Hi! I've noticed my Jasminum sambac 'Maid of Orleans' has also been putting out nice and spicy flowers. They've been smelling stronger than my Belle of India which earlier in the season was my fav jasmine. I'm thinking it's the heat. I live in Tulsa, OK and we've been having hundred plus weather for weeks now. I've never tried vinegar in the water before but since I like spicy scents I just might try it. ;) -Robert

After 15 years of outdoor yellow calla lilies out of 50 48 returned as white and 2 yellow. I have not done anything different. Our Virginia tempuatures were excessively high and we had a great deal of heavy downpours. Wonder if they can change back next year. While they are referred to as 'lilies", Calla Lilies are NOT lilies. It's unfortunate that common vernacular refers to Zandeschia as a lily, they're anything but. For an understanding of better care of this South African native see this Gardeners World article. Pieter

A quick check of Amazon.com produced the information linked below, Kay. It looks like they have several sets and options available...including the original 50 volume set...beautifully leather bound. Anne Here is a link that might be useful: Harvard Classics

Here's a good description of birthmarking that I got from an AVAVS article. (I've included the link to the entire article below it if you want to read more. It's all about variegated foliage.) Birthmarks This isn’t a form of variegation in foliage but simply a birthmark. It’s a genetic condition that can be found on the underside of leaves. An easy example is to notice that the underside of silver under sided leaf exhibits red staining or markings. This is often found in multicolored blooming varieties. By nature it states genetically instability, hybridizers usually set these plants apart for future hybridizations programs. It usually makes the prettiest plant (but may not always bloom or grow to specifications) as more color in the leaves usually means more color in the blooms also. http://www.avavs.com/varifs.pdf I think what we can gather from this is that Laura's Little Kunzite is exhibiting genetic instability. Now, I've not grown this variety and I don't know it this is common in this plant, but AV's do some very wonderful and interesting things when they make these changes (sporting.) Of course, it can also be very annoying if you liked the variety the way it was and wanted it to stay that way, LOL. But I'd keep an eye on this one and see what it decides to become. It is very interesting!