Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Weather Watching Summer 2013, 0 by Gitagal
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Gitagal wrote: Sally-- I have a reserve of all three already growing . The "yukky" replacement one, with the most beautiful blooms, Is already in an 8" HB and looking good. The monster-old one has some negative aspects about it. I am getting tired of it... The positive? The blooms are breath-taking--and have now bloomed every year since 2010. 1--it hangs VERY askew--all the weight of the fronds is mostly on one side. It is lopsided! I worry that one winter, it will pull out the small ceiling hook out and crash down on its own taking out some other plants below. 2--This dry, cracked, ugly look of the fronds is horrible looking.. Does not seem to affect the plant, though. 3--It is SO huge, that there is no hope of ever transplanting it again. 4--This one, as well as the other Epi, has hair-like, little thorns that go right into your skin to fester.. On the other two: The Ric-Rac Cactus. It is SOOO heavy!!! I bet it weight about 30+ lbs. I don't dare to hang this one any longer from the small, single ceiling hook. Aina got me a high, metal plant stand and i will use that from now on. If this one crashes down--There will be a zillion pieces to root... Can't believe the hook has held out this long...The Ric Rac has bloomed only once for me--back in 2008. The "Ackermanii" one that--is bloom right now--is the best behaved. it hangs evenly and has NO monstrous fronds. It now has bloomed, reliably, since 2009. I don't have time right now to take pictures--as I have to get ready for work. Will do so later..... stay tuned. Gita This is from June of last year......see what I mean? |