame because they look so nice coming out of the truck and within a couple of weeks they literally turn to mush. I have resigned myself to having mainly foliage colour in my gardens. I have found Anthurium and the likes do well as filler plants and of course quiet a few natives which can always bring good colour when flowering. Just sometimes I wish I could get something more flowery growing and there's little chance of me using annuals or perennials. I might have to find some growers further north, it's good to know that I still have hope to grow these guys.
My dad used to grow begonia commercially. He had them in what he refered to as the cold hot house :) They were being grown about 1500 ft above sea level and it did snow most winters but not massive amounts. Summers were good and warm. He had a lot of the angel wings as well as the ones that grow flowers like dinner plates that had to be carefully tied in raffia stick frames so they did not break. Ballarat a town here in Victoria has a festival each year and it gets cold there in winter. In the pic below is a sample of this type of Begonia. They are often sold in supermarkets and come back year after year. They have a dormant spell. Any one know their correct name please. http://www.dwpicture.com.au/picture...ees - B&cat2=Flowers, Shrubs, Trees - B&cat3= Liz
Some more great pics of Begonias on here. Just some of thenumbers for pics. 14008, 11922, 659,793,6240, 9065, 14251, 14252, 14874 etc. http://www.dwpicture.com.au/gallery...ubs, Trees - B&cat=Flowers, Shrubs, Trees - B http://www.gardenersnet.com/flower/begonia.htm Liz
thanks so much for helping me figure out what #1 was. i just got another one of the same thing from my mother-in-law today. also, another peace lily and some cacti. i will probably post the cacti later to find out what kind it is. thanks again.
