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BTP blindy the pirate Member Tallahassee FL Joined: Jan 21, 2008 Posts: 160	BTP blindy the pirate Posted posted on Sat, Oct 4, 2008 7:59 AM Tallahassee is weird for Florida. Hotter in the summer and much colder in the winter than everyone on the peninsula. Banana trees grow like wildfire around here. No maintenance needed, after the winter die off, they just sprout back up to their previous size in the spring. Elephant ears are the same way. During the winters, you have a bare spot in the planter, but by late fall, they get huge. I don't take care of mine in the least because of where it is (next to where I empty my truck of unneeded stuff) and the bastard has 3ft leaves on it. Growing up in Orlando, my dad had a pair of hibiscus trees that stood 15ft tall (no exaggeration). But, here, they don't grow very well, which sucks because they are some of the most beautiful looking flowers.

Tallahassee is weird for Florida. Hotter in the summer and much colder in the winter than everyone on the peninsula. Banana trees grow like wildfire around here. No maintenance needed, after the winter die off, they just sprout back up to their previous size in the spring.

Elephant ears are the same way. During the winters, you have a bare spot in the planter, but by late fall, they get huge. I don't take care of mine in the least because of where it is (next to where I empty my truck of unneeded stuff) and the bastard has 3ft leaves on it.

Growing up in Orlando, my dad had a pair of hibiscus trees that stood 15ft tall (no exaggeration). But, here, they don't grow very well, which sucks because they are some of the most beautiful looking flowers.

Post #411608 by blindy the pirate on Sat, Oct 4, 2008 7:59 AM