Very pretty results! Congratulations to both of you!!! For those who do not know yet...Blossom Peacock is a Japanese hybrid bred by Miyake Nurseries, registered in 1997. It is one of my very favorite doubles for it's Lotus like flowers. A definite must have in ones collection. Like most flowers that "blush", intensity of it's flower's colors is very dependent on light exposure and temperature. Here is one of my Blossom Peacocks that bloomed in a cold January.

OK, still no leaves on my Lemon Lime. I repotted it into a slightly larger pot, and set it so that it is nearly half above the soil line (originally the soil line was just below the neck). The bulb was firm like an onion, no mushy spots. Several large white roots. The basal plate looked OK to me, but I definitely don't have any experience with hippeastrum diagnostics. In the picture below, the lens cap is 2" diameter. I'll post a second picture showing the basal plate.

Not unusual for new citrus to drop blossoms, or, set fruit then drop the fruit. Even all of the fruit. And, nearly all citrus (including the Mexican lIme) are parthenocarpic - the ability to set fruit without the aid of pollinization. So, you can set your paintbrush aside :-) It is plenty warm enough, provide more light in the form of an additional full spectrum plant light, and you may see fruit set. The Mexican lime will often put out flowers all season long, so patience is a virtue, and so is more light. Patty S.

Hello! Been off burning underbrush on a friend's acreage, and I'm heading back out today.... but I wanted to respond before leaving! ;-) Redecorating, the amount of Foliage Pro you use per dose will depend on how often you fertilize, how well the plant is growing, and time of the year (which is closely tied to how well the plant is growing). If your plants are in one of Al's mixes, you can utilize a couple different fertilizer strategies. If you fertilize with every watering like Laura, you can use a 1/4 teaspoon per gallon. This keeps the tree supplied with nutrients, without overloading the mix with fertilizer residue (salts). Or you can fertilize with a full strength dose every week (1 teaspoon per gallon). During the Summer, I fertilize once a week. Now, because of the slow-release fertilizer that was in the nursery soil, I fertilized this variegated Lemon much, much more lightly than my other citrus. Now that it's in a mix that has no nutrients (other than a small charge of Osmocote), I will fertilize more heavily starting in early Spring. Last year, my Moro Blood Orange was showing some yellowing leaves on the interior. Although it is natural for older and shaded interior leaves to yellow and drop, I suspected that I simply wasn't fertilizing enough to keep up with the tree's growth. So I fertilized with over a TABLESPOON of Foliage Pro per gallon. That turned the tree around. Citrus are heavy feeders, we need to keep in mind, and there will be some tailoring required to arrive at the proper seasonal fertilizer regimen. Josh