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    Exotic and Tropical Plants

    yes, i am there and I even have a summer booth!
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    Exotic and Tropical Plants

    Oh yeah,I teach middle school so that darn job interferes with my schedule!
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    Exotic and Tropical Plants

    I Live in New Port Richey FL, just 20 mins north of Clearwater. Anyway, besides being a begonia specialist and having a side business in them with other tropicals, I always look out for something different to raise. It can stay potted as I have 1200sq ft shadehouses and one greenhouse (its part...
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    Medinilla magnifica

    THANKS MARIE! Ive got a light setup that has a little space (I hybridize begonias of course) so off I go!
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    Medinilla magnifica

    I would be. I could use a second plant and experiment with it!o_O
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    Medinilla magnifica

    I just checked eBay and some are listed, but also quite a bit of M Magnifica seed. Has anyone grown them from seed? Are they as easy from seed as they are to grow? Worth a shot! :confused:
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    Medinilla magnifica

    I have also found magnifica to be easy. I grow it outdoors in part sun here in coastal Tampa Bay and handles middle 30'sF well. I protect if at or below freezing, and the blooms are magnificent. I grow mine in a coco basket and yes, it is rootbound but has grown very fast! 3 years old and is...
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    Underutilized Tropical Color

    It grows easily and successfully here in New Port Richey, with my bush reaching fifteen feet easily. This year it began blooming in August and is just now dropping old flowers. I hack it back come Christmas. Easy to grow, easy to root. I do feed it often, which I believe helps it bloom earlier...
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