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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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 Posted - 10/03/2009 : 09:20:29
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Went to the markets for the first time for a couple of months... spent some money too  A bit breezy when I took the photos so some have slightly blurry bits... made it easy to get pics of both sides of the leaves at once 
A couple of Ctenanthes or Calatheas, both big plants in 20cm diameter pots. Not sure of the names but first one is possibly Calathea Medallion or very similar. The second one may be Ctenanthe pilosa
Golden Mosaic. (Edited to add possible names)
Croton - unknown name - I'll have a look later and see if I can ID it
Cordyline "Volcano" - another big plant about 60 or 70cm high in a 20cm pot. Paid $10 for it which is more than we normally pay for a plant at the markets but I loved it and had to have it 
One of the more common alocasias though not sure of its name. Very similar or the same as one Mary-Anne gave me (I know it is doubling up but only paid $3 and there are plenty of gaps in the garden)
The names for this one are confusing - I've seen it called either xanthosoma or alocasia and probably "Lime Zinger" Good plant to brighten up a dark corner
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
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 10/03/2009 : 09:38:28
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Very colourful Gail and so bright especially that Lime Zinger one.
Certainly different..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 09:42:22
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Gail I forgot to say what size gap as my tiny little plant is so many now and the biggest would be 2mts could be more than that wide I just know its big so I am going to move one of them humm they certainly make a statement.. |
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 09:53:18
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Plenty of gaps still plus a couple of areas where we extended a couple of gardens that we still haven't filled up yet. It's the climbing philos and anthuriums we have been buying that we are having trouble finding room for. At the moment they are in pots until ready for hangers but will outgrow hangers eventually
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 |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 09:59:58
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They are all lovely Gail and what bargains you get Love the 2nd. and last one the best, not into croutons they are for soup 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 10:04:24
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I know what you mean I get Tony to screw metal things into the trees now so I can hang plants, and one of the Calliandra has six or seven hanging baskets on the branches.. Thats another reason I wont let Tony dig out all the tree trunks when he cuts a tree down they have to stay at around 2.4 mts so I can make use of them 
Speaking of Calliandra do you know if there are any of them out there that dont self seed, I want to get rid of ours but the Lorikeets, noisy miners and those blue faced honey eater are in them all the time would you believe they prefer them to the Callistemons flowering at present.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 10:09:07
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I thought that is what trees are for, good study pot hangers that dont blow over on a windy day
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 11:42:35
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Took all my hanging pots down so they wouldn't blow down
Mary-Anne, the only calliandra that I have had that doesn't grow like a weed is the little groundcover we have. It does get some seed pods (very few) and I have tried a couple of times to start them off but haven't had any luck. There doesn't seem to be any small ones coming up around the plant unless they are right underneath but as the plant lies on the ground we can't see any.
This is the one http://www.grevilleas.com.au/calliandra1.html I'd give you some seeds but I'm lucky if I even find a pod so you could be waiting a long time. This place has good plants, I've spoken to him, and bought from him, several times (he goes to one of the local markets) but I have just had a look at the mail order and postage isn't cheap as it is in minimum of 10 plants. If you want one and can't find one down your way, let me know and next time we go to those markets I will pick some up for you.
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 |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 12:25:08
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Thanks Gail for all that info but I am after a much taller shrub like the one I have now 3-4 mts tall the birds love it so. I will make some inquiries down here and see what I can find.
The seedlings are so many here every day I had even thought of laying that black plastic under the shrubs but wont for all those mouldy reasons trouble is I am finding seedlings all over the garden now blown by the wind so they have to go..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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Val
assistant gardener
Australia
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Posted - 10/03/2009 : 18:44:12
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Wow Gail - what stunning foliage - you certainly did very well at the market! I love them all.
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pitta
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 10/03/2009 : 19:12:41
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Such lovely big well established plants Gail, some beauties there, you did well.
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2009 : 20:05:17
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We're getting good at finding bargains at the markets. Only trouble is they rarely come with a name. Luckily I know many of them... I was told the Lime Zinger was a lily but I knew that it wasn't as I already have one
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 |
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