Oklahoma tropics?

glued2it · 08-28-2008, 06:25 PM

I have discovered here at this site that grow zone 7 happens to be good for tropics.(via chat)

With the lack of them growing here, I had no Idea!

what else can I grow here? I love tropical plants!

Any information will be greatly appreciated!

Dean W. · 08-29-2008, 03:45 PM

Jeremy,

I beleive if you look back through some of the old threads in other plants you will find one labeled Zone 7 tropicals.

glued2it · 08-29-2008, 04:29 PM

I tried to search around but I didn't find anything. I was hoping that maybe someone might have some links to some old threads or some suggestions.

chong · 08-29-2008, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glued2it

I tried to search around but I didn't find anything. I was hoping that maybe someone might have some links to some old threads or some suggestions.

Here's one:
Tropical Looking Plants for Zone 6

I might add that the Ginger - Hedychium Coronarium, or White Butterfly Ginger, is rated for Zone 7. Also, some Canna varieties.

turtile · 09-07-2008, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glued2it

I have discovered here at this site that grow zone 7 happens to be good for tropics.(via chat)

With the lack of them growing here, I had no Idea!

what else can I grow here? I love tropical plants!

Any information will be greatly appreciated!

What are you looking to grow?

glued2it · 09-07-2008, 09:07 AM

I'm looking fore large tropicals for landscaping.
As of right now I only have the banana trees and some canna's

bigdog · 09-07-2008, 10:45 PM

Jeremy, what part of OK do you live in? Did you know that Sabal minor is native to OK? There is a population of it in McCurtain County.

You really need to check out this site! It will give you a great idea of some of the subtropical plants that you can grow in zone 7.

Frank

Bananaman88 · 09-08-2008, 12:10 PM

You should definitely try growing some of the many different types of elephant ears (Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma). Some will be hardy in your area, others will not. The tender ones can either be grown in the ground and then lifted in the fall and stored for the winter or grown in a pot and stored for the winter.

glued2it · 09-08-2008, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bananaman88

You should definitely try growing some of the many different types of elephant ears (Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma). Some will be hardy in your area, others will not. The tender ones can either be grown in the ground and then lifted in the fall and stored for the winter or grown in a pot and stored for the winter.

What are some good cold hardy Elephant Ears that I can leave in the ground?
zone 7

Tropicallvr · 09-08-2008, 03:21 PM

There's one from Brians Botanicals called Colocasia Hardy pink china that is super hardy., and maybe check out some of the larger Petasites species that are similar, but more hardy. There are also quite a few palm trees that are hardy when they get to a good size, like some Trachycarpus, Sabal, Rhyphidoplyllum hystrix, Butia(a species or 2). Like Chong said Hedychicum is a nice tropical, and H.'Tara' is and awesome hardy one. Once you get into trees there are quite a few that have a tropical look.
And then there is bamboo, definatly check out timber bamboos, Phyllostachys vivax 'Huangwenzhu Inversa' would be a nice one(bottom right corner of page).
Timber Bamboo

turtile · 09-08-2008, 07:38 PM

Like already mentioned, Pink China is very hardy. There is also a very common one (forget what its called) that is sold pretty much everywhere as bulbs.

Sabal sp. Birimingham should be the hardiest trunking palm for your climate but it grows very slow. Sabal minor var. Louisiana doesn't trunk but it will form very large leaves

There are also many large Yuccas such as Yucca rostrata that will get huge overtime.

glued2it · 09-10-2008, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tropicallvr

There's one from Brians Botanicals called Colocasia Hardy pink china that is super hardy., and maybe check out some of the larger Petasites species that are similar, but more hardy. There are also quite a few palm trees that are hardy when they get to a good size, like some Trachycarpus, Sabal, Rhyphidoplyllum hystrix, Butia(a species or 2). Like Chong said Hedychicum is a nice tropical, and H.'Tara' is and awesome hardy one. Once you get into trees there are quite a few that have a tropical look.
And then there is bamboo, definatly check out timber bamboos, Phyllostachys vivax 'Huangwenzhu Inversa' would be a nice one(bottom right corner of page).
Timber Bamboo

I had no idea about the timber bamboo's that would grow here.
The moso's are quite impressive but seem to have a long maturity span.
exspenive too.

bepah · 09-10-2008, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glued2it

I'm looking fore large tropicals for landscaping.
As of right now I only have the banana trees and some canna's

Palms and bamboo make a great tropical look. there are a large number of cold hardy palms and clumping bamboos that can do well in cold weather.

Give them a try!

Tropicallvr · 09-11-2008, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glued2it

I had no idea about the timber bamboo's that would grow here.
The moso's are quite impressive but seem to have a long maturity span.
exspenive too.

Moso is the toughest timber bamboo to get established, and alot of stands look tiny compared to vivax, and dulcis at the same age (which are the faster growing ones of the timbers). Bamboo plantation is one of the more reasonably priced mail order nurseries.
Do you get alot of summer rains?

glued2it · 09-11-2008, 08:47 AM

This year we recived a lot of summer raines but that's pretty unusual.

The bamboo plantaion is a little better priced.

