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[greenstorm]

Today the weather can only be described as 'balmy'. I am happy, probably because of excercise, sunlight, and, er, socialising-- this despite the fact that our fridge is wrecked.

Sabrina and Colin, I have a small tree for you. Sabrina, it's a standard (horticulture speak for 'tree') hibiscus, if you want to start researching.

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[whimsicalzephyr.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! Anytime this week that works for you for a pick-up?

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Friday between 5:30 and 9pm, or I could drop it by Saturday

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Warning, it's not in a pot, though I have lots of potting soil.

[whimsicalzephyr.livejournal.com]

Friday sounds good. When you say it's not potted, do you mean it's a cutting? Or is it rooted?

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Rooted, yes. It came out of something like a two-gallon pot, lived in an office building for maybe a month, and got moved out because it kept wilting (it was in too small a pot and too hot a location). I got to take it home. It has some spider mites, which are easily clear-upable (I've sprayed once and will spray again before you get here, then send you home with soap), but is a really healthy tree. It likely won't flower till next summer though. It's maybe five feet tall all told?

[whimsicalzephyr.livejournal.com]

Oh, I got some soap myself, actually.

5 ft tall? Holy cow.

I can spray the bugs with alcohol and water, too, to kill the bugs, right?

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I use 2 tsp soap, 2 tsp rubbing alcohol, and two cups water in a sprayer at work.

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Only until about this time of year.

[estrellada.livejournal.com]

I've seen big hibicuses planted as bushes in yards in the GVRD: there's a big'un just north of Womyn's Ware on the drive.

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

That's a hardy hibiscus, a rose of sharon. This is a true or tropical hibiscus. There's also a perennial hibiscus, which has no winter wood but has dinner-plate flowers.

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

If you don't have room it can totally live in my back room forever. I just think Zephyr would enjoy it more somewhere central than I would enjoy it in the back room.

[whimsicalzephyr.livejournal.com]

How many gallons of soil do you think it needs?

Do you ever take any plants from work, or do you give 'em all to me?

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

I haven't been taking them lately, my house isn't finished being organised. I would put it in a 12" or 14" pot, and you can have as much of my soil as you need for it (maybe that's the equivalent of a five gallon pot or a little less).

[whimsicalzephyr.livejournal.com]

That's very generous of you. I appreciate all your generosity in helping me turn my place into a plant haven. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't taking plants that you could need!

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

It's neat because I have this sort of constant supply of potential plants, so when they come up I can take them... or wait till it's more convenient for me. bEcause I'm assured that more will come along, I don't mind waiting. :)

And it makes me happy to know other people who are into plants, because then I don't feel like such a weird plant lady. Or at least, I feel like I'm in good company. ;)

[spectral42.livejournal.com]

People are welcome to random pot from my backyard.

[whimsicalzephyr.livejournal.com]

Whereabouts do you live?

[kurrs.livejournal.com]

Balmy. Very.