PUSHING THE BORDERS

charlie wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 2:44 pm I may try it outside somewhere, I can't find anything about its hardiness

Heteropterys angustifolia by charliepridham, on Flickr

Plant Delights list it under its prefered name of Heteropterys glabra as zone 7b hardy in The USA.

The Clerodendrum ugandense is, probably, now Rotheca myricoides subsp. myricoides 'Ugandense', but botanical sources are unclear if 'Ugandense' differs from the unselected species, so it is probably just Rotheca myricoides subsp. myricoides.

My Hedychium maximum took a hit in one of the recent gales and had most of their flower cones bent so far over I don't think they will flower this year.

Chad

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Couple of things I have tried but failed to grow at home, well the pomeranian grew just never flowered before winter

charlie wrote: ↑Fri Oct 03, 2025 7:57 am Couple of things I have tried but failed to grow at home, well the pomeranian grew just never flowered before winter

I think those are;
Podranea ricasoliana and Thunbergia grandiflora.

The only pomeranian that I know is a dog, though it gets a disambiguation page on Wikipedia.

Chad

I thought I had typed podranea!

Some random pictures from madeira

Some storm damages on this levada

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Had one of these aloes in a pot for years but could never get it flower, managed to rehome it last so hopefully it will be happier in penzance than it was here!

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These get everywhere, I am afraid I don't know how to spell their new name

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Not keen on them as plants but I do like the flowers

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Quinoa magnolia has been majorly tidied over the years but still worth an explore

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Nice. 5th pic shows a lovely little cove - where is it?

Puerto cruz , one of our favourite north coast eating spots

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Marvellous! Not been there.

Wonderful ideed and yesterday I was, in fact, watching Michael Portillo's hour long episode devoted to this tremendous place. We've been a number of times and even our kids (no longer kids) enjoyed it there.
Charlie's photos, apart from making me envious, reminded me of two plants I first saw and fell in love with on Madeira: Tecoma stans and Duranta erecta. I have since tried them both, several times, lulled into a false sense of security by overly optimistic hardiness information. All failed, sadly. I keep returning to these two thinking that they might just persuade me to be a bit more generous with the heating in the greenhouse!

Last Post from madeira, be on our way home tomorrow. These pictures are all from the levada nova as it runs through the village of maracas, allsorts of fruiting trees as well

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Creating a parking space madeira style!

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Not much sugarcane grown these days although there is still a rum distillery on the island

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