Second attempt submitting a post. Marquest, Wow, you weren't kidding when you said Petunia seeds germinated..Your 'denia plant is filled with beautiful, purple Petunias. One year, Petunia seeds dropped in my citrus. The seeds germinated in winter, but nowhere as nice as yours. Or filled as yours. