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1. High-rise condominium terrace? Podocarpus (Podocarpus macrophyllus) mini-hedge, planters 24"W x 60"L x 24"; slow grower, likes steady warm, humid weather. Maybe separate planters with a pot of miniature italian cypress. I see sansevieria used to border terraces, I do not like it.  There's not going to be a lot that's going to take the salty wind..

2. Cutting of Macranthum Solanum (potato tree) seems to have taken hold finally. It took almost 2 months for vigor of growth to appear. Cut a nice size tip of a branch (finger size at least), use rooting hormone. I kept it out of full sun for a while, turning the pot so that the mother plant blocked mid-day sun. Surprisingly some small bits of begonia rhizomes are sprouting in this pot..

3. Croton, growing in beautifully after a good summer's pruning, is sending up basal shoot or two. Wasn't expecting that pleasant surprise. I've hidden cuttings I'm hoping will take root out of sun. The cuttings cannot take direct sun.

Basal shoot left, from the base of the branches of this healthy croton.

4. Philodendron in blood orange pot, some sort of Secondary hemiepiphytitic with pinnate leaves, is beginning to grab hold of the masonry. How high will it be able to grow with the ocean breeze going up it's skirt?  

(8/9/2012-- Podocarpus and miniature cypress border on a smaller terrace, would probably look a terrace on the upper east side. Need some color here. More tropical ideas might be more fun to come up with).