another new buddy: DS-70/Tsangii is my guess Looks good in this shot (several weeks ago) but last week has started to decline. now it's doing that evil thing of some yellowing or drying out branches. I think it's that awful spongy mix again, tho' I think this is not an EA pot. I pulled off the saucer, but have also been taking big cuttings as I'm not so sure this guy's gonna make it.

I find erythrostemmas very hardy and easy to maintain. I grow them in a chunky mix that dries out well and they tolerate a bit of drought. The cutting you receive will no doubt arrive in good shape as they travel quite well. This is deceptive, because the petioles become a bit fragile during travel even though the leaves remain green and robust. They are easy to accidentally knock off. Handle very carefully. After it's rooted, then they are no more fragile than the next Hoya.

Jackie is a really nice bloom, but you'll need heat to drive the shape. Elsie bloomed late for me, so I put it in the GH to finish. from my notes... Elsie 3" rounded flowers of dark pink with lighter pink to white area. Petals round, heavily overlapping. Leaves: beautiful emerald green, broad oval. Compact growth habit. During development we called it the âÂÂpainted pinkâÂÂ, as when flowers are at their pink it looks like the colors were painted on. 3-4â flowers in good clusters. Excellent form and habit. Growth habit: semi-compact Scent: medium floral, Nice thick substance, fat buds and sturdy inflo stems. Stunning pink and white swirl strong sweet fragrance. Seedling of Penang Peach produces thick clusters of rounded flowers of dark pink, lighter pink and white, with a somewhat swirling effect. The tree is thick-branched, yet compact like her seed parent. The leaves even have the little ''hook' on the tip like Penang Peach. The fragrance is nicely sweet. This beauty was hybridized in Thailand and released in 2007. Good mixed of pink on the flowers, orange center, when the buds start to open, the color very intense pink then turn into nice pink when fully open, pink band on the back of petals. Love the strong bands of red and pink in the petals. Recommended. 3" Dark pink with lighter pink and white areas. Floral scent and heavy strong bloomer. Very thick leaves. A new compact variety of 3" overlapped flowers of red, dark pink and white. Penang Peach seedling. Very strong sweet fruity perfume. Non stop bloomer..super nice colors. Fairly mild floral scent. Retains strong pink color after picking. good growth habit, where as Daisy is not so compact and will get tips that seal over. About 3", good bloomer on shorter tips. Jackie JJ: slow-growing and compact in nature, with very thick wood, and stunning, temple-shaped flowers that will vary in shape and even color with the season. Even its foliage is highly unique; wavy and corrugated. The flower (up to 4") is sort of a chameleon, varies in shape and color intensity by the season, but there's no mistaking the dense, wavy foliage. A slow grower with thick wood - this is one of a kind. Growth habit:: compact Scent:: light floral, fruity Peach scent..not super strong..but nice. Changes from one color to other color, start out with peachy blush on white petal then turn into yellow so you get multi-color in one bundle of flowers, nice textures, peachy red on the back of the petals. very heavy bloomer. Heat lover. one the the thickest branches I've seen ..blooms in nice big clusters and gets this beautiful pagoda shape blooms. Does require a little bit of heat to take this shape..but if your in a area that get in the 90's in the summer you should have no problem.. Here is a link that might be useful: Elsie

It's fine....you don't need an excuse to go antique shopping. I know of someone who was just getting interested in antiques and got flustered when a shop owner would ask her "what are you looking for"...so a friend told her to tell them she was looking for Pomona goblets, and when they said they didn't have any she said that she would just look around. That was fine until she found a shop that DID have a Pomona goblet....so she had to buy it of course, and eventually she had a set of 6 Pomona goblets. so I will understand if you want to go to every antiques store and junk shop looking for the exact match to the missing prisms on your lamp....never can tell what else you may find! Antiques shops here are more and more becoming junk shops, with garage sales stuff and a distinct lack of nice glass and china and lots of advertising signs from 1960 and general junk(que).