Woahoooo two blog posts in one day? That's right, but I cheated and my first when was written earlier and just scheduled for today. If you follow my blog, you already know that I left some plants in the local university greenhouses for the winter. I visited them today and noticed that they haven't grown much since the last visit. I ended up potting them all up but took a few photos first.
Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) - Now I thought I had F. religiosa but the seedlings look identical so I didn't take a photo and think they're just also Banyan. There is however, something strange in these seedlings. Notice how the back left pot has red in the stems and 'frilly' leaves with a different shape? The pot on the right has a seedling with the same shape of leaves but minus the red and 'frill'. Any idea what's going on here? The round leaves seem correct for Ficus benghalensis, see here. The others ones must be different, so can anyone ID them?
Desert Rose (Adenium arabicum) - I see flower buds coming! Hopefully they don't fall off this time. :)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) - They are towards the back of the photo. The one on the left is single stemmed but on the right there are 5 stems with a few more coming up! I wonder if this is because the fruit was irradiated? The young passion flowers are up front (Passiflora edulis).
Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) - these haven't grown at all. They must desperately need to be repotted. I'll mention again these can be invasive in warm clients but are generally fine in zones 7/8. They should also be hardy in USDA zone 6 (my zone), but I'll keep these ones in the greenhouse for their first year.
That's all. I hope you enjoyed my seedlings! :)
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