29-11-2004, 02:12 AM
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Rod wrote:
Anybody seen the pics of Barbados in the new RHS Garden mag? My gob
has been smacked - surely nobody is ever going to want to grow Ficus
benjamina in a pot after seeing those pictures.
The one in the grounds of my (very) old school was a monster, and if
memory serves me correctly, was the size of a respectable oak, and had a
trunk to match. (And delicious purple figs with a pink interior...)
No, but I can imagine. I believe that Monstera deliciosa is also
quite impressive in its native habitat.
I get a bit annoyed with seed companies that describe how interesting
the baobab is (and it is), and then say that it makes a good pot
plant. Oh, YEAH.
I believe it is *VERY* slow-growing though, and goes on for millennia if
you can cope with all the watering, feeding and repotting for that
time...
It's (properly) a succulent, isn't it?
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Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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