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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Dorstenia gigas saga...
Planted last year...it turned out to be too shady in winter and with the rain this plant that has taken bay area winters potted just fine before,started to rot. I picked it out of the ground,repotted in lava mix and it took all last year to get over the near death. This year its looking good,solid and with new growth. Its a plant with an aura of exoticness,but I wouldnt tell you to run out and get one as they are not indoor plants and sensitive to changes. Its lost height but gained girth.
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:39 am |
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Re: Dorstenia gigas saga...
Here it is 7 years later. They grow outdoors..very slow. Take winters very well. They like summer watering. Had it since 2003-2004. I have seen large ones in greenhouses. I would have expected this to be at least 2 or 3 feet tall by now when I first acquired it. I know now that was a dream!..they are much slower growing then say Pachypodium lamerei.
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Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:23 pm |
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Jimhardy
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Re: Dorstenia gigas saga...
Thats a nice one!
Any pics with the leaves still on it?
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Sun Aug 06, 2017 9:03 pm |
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Re: Dorstenia gigas saga...
As of today. I dont know what to say about the mini foliage. Maybe its just not hot enough,maybe when it was young (12 years ago) I didn't push it hard enough? I don't know for sure. This year I potted it way up back to a black nursery pot. Water and fertilize. The same thing worked wonders for a Ficus palmeri that had been "Bonsai" before I got it,and I kept it that way later. I just got tired of that. Its on its way to looking like something I want.
With bonus Plumeria (Celadine) and in the bottom a glimpse of Ficus palmeri leaf.
Last edited by Stan on Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:15 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Tue Aug 08, 2017 12:22 am |
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Jimhardy
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Re: Dorstenia gigas saga...
Nice! I wonder if you have a hot west wall or somewhere like that you could put it to get it some heat...I ordered this one after your post on HPSB...haha http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dwarf-Rooted-Pl ... 2749.l2649
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Tue Aug 08, 2017 12:43 am |
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Re: Dorstenia gigas saga...
You get enough heat for Pachypodiums to flower. Plumeria need even less...not a lot less but I can get them to bloom. I will tell you- P.obtusa is a fast grower for these kind of plants. I like the one you ordered..maybe next year. I have a few P.rubra from cuttings..lets see what they do. P.obtusa I have read good things about as indoors in winter ( I havent tried yet) that it may bloom in winter and of course will hang on to live up to the "evergreen Plumeria" monicker.
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Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:33 am |
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Jimhardy
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Re: Dorstenia gigas saga...
Yeah..pretty cool huh?
I think I got really lucky ordering this one,from what I have read it is the most cold tolerant,is evergreen and may even flower in winter while avoiding the issues(like rust) most have with cool damp weather.
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Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:48 pm |
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:18 pm |
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Jimhardy
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Re: Dorstenia gigas saga...
Right...or Sept 23,2017 Didnt see any mention of radiation when I bought the plant
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Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:32 pm |
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