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Maybe Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a free floating aquatic plant. Invasive in some zones not here they always die every... -
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The Water hythania winter storage is fascinating! It's really hard to kill a spider plant. DD has them in her law office and she is...
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@secuono wow very nice. I have never seen a Hypoestes phyllostachya flower ever. Luv it..😍 The growing zone in the PNW is short even...
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Well, soil was infested with gnats. What fun. Still trying everything to get rid of them. On the plus side, here's my polka dot hedge...
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Hibiscus says -20 to -30, so, put it in another pot and left it outside. Brought the other into the house.
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I'll probably keep one of these for the 2nd square window. Been trying to give away the rest, but no luck. Might throw them out soon...
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Got almost all the plants indoors. The hibiscus claims it can stay out, but it looks like 💩, so, might bring it in, too. The ginseng(?)...
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@secuono Mine grow just fine out in the garden in zone 8b. There are variegated, bicolor leaf varieties and pink & white blooms. They...
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Moved it to the biggest pot. Will put it next to the front steps. Gotta add plywood to block wind under the steps, as its tall and strong.
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23 of 30 survived. Replanted the last ones. They'll winter over in these 4 big pots, then transplant further next year.
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Oh I see now that you mentioned pots have saucers on porch. I couldn’t tell in pic on wooden deck. My apologies. All your plant are...
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They had a caterpillar problem. Dawn+water poured around on deck stopped new ones.
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Idk which pot(s) you're referring to. Red on porch has built in tray. Fake barrels I drilled holes into. But they need to be mixed with...
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Your plants look great. Need saucers under each pot to collect excess water and empty saucers after watering plants don’t like to sit in...
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New plants in new pot. All of the bulbs were a loss. Poo holds water like a lake, bad idea. =(