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Title: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: Persephone on April 18, 2009, 05:36:51 pm

Hei :)

As we can see so many plants and flowers around our forum... You know, Vlad, Markus, Luth's Sunflowers :D I just thought that this might be a good topic for us to discuss plants... problems with its planting, for pics and advices. Whatever :)

Actually it's not without a purpose why I created it - I wanted straightly ask You, Markus... I love Cycas Revoluta. I had several years ago one... kinda big but unfortunatelly we moved to a flat with gas heating and it imediatelly died cause of the gas leaking into the air from the heating.
I got for my b-day a very very little new one now cause V. knew I adore Cycases and bonsai trees and Gardenias. So he asked his parents to give me Cycas for b-day. :blush:

So now I have little one. They are not easy to plant... do You have some experiences with Cycas, would You please give me some advice?


Thanks and enjoy this topic :)

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: Markus on April 18, 2009, 07:41:11 pm

Hei Mirjam, :)

Latin and botany - a sure way to lure me. :lol3:

First of all: Congrats to your new plant! I don't really have experience with Cycas revoluta, but my parents have a Cycas plant. It stands in the living room in a rather shady place at 18-25°C, in the summer even warmer. My mom waters it, and only the most robust and easy-care plants survive her gardening skills. ::)

I did a quick web-research for you, and this site (http://www.rhapisgardens.com/sagos/) seems rather sound and helpful. The gist is: Your new roommate likes direct sun or at least a bright place and regular water. It gets better along with some dryness than with too much water; but avoid dryness when new leaves are developing. Some mild fertilizer is appreciated in spring and summer. It tolerates a wide range of temperatures, so normal room temperatures should not be a problem. You ought to avoid cold draughts, though.

General rules that hold for all plants are: Too much fertilizer is harmful, and the warmer a plant stands, the more light it needs. Never ever water them by a fixed schedule ("every Monday and Thursday") but always by their need - water them, when the surface of the soil has become dry.

If you have any more questions, don't hesitate! :)

Cheers!

Markus Botanicus

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: Markus on April 19, 2009, 12:12:33 pm

P.S.: Miri, you might also enjoy these pages: Cycas revoluta (http://www.pacsoa.org.au/cycads/Cycas/revoluta.html) and Odd forms of C. revoluta (http://www.pacsoa.org.au/cycads/Cycas/revoluta-odd.html)

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: Persephone on April 19, 2009, 08:05:12 pm

Wonderful! Thanks a lot!  :wOOt:

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: Persephone on May 18, 2009, 01:00:36 pm

So, I was in one of few botanic gardens here in my city... the biggest one. Unfortunately I forgot to take the camera... but then I used my friends mobile phone for some pics I had time to make at least in the end of the garden.

I was so fascinated by these little froggies!  :wOOt: :wOOt: And how many were of them!

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5660/dsc00355z.jpg)

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7615/dsc00360y.jpg)

Their home:

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8840/dsc00358.jpg)

Way to the secret garden  :ninja:

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2384/dsc00362d.jpg)

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9652/dsc00363.jpg)

View from the one of beginnings of the botanic garden to the gardens of Troja chateau:

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6362/dsc00369h.jpg)

We came there just right because of these little trees :) There was a huge exposition of bonsai trees :)

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6044/dsc00372e.jpg)

I don't usually like sculptures - but this one was fantastic, there was another one - smaller - too but in the end I forgot to take a pic of it.

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5038/dsc00376y.jpg)

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: saphira on May 19, 2009, 08:12:24 am

OMG! Beautiful pics! Thanks for sharing!  :thumbup:  :bow:

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: Markus on May 19, 2009, 10:20:24 am

Really amazing, thanks a lot!

I'm especially fond of bonsai, too. Years ago I visited the bonsai museum in Heidelberg which has a lot of fantastic trees.

Cheers!

Markus

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: Aluqak on May 19, 2009, 04:35:19 pm

Great pics (and great topic too) Mirjam!
My faves are the Araucaria (the fifth one) and the sculpture .
Man, it's been a while since the last time I went to a botanical garden. It was last summer in Bonn (Germany) and wow! what a wonderful place it was :bow:
I'll try to drop a pic or two in a few days.

Best,
A. :blink:

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: VladH on May 31, 2009, 10:21:15 pm

Maybe some more continental plants...

Linum austriacum (at the banks of Vistula river valley)
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1916/dsc47031.jpg)


Iris sibirica (as seen yesterday at Folusz Molinia Meadows )
(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4857/dsc48871.jpg)

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: Markus on May 31, 2009, 10:26:19 pm

You've messed up the inscriptions. :lol3:

But the images are wonderful, as usual. I like the colour of the flax blossoms and the intricate marking on the iris. :)

Cheers!

Markus

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: VladH on May 31, 2009, 10:29:04 pm

True  :lol3:

OK... now must be correct ;)

Title: Re: Hortus Botanicus
Post by: Luth on May 31, 2009, 10:37:58 pm

The second ones are...  :wOOt: :blink: :wOOt: