Re: Zone 10

Well, Auntie Lou will  have to wait until next year for me.  Hopefully by
then these Cordylines will catch on more up here.  Actually, I suppose that
is WHY they labels them as annuals.  Repeat sales.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Zone 10


> A check with Mr. Google turned up several growers here in Florida
> including a houseplant grower, which likely means they come in smaller
> sizes and cost more ;>) The ones we use at work [Florida "fancy" grade]
> are 3 gallon, 24" to 30" tall and retail for about $15.00. We also use
> a lot of them in 7 gallon, but the price goes way up when they get that
> big.
>
>
>
>
> On Sunday, February 15, 2004, at 12:26 PM, Kitty wrote:
>
> > Gorgeous!  Price and availability?
> > ......and that was quite a music selection.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 11:45 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Zone 10
> >
> >
> >> Kitty, check out C. terminalis "Auntie Lou." Leaves are at least 3"
> >> wide, sometimes 4"
> >>
> >> http://www.stgermainsfarms.com/new_page_1.htm
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sunday, February 15, 2004, at 11:44 AM, Kitty wrote:
> >>
> >>> Perhaps it wasn't fair to voice that opinion as I've never seen your
> >>> Red
> >>> Sensation in person, but from the photos I've seen and the
> >>> descriptions I've
> >>> read, Red Sensation doesn't meet my desires as well as C. baueri.
> >>> SS says "...the grassy, upright blades are less than an inch wide..."
> >>> I don't want "grassy"
> >>> C. baueri, on my young plant, the leaves are an inch wide.  I don't
> >>> know if
> >>> they'll get any wider.  They are definitely not "grassy", mor
> >>> yucca-like.  I
> >>> did find a picture that looks much like my plant.  Take a look at it
> >>> and
> >>> tell me if Red Sensation is as formidable.  If so, I suppose I'd
> >>> consider
> >>> it.
> >>>
> >>> http://snipurl.com/4ijp
> >>>
> >>> Kitty
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
> >>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 3:14 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Zone 10
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> In a message dated 2/14/04 10:23:26 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> >>>>
> >>>> << I don't like to throw away a $13.50 Cordyline any more than a $5
> >>>> one or
> >>> a
> >>>> $40 one. >>
> >>>>
> >>>> Neither do I, Kitty, but I can't possibly save everything due to
> >>>> space.
> >>>>     Why do you prefer C. baueri?
> >>>>     Ceres
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> >> Island Jim
> >> Southwest Florida
> >> Zone 10
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> Zone 10
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