Re: Hello
Hey Gale you should have no trouble getting a nice look in Philly. Check out Saltydads photo section. I think he's down closer to you than I am. Youd be surprised what a difference just a few degrees warmer can make. The most experienced among us (I'm not one) have trouble with bananas from seed , so don't be discouraged. A few M. Basjoo and Red and green castor beans (as a large anual) maybe a potted Alocasia(one of the Giant size), Voila you've got the tropics in PA. If you want to get really crazy, try a Needle palm(Rhapidophylum Histrix) , A decent sized one will be costly but they'd be totally hardy in your area and I bet no one on your block has one. I saw some established ones up here totally unprotected after it got to -4 and they were fine.
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