King in the sun - TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer)

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King in the sun - TRex (Tetrapanax papyrifer)

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The light looked just right so i could not resist taking a few snaps of the King basking in the evening sun. Here is T'Rex :wink:
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Fabulous shots Dave icon_thumleft

Thats going to be stunner of a plant in a few months time!

Steve
PS I think I must be the only member of this forum who hasn't got a Rex yet :(
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Not the oly one steve :? ..hopefully soon rectified though now I know what they are :D
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great picture! Would it be really heathen of me to say that I don't quite 'get it' with TPR? I think they're a bit overrated, although Packwood House (National Trust) have some lovely ones. Having said that, it may be jealousy as I had one which did very little for me (not enough sunshine, me thinks) but, when I gave it to a friend, it romped away! - still lookng for an opportunity to get it with the pesticide without being caught icon_spiderman

in my shady garden, I think Fatsia does a fairly reasonable impression albeit in a different colour....

does my admission of this ban me from this site?! If so, I take it back - I love it here, and TPR is my favourite plant if it means I can still be a member!!!!
lee-ann

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Cant wait till my babies look like that :mrgreen:
lee-ann

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Oh and can I have the blue sky back please :lol:
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Birmingham Chris wrote:great picture! Would it be really heathen of me to say that I don't quite 'get it' with TPR? I think they're a bit overrated, although Packwood House (National Trust) have some lovely ones. Having said that, it may be jealousy as I had one which did very little for me (not enough sunshine, me thinks) but, when I gave it to a friend, it romped away! - still lookng for an opportunity to get it with the pesticide without being caught icon_spiderman

in my shady garden, I think Fatsia does a fairly reasonable impression albeit in a different colour....

does my admission of this ban me from this site?! If so, I take it back - I love it here, and TPR is my favourite plant if it means I can still be a member!!!!
In deep shade a small tetrapanax Rex came through fine and has three leaves to my relief as I was worried it could take the cold esp at a young age. I love this plant esp big sized ones
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Nice one Dave icon_thumleft These things seems to grow amazingly fast, my little'un seems to have doubled in size over the last few weeks :shock:
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Birmingham Chris wrote:does my admission of this ban me from this site?! If so, I take it back - I love it here, and TPR is my favourite plant if it means I can still be a member!!!!
No, you don't have to like it Chris, but if there is any justice, you will get banned for suggesting that a Fatsia comes anywhere close to doing an impression of it :lol: .
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here's mine (yesterday), only went in the ground last june as a tiddler and done quite well. its taking off now as i think they need to get their roots down for a few months.
hoping for bigger and better things this year.

ps. excuse the bare soil it will be filled!


cheers

lee
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I don't have a T-Rex yet either, so you're not alone, (well apart from a T-Rex 500, but that's a radio controlled 500 size helicopter!)
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Dave, what a fantastic set of pictures! How old is your T.Rex? My little one has been planted out now and is growing well already. :D

Bghm Chris, You will find that on here it takes all sorts, 'nanas, spikies, Scheffleras, we all have our fave' plants as well as all of us loving Palms, so feel free to say what you like,
...just be careful, or you may get pushed onto the Opuntia patch at the next meet you go to! :shock: :roll: :lol:
Cathy :wink:
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lee-ann wrote:Oh and can I have the blue sky back please :lol:
... like the last photo with the deep blue sky, very equatorial unlike the cold grey here
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Cathy wrote:Dave, what a fantastic set of pictures! How old is your T.Rex? My little one has been planted out now and is growing well already. :D
I got the T'Rex pup from Carolpz on UKO in 2007 Planted out 2 years ago this week.They do grow quite quickly :wink: Here it was in May 2007
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instant jungle look in the pictures with those leaves!! even against a blue sky icon_thumleft
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