what is your favorite non cacti or succulent plant?

cactuslee · Post by **cactuslee** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:46 pm

mine has to be hibiscus or

iris.

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:05 pm

I am a big fan of all desert/xeric trees. Currently I guess my favorites are the Baja Figs, Ficus palmeri and Ficus brandegeei.

peterb

Ron43 · Post by **Ron43** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:17 pm

Saintpaulia.

Post by **daiv** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:20 pm

Conifers!

Of all kinds!

Pilif · Post by **Pilif** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:31 pm

Big/massive trees in general (sequoias, old beech,...),
but specifically a Copper Weeping Beech (Fagus silvatica 'Purpurea pendula'); there seem to be no nice images of older specimen...

Melt In The Sun · Post by **Melt In The Sun** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:50 pm

Ceiba (Chorisia) speciosa...even though it's technically a succulent I'll post it anyway.

tvaughan · Post by **tvaughan** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:37 pm

Naturally I like carnivorous plants, but Lee, how in the world do you get hybs. to grow where you live?????

gemhunter178 · Post by **gemhunter178** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:54 am

I kike either tulips or maples, I can't decide

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:17 am

Hedychium (ginger lilys), Curcuma and Zingiber...

John C · Post by **John C** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:20 am

Desert Palms

amanzed · Post by **amanzed** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:58 am

I know it's sorta cheating (because they're almost honorary succulents), but my favorite non-succulents are probably xeric trees, expecially with thick, ornate thorns, like Acacia. After that, probably slow-growing tropical hardwoods.

How about Acacia karroo: http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/acaciakar.htm ?

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:37 am

Olenya tesota
(Ironwood) which is a common tree in AZ. It has beautiful purple flowers and cool silver colored bark, and lots of spines

Next favorite have to be Pinus longaeva or the Great Basin Bristle Cone Pine, which are gnarly and VERY old.

fixpix · Post by **fixpix** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:23 am

Two:

Small shrubs with (if possible big) fragrant flowers (like Gardenia or Murraya).
Just bought a discounted Gardenia Kleim's Hardy - will keep it in its pot till spring and then MAYBE plant it somewhere in the garden. Also, my cute Murraya is blooming. Nice fragrance!

BULBS
like crinums, scadoxus, oriental lilies, fritillarias ... etc.

Well, there's a third one...weird&stinky flowers... like those Arisaema, amorphophallus. Only got one to bloom Typhonium divaricatum. Really stinky. Woke up one morning and could smell the flower instantly.

cactuslee · Post by **cactuslee** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:05 am

all but two of my hibiscus are in pots and come inside for the winter. i work at a school and they go into the classrooms. the teachers love all my plants, they say in adds to the atmosphere and the kids even like watching them grow and bloom. the other two are perrenials that stay outside planted in the ground. so far they have come back every year.

cactuslee · Post by **cactuslee** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:06 am

by the way thanks for all your input. it's interesting to see what other people like.

what is your favorite non cacti or succulent plant?

what is your favorite non cacti or succulent plant?

Xeric trees