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Dragon plants?
On 30/7/04 10:39 am, in article
, "Janice Bond" wrote: Can I put a Dragon plant outside, in the soil, not in a pot. I think it's a dragon plant, it looks like a mini Torquay palm, about 3 foot high now. Got it from Asda, three in a pot type thing when they were tiny but one's grown too big for the front room, or any room I've got. Tia Have a look at Cordyline on a Google Image search and see if that seems familiar. What it really is and where you live will make a difference, too. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Dragon plants?
On 30/7/04 10:39 am, in article
, "Janice Bond" wrote: Can I put a Dragon plant outside, in the soil, not in a pot. I think it's a dragon plant, it looks like a mini Torquay palm, about 3 foot high now. Got it from Asda, three in a pot type thing when they were tiny but one's grown too big for the front room, or any room I've got. Tia Have a look at Cordyline on a Google Image search and see if that seems familiar. What it really is and where you live will make a difference, too. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Dragon plants?
On 30/7/04 6:22 pm, in article ,
"Janice Bond" wrote: Good ol Google It's dracaena marginata. Apparently it doesn't like it cold. I'm in the South West where it's not too cold in winter but I'm not sure it's warm enough for this plant? "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 30/7/04 10:39 am, in article , "Janice Bond" wrote: Can I put a Dragon plant outside, in the soil, not in a pot. I think it's a dragon plant, it looks like a mini Torquay palm, about 3 foot high now. Got it from Asda, three in a pot type thing when they were tiny but one's grown too big for the front room, or any room I've got. Tia Have a look at Cordyline on a Google Image search and see if that seems familiar. What it really is and where you live will make a difference, too. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) This is from a post written on 4 October 1999 by David Poole here on urg: "True Dracaena marginata is not at all hardy on mainland UK and will only tolerate low temperatures if atmospheric and root moisture levels are low. Cold tolerance for this species is no more than down to 5C when coupled with the kind winter wet we get in this country, although if kept dry under glass, it can tolerate light freezing. If night time temperatures have been falling below 12C in your area during the past month, this combined with the naturally heavy dew would also encourage the browning of leaf tips and edges. The only species of Dracaena that can tolerate our climate is Draceana draco (Dragon Tree) and then only in the far south west. " You don't say where you are in the SW but here, quite close to Dartmoor, we can go to -5 or a bit lower in the winter while Salcombe and Torquay are comparatively balmy. Close to the sea makes a lot of difference. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Dragon plants?
On 30/7/04 6:22 pm, in article ,
"Janice Bond" wrote: Good ol Google It's dracaena marginata. Apparently it doesn't like it cold. I'm in the South West where it's not too cold in winter but I'm not sure it's warm enough for this plant? "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 30/7/04 10:39 am, in article , "Janice Bond" wrote: Can I put a Dragon plant outside, in the soil, not in a pot. I think it's a dragon plant, it looks like a mini Torquay palm, about 3 foot high now. Got it from Asda, three in a pot type thing when they were tiny but one's grown too big for the front room, or any room I've got. Tia Have a look at Cordyline on a Google Image search and see if that seems familiar. What it really is and where you live will make a difference, too. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) This is from a post written on 4 October 1999 by David Poole here on urg: "True Dracaena marginata is not at all hardy on mainland UK and will only tolerate low temperatures if atmospheric and root moisture levels are low. Cold tolerance for this species is no more than down to 5C when coupled with the kind winter wet we get in this country, although if kept dry under glass, it can tolerate light freezing. If night time temperatures have been falling below 12C in your area during the past month, this combined with the naturally heavy dew would also encourage the browning of leaf tips and edges. The only species of Dracaena that can tolerate our climate is Draceana draco (Dragon Tree) and then only in the far south west. " You don't say where you are in the SW but here, quite close to Dartmoor, we can go to -5 or a bit lower in the winter while Salcombe and Torquay are comparatively balmy. Close to the sea makes a lot of difference. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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