Tropical Gardens with Hardy Plants - General Tiki

T TIKIGIKI Tiki Socialite Australia Joined: Aug 18, 2022 Posts: 452	T TIKIGIKI Posted posted on Fri, Feb 3, 2023 6:11 PM FREE ADVICE....but worth a whole lot more! Do NOT, ...EVER even consider planting any Pandanus! NEVER! Those things are KILLERS! Not only is each yard-long leaf fully barbed for the entire length with lethal spines, but even the central vein of each one is the equivalent of razor wire on the back, thus ensuring that even standing anywhere within ten feet of the damn thing will draw blood....and LOTS of it! Think green rip-saws. I grew some Pandanus from seed that I had collected from a tree on nearby beach. They sprouted easily, grew very quickly, and looked great with their walking stick prop-roots. All very "tropical" indeed! I have just this moment come inside to try to staunch the profuse bleeding, apply suitable dressings, (if not sutures!), then don any mediaeval style armour I may have lying around, gather up my chainsaw and go forth to do battle with the blood-thirsty monsters! Even now I'm not at all sure whether I will emerge as the victor, .....or be admitted to Casualty! You have been warned! [ Edited by TIKIGIKI on 2023-02-05 23:23:43 ]

FREE ADVICE....but worth a whole lot more!

Do NOT, ...EVER even consider planting any Pandanus! NEVER! Those things are KILLERS! Not only is each yard-long leaf fully barbed for the entire length with lethal spines, but even the central vein of each one is the equivalent of razor wire on the back, thus ensuring that even standing anywhere within ten feet of the damn thing will draw blood....and LOTS of it! Think green rip-saws.

I grew some Pandanus from seed that I had collected from a tree on nearby beach. They sprouted easily, grew very quickly, and looked great with their walking stick prop-roots. All very "tropical" indeed!

I have just this moment come inside to try to staunch the profuse bleeding, apply suitable dressings, (if not sutures!), then don any mediaeval style armour I may have lying around, gather up my chainsaw and go forth to do battle with the blood-thirsty monsters! Even now I'm not at all sure whether I will emerge as the victor, .....or be admitted to Casualty!

You have been warned!

[ Edited by TIKIGIKI on 2023-02-05 23:23:43 ]

Post #807775 by TIKIGIKI on Fri, Feb 3, 2023 6:11 PM