tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post7334663420437293470..comments2023-10-26T03:24:41.475-07:00Comments on A Desert Observer: October is here and Fall is in the air...even in Arizona!kesslerdeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941318128033074562noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-39147463466336335852017-06-10T15:42:29.223-07:002017-06-10T15:42:29.223-07:00
the leaves of your sweet potato vine are elegant ...<br />the leaves of your sweet potato vine are elegant on their own, the flower is all the more a treat, lovely plantsparsifrondehttp://www.parsifronde.info/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-40458112797751496972009-10-06T22:39:45.218-07:002009-10-06T22:39:45.218-07:00Your plants are beautiful. Someday I want to have...Your plants are beautiful. Someday I want to have a garden like yours! Enjoy the cooler weather!PAK ARThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985770093478778520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-22970818945688487832009-10-06T12:43:31.558-07:002009-10-06T12:43:31.558-07:00have a safe trip...have a safe trip...Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745604261113221887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-74059897405192449502009-10-05T12:06:22.440-07:002009-10-05T12:06:22.440-07:00Hey Julie,
I can answer that one for you... The ...Hey Julie, <br /><br />I can answer that one for you... The sweet potato vines do great all summer here - they may want a bit of relief from direct sun, but they don't need very much. <br /><br />What they don't like is the cold, and we do get cold enough to kill them if they are unprotected in pots... The tuberous roots turn to mush when we get our occasional frosts. <br /><br />I suspect that if you have a window with strong winter light, you could bring them inside and over-winter them, but the easier option is to buy new pots in the spring.Jennhttp://gardendjinn.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-22570850801534342972009-10-03T21:40:38.310-07:002009-10-03T21:40:38.310-07:00P.S. The purple sweet potato vine...did it live t...P.S. The purple sweet potato vine...did it live through the AZ summer heat...????? I love the look of it and would love to have some here. Is it an annual or perennial there???Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-50526533041205281502009-10-03T21:38:04.869-07:002009-10-03T21:38:04.869-07:00Yes, I see Claude told you the name of the palm, w...Yes, I see Claude told you the name of the palm, which is actually a succulent plant. One of my neighbors who fertilizes regularly actually has a few of these that are as large as he described!!! They can be quite magnificent!!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-69254748398551045812009-10-03T10:48:14.005-07:002009-10-03T10:48:14.005-07:00Hooray for fall and cooler temperatures! Beautifu...Hooray for fall and cooler temperatures! Beautiful leaves and flowers on your purple sweet potato vine.Diane AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-84209055711474897722009-10-03T09:52:39.815-07:002009-10-03T09:52:39.815-07:00Thanks for the palm advice Claude- I will get it m...Thanks for the palm advice Claude- I will get it moved. I swear it was much smaller when I moved in 5 years ago, and my son planted it there. It was long before I added anything to that bed. I suppose I'll have to move some plants before he can even get at it to move it.kesslerdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941318128033074562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-36674912424780040012009-10-03T09:28:00.804-07:002009-10-03T09:28:00.804-07:00You should probably move that 'palm' somep...You should probably move that 'palm' someplace else. Common name of ponytail palm, bottle palm or elephant foot tree, they're not really a palm but a relative of the agave... Nolina recurvata. The swolen trunk which holds water and cn get the plant through extended droughts, can get up to 4 feet across. In it's native habitat of Southeastern Mexico they can get about 30 feet tall... they are relatively slow growing though, so you may not see it get that big... but it is probably going to get too big for the bed you've got it in...Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.com