tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436300684009668766.post4959283383105516380..comments2024-03-16T16:14:05.347-04:00Comments on Garden Adventures: Tetradenia riparia (Iboza)Grower Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03561476915875077550noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436300684009668766.post-50476780240144555892021-11-05T12:23:04.120-04:002021-11-05T12:23:04.120-04:00Colin, there are many years that we don't get ...Colin, there are many years that we don't get any frost here, yet Tetradenia blooms every year. I believe the flowering is triggered more by daylength than temperature. If you have a spot where it would be protected from frost, but still get no artificial light at night, that would be ideal.Grower Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561476915875077550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436300684009668766.post-26316531802960064252021-11-05T11:02:10.669-04:002021-11-05T11:02:10.669-04:00We have a single plant, in a pot which I plan on b...We have a single plant, in a pot which I plan on bringing inside for the winter - but I thought I'd let it get some frost first to see if it flowers. We've had 3 consecutive frost nights, but no flowers yet. Is it too soon? I'm worried that the leaves will die. If it's not flowering, is that an indication that we have a female rather than male plant? Thanks!Colin McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18198402082715335921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436300684009668766.post-88273627865655744402021-09-10T18:43:35.566-04:002021-09-10T18:43:35.566-04:00I fully also have testimony from the use of Iboza ...I fully also have testimony from the use of Iboza at a very young age. We had a tree planted outside our house and we always knew that whenever a flu bug comes knocking, thats where we would go first for some healingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586047601458117714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436300684009668766.post-73817973896660298502014-04-30T11:47:51.769-04:002014-04-30T11:47:51.769-04:00Steven, I don't know of a specific source for ...Steven, I don't know of a specific source for this species. Your best bet may be to check with specialty herb growers in your area. Most of the cultivated forms are males because they have the more attractive flower spikes so seed is also difficult to find outside its native region.<br />Good luck!Grower Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561476915875077550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436300684009668766.post-72540105151039012982014-04-25T17:23:44.453-04:002014-04-25T17:23:44.453-04:00Grower Jim, I live in SD and our relatively dry an...Grower Jim, I live in SD and our relatively dry and warm climate sounds great for this plant. Do you know of any sources of it? Thanks<br />SMJAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952755456588607386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436300684009668766.post-31681114407800451182014-01-20T14:17:17.744-05:002014-01-20T14:17:17.744-05:00I just drank half a glass of concentrated iboza af...I just drank half a glass of concentrated iboza after a full glass of it diluted. I had a very bad cough and severely sore throat. My ears were on fire and my throat too but now it feels like I was never sick. Its the only natural remedy I know which combats sores and infections inside the body almost immediately, trust me, u'll never go wrong with it. I use it on my 4 year old son too. :)Bulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952299585302106919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436300684009668766.post-3930952657031088042013-12-20T18:34:07.550-05:002013-12-20T18:34:07.550-05:00Good to know! I'll have to try that!Good to know! I'll have to try that!Grower Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561476915875077550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436300684009668766.post-65651042311950611332013-12-20T13:39:48.612-05:002013-12-20T13:39:48.612-05:00Great article. I am Zulu, my mom used to use the ...Great article. I am Zulu, my mom used to use the Iboza leaves to cure a cold or to alleviate flu-like symptoms or mild fever by boiling the leaves in water and straining. She would drink the hot water like tea :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com