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nice plant hywel, im not good with house plants but nice to admire yours ;o)

very nice plant you have there Hywel......

Thank you both. I love plants in the house. Couldn't be with out them lol :o)

How lovely to get flowers again, thankyou for the information as well Hywel......

first flowering in several years ? your well chuffed with that I bet? Always up for info on plant origins & habitat, I enjoyed your blog. Thanks H

is this also okay for outside too then Hywel being it grows high altitudes - I would love this with the grasses in my garden !!:):):)

Thanks everyone for your comments on my plant.

Paul I understand it can tolerate quite low temperatures, but I doubt it would survive our winters - especially one like this year.

Thanks I Will risk it see what happens - it is very nice indeed so worth a go at it

It's worth a try. Good luck :o)

glad it has flowered again for you Hywel looks like a good healthy plant..i like the swan & the Gothic style carvings on the cupboard-sideboard it is standing on..:o)

It's a bookcase :o) Thank you.
The swan belonged to my gran but it was kept in the bottom of a wardrobe. I used to sneek in there to look at it lol

funny the things we did as kids..i had an aunt & i would sit in her parlour for ages looking into her display cabinate as it was full of china ornaments & nick nacks i loved it..lol:o)

lol Yes I remember some daft things :o)
There were two china lions in the wardrobe with the swan aswell but gran gave them to a jumble sale. I would have loved to have had them

bet they would be worth quite a lot now ,fancy keeping them in the wardrobe she must not have liked them..

My mother used to say they were on the mantlepiece when she was little. They must have gone out of fashion or something.

That's a lovely house plant, Hywel. Not seen one like it before. Talking of ornaments in wardrobes, my Mum has two white & black china dogs on the top of hers! She says "I don't like them enough to have on display!" Surely she sees them every night and morning? lol!!

Looks quite exotic Hywel - you've done well to keep it going all this time (I had one once, but it didn't like living with me!).

i think we are probably the same though,i have a garage full of household stuff & ornaments in boxes..i keep saying i will do a carboot & get rid of it all..but never get there.
Shirley, they are not the flat back ones that come on the antiques road show are they..worth lot of money if they are..:o)

They are flat-backed Joan ... with 'gilt' on them too! Right ... I'll be looking for a maker's I.D. soon! I know they were a wedding present from an Aunt of Mums ... back in 1950ish. If you don't hear from me again ... I'll be in Hawaii ... lol!

get on the "net" for a valuation, meanwhile keep them in the wardrobe..aloha..:o)

Love the plant and the swan both very unusual!

Thanks Sheila. Pitty it didn't survive with you. I find them indestructible :o)

Shirley - lol

Thanks Teds :o)

Well, Hywel, your house plant has turned this blog into a valuation day ... lol!

Funny how sometimes conversations stray completely off the subject :o)

Shirley if you end up making a mint out of them does that mean Hywel & i get a holiday as well ? lol.

Hmm ... let me think on it! : o ))

Yes - it's because of us the subject was brought up in the first place :o)) lol

lol Hywel that is right,dont think on it too long Shirley all the best resorts will be booked up..lol

Lovely plant- not a great fan of house plants- always end up killing them! Looks particularly nice in the swan ! :-)

This plant should be able to tolerate about -7C (I was told this by an RHS judge) and I grew it as a bromeliad on an apple tree for a few years before a bad winter finished it off

Hywel, I really like the hint of pink blossom that is appearing...your plant looks very attractive in the swan plant holder. I'm glad you retrieved the swan from your grandma's wardrobe. It deserves to be displayed and especially with such a lovely, free-flowing plant...perfect!

Thank you Red aly. Pitty you 'kill' houseplants lol. When I lived in a different house I couldn't grow many. I think it was the house that killed them ;o)

Thank you Andrew. I knew it could survive very low temps, but not as low as that. It's interesting. I may try a bit in the garden.

Thank you Whistonlass. Strange to tell the one in the swan hasn't flowered. Maybe it will in time.

Love your site Hywel- It's nice to know where to look for ideas and help with houseplants-keep up the good work :D

I'm glad to be of help :o)
It isn't my site though. I'm just an ordinary member ...
It's nice to be appreciated :o)

I meant your part of the site (not sure of the correct term),-sorry,am not very computer literate ,half the time it's just pure luck when I find what I'm looking for L O.. Very.. L !;D

It's ok lol. I'm not very good either - just hit or miss :o)

nice looking plant Hywel. nice pot its in also

Thank you :o)

lovely plant and lovely details .Just talk to the plant it will flower. Do not keep it thirsty please.

I do talk to them lol. And I play them some nice music :o) I water them with cold tea !

I just tend to either forget about house plants because their in the house and when I'm inside I'm in house work,cooking and cleaning mode! Prefer all my plants to be in the garden where I can concentrate on them- keeping an eye on them with mother natures help of course! :-)

Thank you Red aly. I water and tend the plants as I do the house work :o) And I also find them a welcome change from the drudgery of cooking/washing up (which are so boring lol)