My brand new "tropical" planter - Page 2

cincinnana · 07-10-2012, 09:25 PM

Great planter .
Great proportion
Nice!!!

Olafhenny · 07-10-2012, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cincinnana

Great planter .
Great proportion
Nice!!!

Great post!

Thank you, Mike,

Olaf

Olafhenny · 09-07-2012, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by cincinnana

Great planter .
Great proportion
Nice!!!

Well, Mike, it was then pretty fair proportion.

But this is now. I had no experience with Canna Australia before this.
I just saw them in a neighbour's front yard pot last summer, loved the colour of the leaves
and flowers and asked for a rhizome. He gave me four. In his pot they grew to about
4 feet, - max 5.

In my planter they got out of hand, ganging up with the Castor purples to completely
overwhelm the Basjoo pup, the two Ornatas, as well as everything else in the planter.

This pic. was taken about a week ago the then highest blossom was 8’ 1”, but has now
been surpassed by another spike coming from it as well as the two stalks originating from
the same rhizome to the right of it. The young Basjoo is visible in the back right and one of
the Ornatas just above the petunias in the front.

Unless we have a freak early frost, they are bound to exceed 9 feet in height and if the
weather holds until late October >10 feet is a given, at least as far as the two new stalks are
concerned.

Next year I'll have to completely switch the positions, put the bananas in the front and the
monster cannas in the back. Some of the other tropical plants in the planter are shade and
humidity lovers and did not do so well in our arid climate outdoors.

cincinnana · 09-09-2012, 06:17 AM

WOW!! Olaf
I bet you had to get on a latter to take that photo.
Those plants really filled out that planter you built. What ever you are doing your doing it right.
A longer planter next season?

Olafhenny · 05-13-2013, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by oakshadows

Mint does well in containers also. We put window screening in the bottom so roots don't escape and critters stay out. Enjoy your labor.

Hi Noah,

I am just in the process of restocking this planter for Summer 2013. So I referred back to
what I did last year and encountered your above post here.

I also have always used fly screen in the bottom of my pots. - No more! Now I am using
landscaping cloth. It is cheaper and cleaner. It lets just as much water through as fly
screen, but no dirt at all.

Thought, I'd mention that.
Best,
OLaf

Olafhenny · 05-15-2013, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TommyMacLuckie

HA HA HA HA! Yeah well, there are a lot of things that are in same families! A good one is Hosta - it's in the Agave family... Look at a Hosta and consider that. Some people hear that and go 'Ohhh, OK.' And don't even bother to consider it.

Others are gingers, Traveller's palm, Heliconia and the birds of paradise are all in the... banana family.

Here's a good one for you - "Split leaf Philodendron" is not a philodendron at all, it's Monstera deliciosa, a VINE!

There are a lot of plants that have erroneous names. Mexican petunia is in fact from Asia and is not a petunia. There are tons of plants with names that make zero sense.

The Golden Pothos is a dime-a-dozen hanging basket plant in the United States that gets burned in any way possible. It needs absolutely zero sunlight to be as green as possible.

Anyway, I love learning things. It's the best reason why the Latin names mean everything, because common names can be used for a lot of different plants. For example, there is more than one kind of 'Bamboo palm'. The Latin tells you EXACTLY what it is.

Enjoy your garden!

Hi Tommy,

I cannot match your extensive botanic knowledge, but here is a little snippet of my own:

The beautiful rock cress is often misnamed "Aubretia". There is no such thing as this plant
was named after the French botanist Claude Aubriet "Aubrieta", but the spelling was botched
in the translation into English.

See: Aubrieta

Excerpt:
"Although the plant was named to honour the French botanical artist Claude Aubriet and is
pronounced “o-bree-ta”, it is often misspelled as “aubretia”. The origin of botanical names
is something modern gardeners pay little attention to, but the plant explorers, botanists,
professional gardeners and artists so honoured were intimately involved in the discovery and
classification of many of the plants we take for granted today. In the The Art of Botanical
Illustration, by Wilfrid Blunt and William Stearn, we read how Claude Aubriet, a young illustrator
in the French court, travelled with the famous plant explorer Tournefort in 1700. “After spending
three months in Crete, they proceeded to visit no less than 32 islands of the Archipelago, braving
pirates and storm-tossed seas. Wherever they passed, Aubriet’s pencil was busy making records
of plants, landscape, antiquities and even the dresses of the natives.”
End of excerpt

I believe, that the fellow deserves proper recognition for discovering such a fine plant.
Best,
Olaf

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cincinnana container grower Location: Southwest Ohio U.S.A.🇺🇸 Find me on the map! Zone: HZ 6/5 Microclimate - Elevation 750 feet- 228.60 meters Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 8,782 BananaBucks : 402 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,865 Times Was Thanked 11,701 Times in 4,870 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,943 Times	Re: My brand new "tropical" planter WOW!! Olaf I bet you had to get on a latter to take that photo. Those plants really filled out that planter you built. What ever you are doing your doing it right. A longer planter next season? __________________ Cincinnana/Hostafarians Photo Gallery 🌴

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