This plant is mislabeled so often and goes under so many different names, its hard to know what to call it. To my knowledge, the CORRECT name is Epipremnum pinnatum "Ginny". But it is also sold as a Rhaphidophora, as a Philodendron, as "Dwarf Climbing Monstera" and I have even seen it labeled as a Pothos (go figure). This is not really a houseplant. Its not a terrarium plant either although I have seen it being sold as one. While it is true that the LEAVES only get about 4 x 6 inches, the plant itself is a rampant climber and will quickly outgrow the ordinary trellis. The stems are larger in diameter than a finger, and the plant sends out aerial roots that can exceed 12 FEET in length. The terrestrial root system is extremely extensive as well and it will quickly outgrow a container. The plant I have grows from the ground up to over 12 feet above the ground, wraps onto everything it can get a hold of, has multiple vines over 20 ft in length, and has to be pruned back about 4 times a year to keep it like that. The aerial roots drape down and make for a very jungle-like appearance, its pretty cool. I have to walk under and through them all the time. You can probably train it to grow in a window on a "hanging trellis" (a cord or something attached to the wall so it can go around in a circle) but otherwise, if you give it enough light to make it happy enough to grow well, you are going to be needing to prune it back sooner rather than later.

I thought that's what it was, too, but I think I may have figured it out. I also will have to move it!! It's a Pineapple Upside Down Cake which is apparently going to get pretty large!! I went to this really fun seminar last Spring and they guy who taught the class is the Hosta supplier for a number of local nurseries. He handed out the hostas that he's divided during the class. I ended up with Geisha, Pilgrim and a few others. He told me the names but in the chaos I forgot a couple. I have a couple of others that I will post when they are a bit bigger. He may be doing the class again in a few weeks, so I guess I could also take a leaf from each to the class to see if he will identify them for me. Annette

Guess the best thing to do is wait to see what the bloom looks like. Meg

You don't mention what part of AZ you live in but I'll see if I can try to help with this. If you're in the low desert, we've been suffering through some triple-digit temps for a few weeks now. Roses don't appreciate them anymore than humans. You saw A spider mite? Since they're smaller than a speck of dust, did you see webbing of some nature? Some of the leaves appear to have water damage, some have transpiration issues(ones with crisp leaf tips). Water in the early morning or late evening after the sun is no longer shining directly on the leaves. During the summer, I have roses that defoliate due to the reflection of the afternoon sun off the swimming pool. Luckily, they're able to regenerate most of their leaves as we move into the higher humidity of the monsoon season. Water the roses deeply every other day during the hot summer months. Newly planted minis should get about 2-3 gallons of water each time, depending on size of plant. Smaller plants get less, larger plants get more. Hold off using any fertilizers or chemical sprays anywhere near the rose garden. Hose down the leaves every few days to ward off spider mites and dust, especially right after a dust storm moves through. Do you have snails or slugs in your garden? The distorted leaves could be caused by powdery mildew spores. Pretty much invisible in the summer but not completely eradicated in mildew-prone roses.