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    Bali Bonsai Bonus - As Good As It Gets

    Such a cool art. My neighbor has some Bonsai that were passed down to him from family members. I know some are centuries old. I have several that I am working on now.
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    First PRA of 2014

    Wow! Great garden with lots of color and variety. Looks like a lot of palms that are not supposed to grow in Florida too. Nice job Randy and thanks for posting Moose.
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    Dypsis heteromorpha

    Moose, Not the same plant as we are growing in CA. Looks a bit like albofarinosa to me. The heteromorph a we are growing is tristichous with red fuzz on the crownshaft.
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    And here's to you Mrs. Robinson...

    This was from Home Depot and had no ID, but it looks like Mrs. Robinson to me.
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    Noid Update?

    Here is mine that Scott sent me. This was a month ago and this plant seems to be getting more and more color. It is in about 1/2 day sun.
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    Croton source

    Unfortunately here in CA Crotons are sold mostly as house plants and there is limited availability. Are there any good sources for mail order Crotons out there. I looked at siamcroton.com which has some amazing plants. Any experiences with them? Any other recomendations? Thanks, Aaron
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    First Crotons in the ground

    Thanks guys. Any Ideas on the croton from Home Depot? Jeff, The enste's are amazing, and get huge fast. One or two in a new landscape would give you a semi mature looking garden fast. I think you saw the one in my back yard when you and BS man stopped by last year. It went from six inches...
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    First Crotons in the ground

    I posted my yard on palm talk if anyone wants to take a look but here is a before and after. 2008 2011
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    First Crotons in the ground

    Gold finger kept all its leaves this past winter. Yellow bannana also took winter great. I wonder if there is something with the yellows being more cold hardy. Any id's on this one? I purchased it at Home Depot.
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    First Crotons in the ground

    Here are a few that are doing well. The Noid plant Batik. This one does not seem to mind our winters at all
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    First Crotons in the ground

    Just a quick update on my Crotons. Scott sent me several varieties (thanks Again) and most have done well. The Noid plant, gold finger, Petra and Batik have done very well none lost any leaves even though they were shipped bare root in the middle of winter. They are all planted and doing...
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    Dypsis heteromorpha

    Anyone know if JD Andersons Heteromorpha in HI is flowering yet? Any updated photos? Mine is doing great in coastal SoCal. Here is a pic from the end of last summer.
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    First Crotons in the ground

    Thanks Bob. This is just the beginning. I am on the search for as many as I can get. What part of Costa Rica are you? I have property in Playa Lagarto. It is a little south of Playa Negra. I hope to have a true tropical garden down there some day. Aaron
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    First Crotons in the ground

    Scott, The leaf pattern is quite a bit different between the two(at least to a rookie like me). Is Mammie variable like this? Thanks, Aaron
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    First Crotons in the ground

    Thanks Dean. Yeah, I can't wait for summer. Three months with little or no growth is hard to take. It has been cold the past week or so. I got down to 38F and I know it was a lot worse for others. Rusty told me Jungle Music got down to 34F.
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    First Crotons in the ground

    This was labeled as Petra, but it looked different from the others
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    First Crotons in the ground

    I think this is mammie, but it was unlabled.
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    First Crotons in the ground

    A few weeks ago I became interested in Crotons and came here for help. I got some great advice and I am looking to feature Crotons in my garden. I planted my first few yesterday. This is the overall planter that I have put a lot of work into the past month or so.
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    Crotons for Southern CA

    Dean, I will keep an eye out for sure. I have not seen many around. I am not sure if it is because most are hard to grow or people around here think of them as house plants. I am going to start planting what I can find and see how it goes. I will look for the tips on rooting them as well...
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