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suggestion for accompanying potted podocarpus
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Posted by maiolo kihei, maui (My Page) on Wed, Jul 14, 04 at 17:23
| hello!
we're planning to plant podocarpus trees in wine barrels & i'd very much appreciate any suggestion for accompanying plant to go in the same barrel.
i'd prefer a fragrant, tropical plant similar to pikake or stephanotis, but smaller since i need the plant to creep(?) around the barrel & wouldn't outgrow it in a couple of years.
i thought about dwarf ylang-ylang, but is this still going to get too big?
any suggestions pls? i have no clue about planting & would very much appreciate hearing from the experts.
thank you.
-rhoda |
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RE: suggestion for accompanying potted podocarpus
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pikake is a tree. So is ylang ylang. Both would be to large.
Stephanotis is a vine and should work very well. It could be easily kept trimmed after it develops and it has a nice smell. Phil |
RE: suggestion for accompanying potted podocarpus
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| thank you :) glad to hear 1 of my choices will work. may i ask also, do u know if stephanotis will flower year round in kihei, maui? any special tricks to keep it flowering a lot? your advise is very valuable to a newbie like myself :) mahalo nui loa. -rhoda |
RE: suggestion for accompanying potted podocarpus
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| blooms in late winter and spring in Hawaii. Star jasmine, "Trachelospermum" Would be another choice. It blooms in spring and early summer. You could plant both to extend the blooming season. They are both white, could blend together and both have a sweet smell. Stephanotis is a stronger oder. good luck
Phil |
RE: suggestion for accompanying potted podocarpus
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Aloha Maiolo,
I have stephanotis vine that is covering my chainlink fence and it is still blooming. I live on Oahu, in Kaaawa.
I feed it with Miracle-grow sporatically. I just spray it on with a spray bottle. Seems to really give it a boost. There is a vining ylang ylang also.
Artabotrys hexapetalus - Ylang-Ylang Vine |
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