Kim, great news on getting your Kimo! Or maybe we should call it the KIM-o LOL!!! How are your other cuttings doing? Any new developments? Jen, it really is so fascinating to me to see the differences in all of the seedlings. They show individual characteristics very early on. Thanks so much for the offer on the pots! I'm seriously worried about my seedlings though. If I don't get this under control I won't have any seedlings left to re-pot. *SIGH* I'm going to have to try Spinosad, the soap just isn't doing enough. I found more thrips on the seedlings even though I'm treating them more often than I probably should. While I was busy getting bitten by a fire ant I even found a thrip on my toe. They have deformed my Mardi Gras seedlings so bad I'm not sure they're even worth saving. These seedlings should be MUCH bigger and much less deformed. This is only a FRACTION of the damage to my seedlings, it's really bad. This is the one that had the super light colored, almost white leaves. Look at the 3 weird light colored leaves that popped out, and so close together. All the seedlings really want to grow, and try to in between thrips! So, I just don't know, I think the Spinosad seems like the best option to get them under control. It doesn't kill beneficial bugs and kills the bad ones when they ingest it instead of having to make contact. Jen, it's supposed to kill caterpillars too. It's considered organic. Has anyone used this?

We've had about 3 days of rain and storms here so I put my plumies and DR's under the covered patio and I really haven't looked at them closely in 3 days. The plants apparently loved the privacy (LOL!), the humidity and the break from the sun because there was some serious action going on while I wasn't looking. I only snapped a few pics but I will try to post more soon. So that I'm not boring you all and repeating myself, please see my thread titled "Scratching / Sanding to Induce Branching" to read about my most exciting discovery regarding my Penang Peach :) It also started getting REAL LEAVES!!! My Pauahi Alii which was a single tip and had an inflo I had to cut is branching!!! My Moragne #78 that recently arrived had several small 1" leaves left on it but I see about 3 really bright green 1" leaves that popped up that have got to be new!!! Sorry no pic, soon though! Just for fun, a pic of this guy just because he was awesome looking and so different from the white spiders I see on the plants all the time. He DID NOT want his picture taken and would pop behind something if I got any closer to him. And a pic of a Divine bloom that was very happy with the recent weather! Several of my other cuttings are getting going rooting too like Loretta, Gloria Schmidt and Gina. Had to cut the inflo off my Maui Beauty because it's getting a little wrinkled and needs to grow leaves instead of flowers. I'm sure the answer is "because plumies do what they want and you are not the boss of them" is the answer, but I still have to ask, why do some of them branch after an inflo and some of them don't???!!! (...has visions of scratching several plumie tips...)

Beautiful pics, Dave and Sunseeker both. Dave, I particularly love your Kimo--I remember seeing some of your pics of it from a past summer--what a perfect flower! I don't know either what your mystery pink is, but I'm pretty sure that Kaneohe Sunburst has pointed petals. Whatever it is, it's a beauty. Greg

George, It was so nice to finally meet you yesterday. Although I still do not know how you missed us walking by w/ the GIANT Cherokee Geisha on my baby's head! LOL. Thank you very much for bringing TC to me! I love her already. I don't have anything quite like that so she's very special. Deep red with a nice fragrance = LOVE! As for your lovely yard, if you keep that up we might have to renew our wedding vows at your place! LOL Have a blessed day! Lynn This post was edited by No-Clue on Tue, Sep 3, 13 at 20:53