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Jan 1, 2019 6:51 AM CST
Name: Alice
Flat Rock, NC (Zone 7a)
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I don't think they do, but Harmony Begonias (or someone that sells their plants) has a booth at the Tropiflora festivals. For some reason I have the worst luck with their plants. I bought a mess of them the time I was there for the festival and I've also purchased them elsewhere and not one of them lived for me. Yours look great Elaine and they make the best kind of fireworks.
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Jan 1, 2019 7:25 AM CST
Name: Gina
Florida (Zone 9a)
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Tropiflora used to do a lot of Aroids too that they don't seem to do. I got my initial Anthurium radicalis and Anthurium dresslerii at one of the festivals for a pretty cheap price years ago, they seem to rarely offer aroids online now in either the VIPP or in the section they made for aroids.
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Jan 1, 2019 8:40 AM CST
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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
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I don't have anything right now to start a new thread for 2019. Anyone showing new stuff here, would you please start up a new thread?
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Jan 1, 2019 8:41 AM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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These little fibrous ones do sulk pretty badly in the heat of summer, but then they come back nicely once it cools off and are wonderful for winter color spots in my shady border. Patty brought me another one in the spring that I thought was a goner by August, but it's looking much better now.
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I still have several Sophie Cecile, and two large plants of Don Miller (both starts from Alice, years ago) going here, plus a few others like the water lily begonia with big, velvety leaves, (looking too ratty for a pic, after last week's storm) metallic Looking Glass and an almost-black one called Elaine in the pool cage. They're such fun to propagate, and I'm always breaking off a cutting or two. Did you bring some from SC, Alice? If not, I have lots for you, when you're into your permanent home.

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Oops, sorry Ursula, didn't see your request for a new thread until I had posted this, but since it's a continuation of a previous one, I'll start the new thread with my next post.
Elaine

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Jan 1, 2019 8:42 AM CST
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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
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Oops, we cross posted.....
Elaine, would you like to start a new thread for 2019 with your beauties?
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Jan 1, 2019 8:49 AM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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New thread for 2019 is up here: The thread "Our other fun plants for 2019" in Orchids forum
Elaine

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