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Fw: Homalomena, Jasmine, Jacobinia

Sorry if this gets posted twice, I sent it this morning and it hasn't
appeared yet, so as list traffic is light, I thought I'd send it again...
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> > > I have been asking about this plant (Homalomena) for months.  There
is
> no info around.
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Well, better late than never... RHS Book of House Plants, 1995, says:
> Origin:  Tropical Asia and S. America.
> Evergreen perennials, grown for their ornamental leaves...
> Propagate by division or seed in the Spring.
> Homalomena reputably derives from a mis-rendered Malayan vernacular name
> translated into the Greek 'homalos', flat and 'mene', moon, which appears
> to make little sense. (editors' criticism, not mine.)
> Growth Conditions:  Min. Temp - 60* to 65* F
> 		      Partial Shade
> 		      Allow surface of potting medium to dry out between waterings
> The picture of H. wallisii (from Venezuela) looks like an Aglaonema, but
> the others are very different - they come from tropical Asia.
> Hope this helps.
> As an addition to the above, as the plants are tropical, I would make
sure
> that they get plenty of humidity - stand on something like Hydro-leca,
> which holds a lot of water but (unless it is flooded) keeps the roots
from
> having permanently wet feet.
> 
> Harry, thanks for the website info. for Barringtonia - I had to brush up
on
> my botanical knowledge >g< but at least I know a little bit about them
now!
> 
> My indoor Jasmine stands at the back of the conservatory, so its roots
are
> in shade, but the growth is trained round string attached to the roof
which
> is made of triple glazed polycarbonate.  It copes with the overhead
summer
> sun very well, only losing its leaves where it grows above the radiator; 
> up there, it is subject not only to the sun, but cold as well in the
winter
> and it blooms like crazy from Christmas onward - the buds are already
well
> formed.  It is kept very well watered in the summer (it is pot bound in a
> v. large ornamental 'dragon' pot) but this time of year, with low light
> levels and cold nights, I only water about once a month (with a quarter
> strength fertiliser to help the flowers.)  Oh yes, I nearly forgot, the
pot
> also sits on a heap of hydro-leca which I keep moist all the year round.
>  I couldn't find 'Orange Jasmine' anywhere either, but there are a couple
> of plants which it might be - J. nitidum, which is a semi-twiner and has
> white flowers from purple flushed buds in summer, and J. odoratissimum, a
> loose floppy shrub with clear yellow flowers in the summer.  J. mesneyi
is
> a scrambler which has bright yellow flowers in spring and early summer.
Ah,
> I have just caught up with the mail about Jasmine Orange - sounds more
like
> it!
> 
> Does anyone still need the 'Help' file?  Let me know...
> 
> If anyone is still trying to find out about Jacobinia, try looking up
under
> JUSTICA, looks like the botanists have done a name change... (BTW,
Justica
> was named for James Justice, a Scottish gardener who died in 1754, bet
you
> all needed to know that!)
> 
> Well, that's me up to date with the list again!  Happy hibernation
everyone
> :-).
> Liz Bradbury in a saturated Scotland and seeing the sun for the first
time
> in days!
>
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