MY T REX

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:04 am

Where does the T.rex come from in the first place ? and does it have a dormant season in its normal habitat ????

I am guessing 'China'

bodster · Post by **bodster** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:54 am

I think so Mark. The species was grown to make rice paper

tony · Post by **tony** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:57 pm

Taiwan I think

simon · Post by **simon** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:02 pm

And there was me thinking rice paper was made from rice

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bodster · Post by **bodster** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:40 pm

its called a rice paper plant for a reason

simon · Post by **simon** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:21 pm

After googling it seems there is more than one type of rice paper. There is the edible one made with rice and one used for art and pressing flowers etc. made from tetrapanax papyrifer sap.

You're obviously into flower pressing Bodster

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AndyC · Post by **AndyC** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:48 pm

I believe that the ordinary Tetrapanax papyrifer comes from Taiwan but I'm not sure about T.rex. Wasn't it propagated originally in the UK?

I'm really hoping that the flower on mine will open before the frosts get it. Its taking ages but the flower head is now about the size of a football

Gaz · Post by **Gaz** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:26 pm

do u think its got a chance before the frosts.

We have a baby Steroidal Giant hiding in the Greenhouse.

bodster · Post by **bodster** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:33 pm

is steroidal giant any different than T.Rex?

Gaz · Post by **Gaz** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:34 pm

The jury seems to be out. The plant we have is too small yet to compare. But a lot of people seem to suspect that it might turn out to be basically the same.

SteveW · Post by **SteveW** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:35 pm

I saw some in flower at Architectural plants last week,funny little things really not what I expected them to look like.
Mines been trying for weeks,but still looks nowhere near ready yet compared to the AP ones

AndyC · Post by **AndyC** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:10 pm

Thanks for the pictures Steve. I now know what to expect or more likely what might have happened had it started a bit earlier.

Alexander · Post by **Alexander** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:36 am

On another forum I have seen bove pictures of the leave of T. Rex and T. Steroidal Giant. They are slightly differend.

Regards,

Alexander

bodster wrote:is steroidal giant any different than T.Rex?

Alexander · Post by **Alexander** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:40 am

And in the province of Friesland in The Netherlands a 2 meter tall Tetrapanax papyfera 'Steroidal Giant' has survived temperatures of minus 20 without any damage. It loses its leaves then but thats no problem.
That same frost in March damaged a lot of bambous in that garden.
It was ad Exoterra in Olderberkoop.

Regards,

Alexander