Reines has bloomed! :) It smells so wonderful! Ingrid, I have 2 antiques and then an Easy Does It, Strike it Rich, 2 knock outs and a tea rose. First year they're all in the ground so it's taking longer for them to bloom but so much fun coming home each day and seeing what treat my garden has in store. :)

Thanks! I guess I need to take a photo of just the leaves with the white stuff on them. It's on most of the upper leaves. I swear I did not notice it when I bought it, then I got it out of the car at home and was like, "OMG!" LOL But I think it hasn't spread at least.

Nice bud! This was my favorite red this spring at the nursery. Veteran's Honor had prettier buds, Always and Forever had excel color but didn't care for the form, Oh My! had an orange cast ..... then I spotted Firefighter. Yes to color, form acceptable, and then the fragrance. Wow. If it had a bud as pretty as yours I would have bought it on the spot. Still thinking of it. Would love to see more pictures as the season progresses.

Kate, Thank you! I've been working with Adenium for only 4 years now. The first year I made the mistake of using playground sand in my soil. I lost a few to rot. The next couple of years I used cactus mix with extra perlite and pebbles. It worked well. This year I mixed coco husk chunks with top soil and perlite. I'm always experimenting. I like this mix so far. This year was my first year ever to use coco husk. I had a horrible spider mite infestation this year for the first time. Now I'm wondering if they can hide in the fiberous husk? I have no idea and it may not even be related. But I think I've gotten rid of most of them. The roots are doing great when I've checked a few. This last month I ordered pumice stone. I made a few pots with top soil, perlite, and pumice. I think this will be a great mix. The only issue is that it's hard to find pumice. You have to order it and it can be a little pricey. I found a great company though: http://www.generalpumiceproducts.com/order-here/size-316-15lb-bag-garden-pumice 3/16" is perfect. It's a very light weight stone. Also, I live in a very humid and hot climate (Houston). So these mixes allow me to only have to water maybe once or twice a week. It drains very well but retains a slight amount of water to keep them happy.