My New Baby "hopefulls"

[MrSeedy]

I should say, that I mentioned those baby "starter" plants on the other thread, but why not a new one that could prove a little fun a test of sorts. Knowing myself I might want to post all the names after just a few guesses, but I'll try to hold back, and if you've read the other thread , you'd already maybe know the answers. I say hopeful becuase I think they're more "hopeful" now that they're in a home , where they may get the best care and growing conditions possible, but I should say hopeful on my part since some of them have proven difficult even for verteran houseplant growers, and I've lost a couple of them before , despite my best efforts. Anyway I'm inclined to believe if you like a particular plant you're farther ahead paying the lowest cost for a very small one , since they can often adjust to your growing conditions much better that large ones that have lived for years in the perfect conditions of a greenhouse, and of course some of those will prove to be fragile and die on you at a considerable cost. It's rare I ever buy large houseplants unless they an "extreme" bargain even should they cost under ten dollars. Some can run $20 and up for a relatively medium size plant and often much more than that depending on the size of the plant. Anyway here's a line-up of them.

[digiflower]

Nice load of plants you got. B)

I know nothing of house plants but I did see a name in the picture. ;)
ARDISIA Hey I got one. ;) :lol: :lol:

[MrSeedy]

Oops , I goofed with that one and though I knew the tag was there , I didnt think you'd be able to read it in the photo, though I just downsized the original posted picture in an "edit". The first one was much too big. By the way, here's a line up off three plants, two of which are identical, and the third didn't even have a tag. It just goes to show how similar some plants can be unless you look for small details of differences in the leaves. I wasn't even sure without the tag that I knew what I was buying but I found a helpful hint. Well anyway , which two are the same from left to right??

[MrSeedy]

Here's another clue about the mystery plant , and though the seed hull has burst it might give you a clue, and also it's proof to me that my guess about the plant being, what I thought it was is correct.

[MrSeedy]

Anyway, I've not grown the one with the seed hull before and it may prove a bit tricky, and also two of the others have been a bit difficult to grow over the years.
And I'll elaborate more about that should anyone guess the ID's for them. They're both very fussy about watering and demanding of good light, and both prone to shedding leaves, whenever they're displeased with their growing conditions.

[Ginny42]

Very nice plants MrSeedy. I'm just taking a wild guess here, but is it a coffee plant? Looks a lot like the ones I started from seed. :unsure:

[lighthouseseeker]

They look good, but sorry no guesses. :unsure:

[grindle]

nice plants Mr S but I wouldn't have a clue what they were sorry

[MrSeedy]

Ginny is right about the coffee and the other guess about the Ardisia is correct. I did some research , and even under ideal conditions for growth , which mine would hardly get, they might flower and produce beans if four years, but I'd imagine with just one small bush I might get enough for a quarter cup of coffee in a years time.
Oh well, one never knows, but they are pretty plants, and do get nice "fragrant" flowers I think?? The spider arralia may be the biggest challenge , since I think the baby ones are even more sensitive to watering mistakes etc. than somewhat older plants, and I see the ficus has already suffered some shock and has dropped some leaves in all the moving around and changing environments it's been through the past several weeks . The plants still have leaves though, so they may be fine , once they've adjusted to my house. Now I have to say, one thing I notice that I'm not crazy about is the overcrowding of all those extra seedlings in one pot. For best future results, I'd think it might be best to thin and divide up all those seedlings in their own pots and that's where the "rub" comes, considering the shock and damage the roots would most likely suffer. In the long term those very crowded plants will not be happy competing with all their nearby buddies, from my experience and even the bi or tricolored dracaena has two plants right next to each other in it's very small pot. For best "form" with those in the future, I really find single specimens to be the most easily trained for interesting looks, but they can be grouped if given a little space between stems for growth, which mine don't have at present. The stems are touching!! Oh well, even should I lose nearly all of them, it didn't even cost five dollars to try them all and you can hardly miss at that price!!

[Sneezie]

:blink: Wow Mr. Seedy good haul! And they all look so very healthy. You go tthem all for under 5 bucks? Alright!!! :D