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Profile:1 positive
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Gardeners' Notes:
| Rating | Author | Comment |
| Neutral | DaBenDan | On May 11, 2007, DaBenDan from Vancouver, Canada wrote: I have read that periodically while watering this plant you should use a mixture of 1 gallon of water to 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide..apparently the increase oxygen inhibits roots organisms from harming the plant..This is from the care book by Vessey's farms. | | Neutral | ranch45 | On May 22, 2003, ranch45 from Interlachen, FL wrote: Just received this plant yesterday and am looking forward to see it bloom! Will give update later in summer to advise on it's growing habit as I reside in North Central Florida. | | Positive | RedSunDance | On May 21, 2003, RedSunDance from Kirbyville, TX (Zone 8b) wrote: I acquired 2 small plants and have grown them successfully, including saving seedpods,and growing seedlings~I live in zone 8b and grow my Tacca in a container, overwintering in a greenhouse. I would not advise growing this plant in the garden, this is a tropical, and has some special needs... | | Neutral | Baa | On Jan 10, 2003, Baa wrote: A large perennial from parts of India and East Asia.
Has lance shaped, deep green, smooth leaves that can reach almost 2ft long. Bears small, dark green-maroon flowers that have 5 petals. Each umbel has a pair of large, dark brown to black bracts with dark green to black, long, hair-like appendages giving the plant a rather strange appearence.
Flowers mainly June-August
Needs a well-drained, open, acid soil with plenty of leaf mould, in light shade. Keep moist, mist the leaves regularly in summer and will need repotting about every 3 years.
Needs to be kept frost free at a temperature of at least 55F or 13C. |
| Regional...This plant has been said to grow in the following regions: ,
Bartow, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Delray Beach, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Myers, Florida (2 reports)
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
Interlachen, Florida
Miami, Florida
Ocoee, Florida
Oldsmar, Florida
Port Charlotte, Florida
Sebring, Florida
Zephyrhills, Florida
Hilo, Hawaii (2 reports)
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Columbia, South Carolina
Cedar Park, Texas
Houston, Texas
Kirbyville, Texas
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