"Editore25" wrote in message
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I am looking for some really unusual tropicals for my yard, beyond what
one
finds at the chain nurseries. Interesting and "statement making" plants,
if
you get my drift. I am located in temecula, ca and could pretty much drive
anywhere in southern california. I haven't yet found a nursery that has
anything really breathtaking. I found very unique specimens online, but
they
are only available in seed form and I would rather plant a maturing plant
instead of crossing my fingers and hoping the seeds will germinate. Of
course,
most of these plants probably won't want to live in Temecula, being that
it is
a bit more desert-like than the coastal areas, but I still would want to
give
it a try. I guess a nursery that is knowledgeable enough to tell me what
exotics stand the chance of surviving and which don't. . .would be a
bonus.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated in me finding a great
tropical/exotic
nursery with stuff that "nobody else has".

If possible, please email me as well as posting here, so I know that there
has
been a reply. Thanks again!
-Kevin


Not sure what you might consider 'exotic' - for a PNW'er, most of the
nurseries I have visited in SoCal feature plants I would certainly call
exotic - specimen sized strelitzia, tree aloes, spiny euphorbs, non-hardy
palms, gingers. Plant Depot in San Juan Capistrano has a great selection of
all sorts of tropicals if not necessarily exotics and there are 100's of
nurseries/growers in San Diego county that would surely offer something to
tickle your fancy. I'd just hop in the car and go cruising - stop at
anything that has a greenhouse (there's one or more on every block, it
seems) and see what they offer.

pam - gardengal