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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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 Posted - 06/12/2008 : 13:33:28
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I have grown a Green with pink for a few years and never had a inflorescence..
How come these two have them and I have only had them about one year..
The pics are a strange colour under the black shadecloth..
If I want to brush one on to the other is there a certain time I do it
These inflorescence only opened today..
Do only certain varieties do this.. Seeing I am new to these I have no idea..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts
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pitta
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 14:22:02
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MA ,whitish Caladium and the Cordyline I love.Pitta.
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2008 : 14:25:00
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No new growth on the white one yet Pitta, the cordy is OK though.
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 14:34:16
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It is probably the tropical-like weather this year, the last couple of summers have been cooler more than hot. I don't know how to pollinate them but I presume they would be similar to most aroids and Ed put a link on somewhere about how to pollinate them.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 14:48:12
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Thanks Gail I will look on line..
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 16:36:36
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Here's that article Mary-Anne, on Steve's website - thought that was where I saw it.
Oops forgot to put the link on 
http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Natural%20and%20artificial%20pollination%20in%20aroids.html
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
Edited by - Gail on 06/12/2008 16:37:23 |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2008 : 19:29:29
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Thanks Gail I had a read on the GW USA site and decided to give it a miss..
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edleigh7
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 07/12/2008 : 07:54:01
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Yes I would too Mary-Anne, Caladiums can be hard to pollinate. Some of my Caladiums produced only one leaf then straight into the inflo's
Ed
Brisbane QLD AUS
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 07/12/2008 : 08:01:14
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Thanks Ed  Not that I understood much what I read.
It was just too complicated for me anyway too many plants in that area now.
And I dont want to stand on any of them.. 
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