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Phil: I remember Dave Hickman. He got his Thai crotons shortly after I got mine. I never went to his place. I only saw him at plant shows. Years ago, I bought a few palms from him. I remember him telling me he was married to his palms so, I was surprised when he went gung-ho for Thai crotons. Anyway, the last time I talked with him, the Croton Idea had fizzled, It didn't last long. He sold them and was trying to collect the money. I haven't seen him selling at any shows since then.
I had to look up polyploids. New word for me!
polyploid (pl-ploid)
Having more than two complete sets of chromosomes. Many plants that are polyploid, such as dandelions, are sterile but can reproduce by apomixis or other asexual means. Other polyploid plants are fertile. For example, durum wheat (Triticum turgidum durum), which is used to make pasta, is tetraploid (it has four sets of chromosomes), while bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is hexaploid (six sets of chromosomes). Polyploid plants, if viable, are often larger or more productive than diploid plants, and plant breeders often deliberately produce such plants by crossing species or other means. In the animal kingdom, polyploidy is abnormal and often fatal.
I never listen to advice when they say things don't grow here. I like learning the hard way! All my croton survived this past freezing winter. If I were to get a hold on some of these variety I would plant them in a very sheltered area, like near the 5 White Elephant palms I have growing!
David got bit by the "Croton Bug", all along while growing and selling his palms. From what I remember, he only dabbled with the Thai hybrids shortly and then got out of them. Probably because he saw the handwriting on the wall. He moved out the area, and has not been seen or heard of for many, many years now.
Jeff:
Regarding Thai crotons, what do you find is "the handwriting on the wall"? I already figured out, they are not the easiest to grow.
Dave, I was looking at that site the other day.I was in dream land. I saw this one on another internet site for 14.99 not bad. But the shipping cost is 30.00
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