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Mistletoe Fig (Ficus deltoidea)
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ficus
April 6, 2022: Obtained plant (4" pot)
April 6, 2022: Obtained plant (4" pot)

20 yr with me, grown strictly indoors

Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata)
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ficus
1 from 1993, cuttings: 07, 08, 13, 14, 20. March 15, 2022: Maintenance performed (pruned tall branches, 1 left)
September 1, 2022: Transplanted (in JC bare-root transplant of 2008 pot (X merged 2 stems))

my 20yr old plant (i have 2) that i keep rather small on purpose.

Banana-Leaf Ficus (Ficus maclellandii 'Alii')
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ficus
2 pots since 1994, cuttings 1 2006, sev 2009, 1 since 2012.
on wicks.
August 1, 2020: Transplanted (heavily pruned and bare-rooted 1 pot only. tented for 1 month)

Bronx bot garden conservatory

Natal Fig (Ficus natalensis subsp. leprieurii 'Malay Gold')
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foliage tropicals

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Vietnamese Gardenia (Gardenia vietnamensis)
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flowers
December 22, 2020: Obtained plant (3" pot about 1' high with 2 rooted cuttings.
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May 1, 2021: Transplanted (from 3" to 6" pot, jungle mix on wick)
December 15, 2021: Bloomed (several flowers in succession )
July 15, 2022: Maintenance performed (dried and dropped most leaves, but regrew)
December 1, 2022: Bloomed
November 13, 2023: Cuttings stuck (took off large branches from original plant. Rooting)
December 13, 2023: Cuttings took (Transferred to large size perlite, with water in the bottom 1-2". )

first bloom in the sky ;)

Gloxinella lindeniana
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gesneriads
January 11, 2019: Obtained plant (2" pot)
January 15, 2022: Bloomed

Bronx bot garden conservatory - Vriesea ospinae var gruberii

Bromeliad (Goudaea ospinae var. gruberi)
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bromeliads
January 24, 2016: Obtained plant (6" pot large plant)
October 1, 2022: Cuttings stuck (cut off 6" of crown to root in cocochips)
April 7, 2023: Obtained plant (got a new plant in 6" pot (cuttings did not take) from Galloway nursery Miami FL)

Fairchild gardens

Caricature Plant (Graptophyllum pictum)
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foliage tropicals
August 1, 2018: Cuttings took ( stem too leggy, pruned and rooted cuttings)
June 15, 2021: Cuttings took
June 15, 2022: Cuttings took

bloomed again after 7-year break (31 years with me).

Gymnocalycium pflanzii
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cacti and succulents
'Albipulpa' since 1984 , bloomed
Large Fish Hook Barrel Cactus

June 9, 2015: Bloomed (2 flowers)
April 26, 2016: Miscellaneous Event (flower buds emerged - several)

Easter Cactus 002

Easter Cactus (Hatiora gaertneri)
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flowers
cacti and succulents
May 8, 2015: Obtained plant (small 4" pot in bloom - bright fuchsia color - dwarf form: 1" flowers.)
July 15, 2021: Cuttings took (2 pots)

original 10-12 old plant -top right; the rest sev 7-8 year old of

Haworthiopsis attenuata var. attenuata
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cacti and succulents
since 1994, many pots March 15, 2016: Miscellaneous Event (rooted in coco chips )

have since 2013

Fairy Washboard (Haworthiopsis limifolia)
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cacti and succulents
separated largest pups in summer 2013: 2 4" pots now

from 2 stalks 1 year ago to this!

Parrot's Beak (Heliconia psittacorum 'Choconiana')
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flowers
March 15, 2022: Obtained plant (1gal and 2 gal pots (rescued ))
February 1, 2023: Bloomed (2 gal bloomed, 1 gal is still small for bloom)
July 16, 2023: Transplanted (bare-rooted 2 gal pot to cut out old shoots: crowded to extreme!
not sure what will survive: left only young non-blooming shoots with roots and a few leaves.)

about 4-5' high overall, very wide spreading

Dwarf Umbrella Tree (Heptapleurum arboricola 'Dazzle')
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foliage tropicals
February 29, 2016: Obtained plant
February 15, 2020: Cuttings took

conservatory

Dwarf Umbrella Tree (Heptapleurum arboricola 'Trinette')
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foliage tropicals
rooted 2 cuttings : jan 2014 January 21, 2014: Obtained plant (took cuttings to root in water.
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February 15, 2020: Cuttings took

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Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Albo Lacinatus')
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flowers
January 1, 2023: Cuttings stuck (rooting in water )
March 5, 2023: Cuttings took (transferred from water to perlite )
September 20, 2023: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) (stems rotted, even though cuttings had good roots)

first bloom on a rooted cutting

Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Cooperii')
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flowers
February 21, 2016: Obtained plant (cuttings: 3 greenwood, 3 hardwood.)
September 26, 2016: Transplanted (uppoted to long 6" pot jungle mix, wicked)
September 15, 2022: Maintenance performed (1 pot dropped all leaves, still alive)
December 1, 2022: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) (pot without leaves is dead - chucked. only 1 left )
April 15, 2023: Cuttings stuck (trimmed for cuttings)

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Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'El Capitolio Bloody Mary')
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flowers
September 30, 2022: Cuttings stuck
December 15, 2022: Cuttings took
February 25, 2023: Transplanted (transferred earlier rooted cuttings to mix; the other are still in perlite.)
September 1, 2023: Miscellaneous Event (only 1 cutting grew well, others declined.)
February 15, 2024: Bloomed (have several flower buds: first since rooting)

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Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Red Hot')
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flowers
March 17, 2023: Obtained plant (1gal pot)
October 8, 2023: Miscellaneous Event (not doing well: down potted and changed mix to jungle mix for wicking.)

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Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Rose Flake')
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flowers
December 15, 2017: Cuttings stuck (2 cuttings)
May 1, 2018: Cuttings took
September 7, 2018: Bloomed (1st flower since rooting, have 2nd bud too.)
April 1, 2022: Potted up (1 gal pot: plant about 18" high)
June 15, 2022: Cuttings took (in 4" pot)
September 1, 2022: Bloomed (latest cuttings bloomed well after Cal-Mag supplement )
January 10, 2023: Potted up (still blooming potted up to wide azalea pot.)
April 15, 2023: Cuttings stuck (trimmed for cuttings)
April 15, 2023: Bloomed (older plant is blooming profusely (fed with Cal-Mag supplement in Jan))
February 10, 2024: Bloomed (have many buds (fed with Magi-Cal in Jan and 2 weeks ago with Carl Pool Hibi fert))

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