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On Apr 12, 2005, rjuddharrison from Houston, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
This plant is indeed finicky. In hotter places like Houston, it seems impossible to overwater during the summer. I have not had any success with fertilizer. I just leave them alone and keep them watered and mulched. I've had the best success in pots, which can be moved around to accommodate it's light requirements as the sun position changes during the seasons. It seems easy to propegate from branches, but I've never seen it go to seed. I noticed in Costa Rica it grows well in volcanic soil.
On Jul 11, 2003, jkom51 from Oakland, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
Everyone loves the leaves of this plant and wants to touch them! It seems a bit finicky, though; our coastal Northern CA (Sunset zone 17) is probably as far north/east as it will tolerate. Too much sun and the leaves burn slightly; too cold in winter and it just sits there unhappily. Leaf drop of up to 25% is considered normal with this plant. Leaves that die turn a spectacular orange and yellow before dropping off, so it's actually quite pretty while shedding leaves. An acid fertilizer is recommended. Flowers are not as spectacularly large as T. urvilleana, being smaller and held on spikes, but the color is just as intense and quite beautiful.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Manhattan Beach, California Newbury Park, California Oakland, California San Francisco, California San Leandro, California Sebastopol, California Boca Raton, Florida Bradley, Florida Brooksville, Florida Fairfield, Florida Fort Mccoy, Florida Fountain, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Lake Worth, Florida Ocoee, Florida St. Leo, Florida Tampa, Florida (2 reports) Winter Haven, Florida Cedar Rapids, Iowa Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Houston, Texas
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