I have some seeds for interesting tropical trees Tabebuia caraiba 2 tamarind 4 tree fron Brazil (maybe Rain Tree) 4 ipomoea arborescens ipomoea carnea 3 moringa 3 Tabermaemantana elegans 3 naked coral tree 5 Let me know if you might trade for seeds. Mike

Rick, Thank you! I have already noticed some small differences. The first one that grew developed a reddish hue on the stem. I believe there are only one or two more with this trait right now. Bill, I plan on keeping 4 of them. And selling the rest, once I see them flower...which means it may be 2 or 3 years before that happens! I will also most likely trade them or give them away c: What are your plans? Which blooms will yours have? My blooms will look similar to these or a variation of these two...

I am with everyone on this too.. I was able to provide FULL HOT sun and water once a week, even in the winter when it thrived..Here is the catch. It was in a small place, on a shelf, with glass on all sides, where it would get hot in there, even in the dead of winter. It was always in bloom, especially, this time of year. Once I had to switch work places, there was no where to put it, so I put it outdoors in the spring through summer last year, and it never flowered or looked the same after that, even in the hot summer sun. In fact, I lost my plant just last week!!!:-(((( I was watering it exactly the way I use to before, only it was not in a hot sunny place, only in a sunny place where room temps were always just in the 70's, I guess cool by their standards...It rotted out from the stump and collasped..I almost cried.In fact my self worth, was almost bruised too..I felt I failed that plant I had an attachment to.. I learned that next time, I would rather hold back on the watering even though, even if I think the soil is dry, until I can give it HOT sun.. I wish you luck with yours! I wouldn't worry so much about undwatering since it is not getting the hot sun they love and thrive in..That could explain the not so hard trunk and stems..Mine always had a very HARD trunk, when it was getting the heat and sun..Then softened, once the ehat was robbed of it, but not the sun..Maybe they require more hydration when they get the heat and sun together, which could explain the reason for hardness..A well hydrated plant..? I wonder myself.. I am sure it will be alot better once it gets both!I did notice the ones at HD were loosing their firmness too. They have theirs in full sun also..They were stiff when they arrived, and the women told be they were use to growing in hotter conditions too.. I saw those beauties at HD this am, and I was hesitant to buy one, because I wish I could provide desert like conditions in which they thrive on.. P.s..I will say that the only time that my plant even came close to looking as good as it did in the past, was when I had it on the hot tarpped roof in full sun July, until the wind blew it right off..So no more hot tarp.. Wishing you luck ;-)

Sounds like a good plan to me Kat. Most Ao do go dormant in the winter but some specimens for some reason do not. As long as the plant has leaves I would continue to water, just not as much as summer. When/if they loose their leaves I stop. Make sure to give your Ao lots of water and fertilizer in the summer, the common name of "desert rose" is misleading. They love water when its hot.