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tree from a large nut makes fraesia like flowers
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calinromania
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| Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:04 pm Post subject: tree from a large nut makes fraesia like flowers |
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Hello everyone.
While in China and Taiwan I saw a lot of nuts like this at flower markets and I bought a few. They were kinda large nuts (bigger than chestnuts) and light brown.
The seller told me to peel off the brown skin and plant it half way in.
I did. And I had two seedlings. One grew much better than the other one. Even became about half meter tall.
This winter I was surprise to see some small buds, which grew to be white flowers and then turned to orange and then red. Like in the pictures.
It's not doing well in my room. The leaves are turning yellow.
Flowers are OK. They look like a bunch of fraesias to me.
Anyone knows what kind of tree it is? I would like to know what it is. Flowers are very pretty. Would like to know what it likes and what it doesn't.
HELP!
Calin
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reggaefan
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| Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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I have no idea what they are but they are beautiful
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bsewnsew
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:17 am Post subject: nuts |
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Wow if that is a nut it is worth the blossom.
Keep us posted on the results.
b ;o)
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glendann
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: |
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Wow ,I do love those flowers just beautiful.I have no idea what they are.
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calinromania
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:38 am Post subject: |
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hi guys... well at least you tried. When in Taiwan I saw them everywhere, every flower shop has them. Either as nuts to be planted or as little seedlings.
You imagine that I tried to find out what it is but all signs were in Chinese thus useless, and my friend/translator could not tell me what it was.
I guess I will try to send a pic to my friend in Taiwan and ask him to ask a seller what it is in latin. Hopefully they will know it. If not... will just wait for someone here who knows.
The flowers are really beautiful... no fragrance but looks.
Would like to know why the leaves are turning yellow. Anyway, in a few weeks will repot it in a bigger clay pot.
Thanks for trying guys !
Calin
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calinromania
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:32 am Post subject: |
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GOT IT!
IT IS :
Castanospermum Australe
AKA: Queensland Black Bean or Moreton Bay Chestnut
From Australia.
YEY!
CALIN
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eileen
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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So glad you discovered what your plant is Calin. I looked up all the Chinese trees and couldn't determine what it was. Now I know I should have been checking the Australian ones instead!!!!! 
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very nice i have 1 plant im not sure what it is,seems like a big orchid of some type,will post a pic. its the plant in back ground staked,im not sure what it is?
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glendann
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Finally Calin you know what that beauty is.I sure would love one of those.I am trying to get the seeds up
that you sent me.They are marked as Calin's ?
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zuzu's petals
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Calin ~ So glad you were able to ID this beauty,
I hope that you can bring her back to good health.
Thank you for letting us know what you found out,
It's a plant that I had never seen or heard of before.  Very cool!
kat ~ Your plant appears to be Epiphyllum oxypetallum, 
actually a member of the cactus family.
The common names include "Night-Blooming Cereus"
and "Queen of the Night" as well as "Orchid Cactus",
though it is actually no relation to the orchid family.
Have you ever enjoyed the fantastic white flowers?
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Zuzu, I have a Queen of the Night that I got from a job site as a cutting. It took 3 years before it got it's one and only bloom, but wow was it worth the wait!! It hasn't flowered since!
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zuzu's petals
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They really are something special, aren't they Netty?
I find that mine blooms better when quite potbound,
so it doesn't surprise me to learn that it took yours several years before the first flower.
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