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  1. Littlegatorfarm

    School me on Thai Crotons

    A nursery in my town has thai crotons. They look different than the landscaping crotons I'm used to, they're more pastel in color and only get a few feet tall. Apparently they're good for indoor, and can't take much sun. I tried asking for more info but the nursery couldn't give me any. Are...
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    Leaf Dropping

    Hi everyone. I plated a number of small Mrs. Iceton's into the ground a couple months ago. It seems about half them have dropped many leaves and look like skeletons of their former selves. I'm trying to figure this out what caused this. Next to the skeletons are some that still look full and...
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    My andropolis skinneri is blooming!

    Very large plant, probably about 5 years old. It was here when I bought the property and I just noticed it's starting to grow a flower stalk. It's pretty cool!
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    Desperately searching for cordyline australis hybrids in south florida

    It seems no one in all of florida carries any of those colorful cordyline australis hybrids like "Shocking Pink" and "Cardinal" and "Charlie Boy" They seem to be everywhere in california, I'm curious why there's none around here. I basically need something the size of a dracena marginata but...
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    Specialty Cordyline Shops near Fort Myers?

    Hi everyone. I'm looking to find some of these more unusual hybrids. The large nurseries I go to usually only have the common red sister, auntie lou, etc.... I was wondering if anyone knew of a specialty shop in the fort myers naples area that I could score some cool cordylines. Preferably...
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    Bromeliads as container plants

    Bromeliads are a perfect container plant. Provided you use a specialized soil mix, various species can be used to match whatever lighting conditions the container is in, from full shade to full sun. They have their own water tanks and are drought tolerant. Unlike most tropical plants they do...
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    Landscaping with Bromeliads

    Hi Everyone! I'm fixing up an old bromeliad nursery I recently bought. I randomly got hired to do a landscaping job, so I decided to use mainly bromeliads. I wish I took a before picture, but there's the after. It's still not done completely, but I think it's coming out good so far. I think...
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    Nurseries in south florida that carry unusual croton varieties? i.e. polychrome

    Hi everyone. I'm pretty new to south florida, only been here a year. I run a small bromeliad nursery out of my backyard and I'm getting really into crotons recently. I have a large landscaping job I was hired for recently because of my experience with bromeliads. I'd like to accent some areas...
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