The only bamboo I have seen growing around here were extremly tall and skinny. (Like a cane fishing pole)
I assumed that was the only option for this location.

I'm impateint so I like things that grow fast. I'm getting better at the waiting part.
Especially if I have something worth anticipating.

08-28-2008, 06:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
glued2it BBQ GURU! Location: Tulsa Find me on the map! Zone: 7 Name: Jeremy Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 31 BananaBucks : 16,546 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 16 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Oklahoma tropics? I have discovered here at this site that grow zone 7 happens to be good for tropics.(via chat) With the lack of them growing here, I had no Idea! what else can I grow here? I love tropical plants! Any information will be greatly appreciated! __________________ http://www.theqjoint.com

08-29-2008, 03:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dean W. Dean W.'s Photo Gallery Location: Cedar Park, TX Zone: 8b Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,279 BananaBucks : 239,923 Feedback: 13 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,325 Times Was Thanked 2,130 Times in 972 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 300 Times	Re: Oklahoma tropics? Jeremy, I beleive if you look back through some of the old threads in other plants you will find one labeled Zone 7 tropicals. __________________

08-29-2008, 04:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
glued2it BBQ GURU! Location: Tulsa Find me on the map! Zone: 7 Name: Jeremy Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 31 BananaBucks : 16,546 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 16 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Oklahoma tropics? I tried to search around but I didn't find anything. I was hoping that maybe someone might have some links to some old threads or some suggestions. __________________ http://www.theqjoint.com

09-07-2008, 09:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
glued2it BBQ GURU! Location: Tulsa Find me on the map! Zone: 7 Name: Jeremy Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 31 BananaBucks : 16,546 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 16 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Oklahoma tropics? I'm looking fore large tropicals for landscaping. As of right now I only have the banana trees and some canna's __________________ http://www.theqjoint.com

09-07-2008, 10:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigdog ******* bigdog's Photo Gallery** Location: Gainesville, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,002 BananaBucks : 745,668 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 213 Times Was Thanked 1,787 Times in 502 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times	Re: Oklahoma tropics? Jeremy, what part of OK do you live in? Did you know that Sabal minor is native to OK? There is a population of it in McCurtain County. You really need to check out this site! It will give you a great idea of some of the subtropical plants that you can grow in zone 7. Frank

Members currently in the chatroom: 0
	The most chatters online in one day was 17, 09-06-2009. No one is currently using the chat.

09-08-2008, 12:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bananaman88 Bananaculturist Bananaman88's Photo Gallery Location: Houston, TX area Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Brent Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,019 BananaBucks : 221,515 Feedback: 22 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,339 Times Was Thanked 2,263 Times in 1,178 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 191 Times	Re: Oklahoma tropics? You should definitely try growing some of the many different types of elephant ears (Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma). Some will be hardy in your area, others will not. The tender ones can either be grown in the ground and then lifted in the fall and stored for the winter or grown in a pot and stored for the winter.

09-08-2008, 03:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tropicallvr Member Tropicallvr's Photo Gallery Name: Kyle Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,032 BananaBucks : 435,654 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 230 Times Was Thanked 414 Times in 163 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Oklahoma tropics? There's one from Brians Botanicals called Colocasia Hardy pink china that is super hardy., and maybe check out some of the larger Petasites species that are similar, but more hardy. There are also quite a few palm trees that are hardy when they get to a good size, like some Trachycarpus, Sabal, Rhyphidoplyllum hystrix, Butia(a species or 2). Like Chong said Hedychicum is a nice tropical, and H.'Tara' is and awesome hardy one. Once you get into trees there are quite a few that have a tropical look. And then there is bamboo, definatly check out timber bamboos, Phyllostachys vivax 'Huangwenzhu Inversa' would be a nice one(bottom right corner of page). Timber Bamboo

09-08-2008, 07:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
turtile Junior Member turtile's Photo Gallery Location: Delaware Find me on the map! Zone: 7a/b Name: John Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 235 BananaBucks : 46,514 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 34 Times Was Thanked 181 Times in 108 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Oklahoma tropics? Like already mentioned, Pink China is very hardy. There is also a very common one (forget what its called) that is sold pretty much everywhere as bulbs. Sabal sp. Birimingham should be the hardiest trunking palm for your climate but it grows very slow. Sabal minor var. Louisiana doesn't trunk but it will form very large leaves There are also many large Yuccas such as Yucca rostrata that will get huge overtime. __________________ http://www.unusualplants.net/

09-11-2008, 08:47 AM	#15 (permalink)
glued2it BBQ GURU! Location: Tulsa Find me on the map! Zone: 7 Name: Jeremy Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 31 BananaBucks : 16,546 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 16 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Oklahoma tropics? This year we recived a lot of summer raines but that's pretty unusual. The bamboo plantaion is a little better priced. The only bamboo I have seen growing around here were extremly tall and skinny. (Like a cane fishing pole) I assumed that was the only option for this location. I'm impateint so I like things that grow fast. I'm getting better at the waiting part. Especially if I have something worth anticipating. __________________ http://www.theqjoint.com Last edited by glued2it : 09-11-2008 at 09:24 AM.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)