@johnbishop, and all...John, I love this. These are wonderful pictures up close and personal. I have a friend who has a camera feeder and sends wonderful shots. She has sent a video...is it Connect that restricts the video or ??? I may get one of these feeders...
@sueinmn, and all...I'm attaching a couple of pictures of 2 rescue plants from last year that are growing like crazy or need help. I need our plant guru, Sue, for advice on some issues.
The first plant, no known name yet, has survived and is thriving, reported in Spring with new succulent soil. I water couple times weekly, lightly.
Questions: Any idea what this is?
Any thought on how it's growing?
I'm seeing small branches growing tall and think I need to trim? Stabilize? Does it need to bush more at a lower height or let it grow taller? Stake it?
The ZZ plant has grown but very slowly and stays black. Raven, I understand need moderate/low light, little watering. I water every 2 weeks sort of. It hasn't had any green color for couple months. Need more light? More or less water? Better soil? Nutrients...HELP!
Thanks, Sue. Please you or someone help me help them. Some pics won't send. Hope these help...
John. I'm chkg out that feeder. I almost hurt myself preparing for our hurricane. Jax, upper east coast of Fla., got a slight northeast over storm, no damage. I found reusable 'sand bags'i love, wish had access to them years ago. Costly but do the job, can stay in place til after H. Season, clean and store. I love it. Easy for an older woman alone to handle flooding.
All is well for now.
Hope you are all surviving the heat, ready for cool weather and surviving well.
Blessings, Elizabeth
Hello Elizabeth - You have posed the second very challenging question for me today.
My best guess on the plant with the bulbous root is a ficus retusa or banyan tree. I guess bonsai growers love it. I know nothing else about it, other than all ficus like to dry completely between waterings, and don't need much fertilizer.
You can "read all about it" here:
https://plantinformer.com/ficus-retusa/
It is related to the common house/tropical landscape plant the rubber plant or rubber tree, which is the only variety I have ever grown (or overgrown is more like it.)
I have 3 large plants on my patio that come in for the winter - in summer I plant trailing bacopa around them. And I have 3 growing shoots from lopping the tops off my big plants to make them bush out.
I'm afraid that without better pictures of the leaves, I can't even begin to guess what's happening. The Raven cultivar is not a plant I know, but other zz plants almost hate water, wanting to be bone dry before you water, and need "bright shade" if that makes any sense. Here is what a young woman growing this has to say:
https://www.bybrittanygoldwyn.com/raven-zz-plant-care/
So, now my brain must turn to "what's for dinner?"
Have a great day.
Sue