tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post7414543169659444187..comments2024-03-28T08:19:49.389-07:00Comments on danger garden: Battle of the big leavesdanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24829074128136787972009-07-26T17:06:44.881-07:002009-07-26T17:06:44.881-07:00By comparison, both my tetrapanax and gunnera are ...By comparison, both my tetrapanax and gunnera are microscopic. I have got to get that figured out. I want leaves like that!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563840922463701366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-76707611627847513642009-07-24T10:39:10.609-07:002009-07-24T10:39:10.609-07:00Patricia, well put.
Jane, as I see it you have 2 ...Patricia, well put.<br /><br />Jane, as I see it you have 2 options. Call the folks at Cistus and ask...saving yourself the trip if they do not have it. Or just drive out there and see for yourself, knowing that you will find a few things you must have even if it isn't what you went there for! Oh and btw I got this one at Pistils last fall, and another at Garden Fever this spring. The Pistils one was the cheaper one.<br /><br />Grace, why do the Gunnera scare you? I have not been to Dancing Oaks yet. It's on my list though! Funny that when I put the Tetrapanax in the tank I had no idea it was a spreader. I just liked the idea of how it would look there. So then you make a habit of inviting chaos into your life?<br /><br />Ricki, this one is 'Steroidal Giant' too. So far no babies! You really do need a stock tank, however it's hard to stop at just 1...we are at 9 can counting.<br /><br />DD aka M, a Brugmansia inadequate?! But they are so amazing! That must have been some Tetrapanax! you definitely need another.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-44158465549726066772009-07-24T09:20:54.427-07:002009-07-24T09:20:54.427-07:00I had a Tetrapanex for a few years and then one ye...I had a Tetrapanex for a few years and then one year it just didn't come back.<br />There's a hole left where it once was and I filled it with a Brugmansia but it is inadequate.<br />Guess it is time to get me another one !<br /><br />enjoyed your photos.Deviant Deziner, aka Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10469269749640113223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48775266817363647152009-07-24T08:39:55.985-07:002009-07-24T08:39:55.985-07:00OK...now I know a stock tank is a must. My Gunnera...OK...now I know a stock tank is a must. My Gunnera has been languishing in the woodland for years (the leaves never reach more than a foot or so). I asked about it at Joy Creek, and they said it probably needs more sun. I think the cedar trees steal most of the water.<br />I have a Tetrapanax too. When Hinkley was the speaker for HPSO, his funniest schtick was a search through the far corners of his garden to discover rogue sprouts of the rice paper plant. 'Steroid Giant', which is the one I have, is supposed to be better behaved.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12524450187479359672009-07-23T17:05:06.698-07:002009-07-23T17:05:06.698-07:00Hi DG~~ No Gunnera for me. I'm a wuss and scar...Hi DG~~ No Gunnera for me. I'm a wuss and scared to death of it. Tetrapanax however is a dream of a plant. I bought my nearly microscopic specimen at Dancing Oaks [have you been there yet?] a year ago. I've got it in the ground, fully knowing that it tends to be a spreader. [I saw Dan Hinkley on AM NW awhile back, promoting his new book. He was opposed to growing it in-ground for just this reason.] I guess I enjoy inviting chaos into my life. You're smart to have it contained. It looks fabulous next to the Gunnera. I don't think my leaves measure three feet yet but, like you said, there is plenty of growing time left. Great post, as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-45689303009208562432009-07-23T16:24:29.595-07:002009-07-23T16:24:29.595-07:00Those are both beauties! I just hope they don'...Those are both beauties! I just hope they don't make all the smaller broad-leaved plants feel inadequate.<br /><br />You're so right, I need one of each! Do you suppose Cistus has any Steroidal Giants left?MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-85331466109424641592009-07-23T15:33:33.985-07:002009-07-23T15:33:33.985-07:00Cool!Cool!Patricianoreply@blogger.com