tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post3467199818152587715..comments2024-02-25T02:49:36.216-05:00Comments on Plant Zone: Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10757110538056043095noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-30808717675073790902010-05-20T00:41:00.766-04:002010-05-20T00:41:00.766-04:00@Laura, I'm fixated on them every time I see t...@Laura, I'm fixated on them every time I see them.<br /><br />@Dan, not thieves... spreaders of life! ;)Aaerelonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129994850811861751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-44920757046494047682010-05-18T21:09:47.160-04:002010-05-18T21:09:47.160-04:00I think all good gardeners are thieves :-) I'v...I think all good gardeners are thieves :-) I've nicked a few things from gardens before as well.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-18411287019548199692010-05-18T20:39:23.312-04:002010-05-18T20:39:23.312-04:00I have a couple of those tulips in a mix of ddep p...I have a couple of those tulips in a mix of ddep purples and pinks. Love the texture and colour! There are lots of big Monkey tree's still around. They are quite a sight.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152576863110442101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-54511402234573242732010-05-18T14:55:13.914-04:002010-05-18T14:55:13.914-04:00Yeah I take seeds whenever I can (unless I know th...Yeah I take seeds whenever I can (unless I know they're saving them or it seems like they may be). I also grabbed some bananas but they weren't ripe yet. The seeds weren't even close. :(. I'll try lots of heat and grow them outside during the spring/summer/fallAaerelonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129994850811861751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-44838501473398263102010-05-18T02:39:33.257-04:002010-05-18T02:39:33.257-04:00I grew two Pygmy Date Palms from seed I purchased ...I grew two Pygmy Date Palms from seed I purchased from someone a few years ago. With lots of heat, they sprouted quickly. Slow growers in my house, but I can wait. (Good to know someone else is out there "liberating" seeds. My favorite were seeds I found in the parking lot of an old hostel in Hollywood, CA. <i>Asparagus setaceus</i> weeds in the wild were kind of a sight for me to see!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08720485909592974251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-11208731919758476122010-05-18T01:32:11.237-04:002010-05-18T01:32:11.237-04:00I'll have to add it to the future plant list. ...I'll have to add it to the future plant list. It was in the shade so it looks extra dark.Aaerelonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129994850811861751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-24984057977739183672010-05-18T01:11:55.713-04:002010-05-18T01:11:55.713-04:00Yeah, that's a black tulip. It is tulipa "...Yeah, that's a black tulip. It is tulipa "Black Parrot." I've got a couple of them and they're pretty neat. Look blacker on cloudy days.Mr Brown Thumbhttp://mrbrownthumb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-62364120857446609722010-05-17T23:42:53.676-04:002010-05-17T23:42:53.676-04:00Someone sat one it? Unbelievable. People.
Yes t...Someone sat one it? Unbelievable. People.<br /><br />Yes the Araucaria is in BC (Vancouver's east end). They're all over here in all stages of growth.Aaerelonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129994850811861751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-5367375493874300422010-05-17T23:27:18.287-04:002010-05-17T23:27:18.287-04:00It's a parrot-type tulip, eh? I had a few of t...It's a parrot-type tulip, eh? I had a few of those that people sat on, so I never saw what they looked like. I know I ordered blackish-purple ones!<br /><br />Maybe next year. :D<br /><br />Also--huge monkey puzzle! Is that in BC!? I am jealous!Kenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-7161483419023141292010-05-17T21:19:02.147-04:002010-05-17T21:19:02.147-04:00Isn't that tulip just crazy? It has a bit or ...Isn't that tulip just crazy? It has a bit or red toward the centre of each petal and then gets darker towards the edges. Very nice!Aaerelonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129994850811861751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357482105288753344.post-81574004317292009642010-05-17T20:13:14.350-04:002010-05-17T20:13:14.350-04:00Is that really a black tulip? It has frilliness l...Is that really a black tulip? It has frilliness like an iris, but doesn't look like one! This tulip is awesome!!! Makes me think of TWILIGHT (Vampires)!!! :0Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.com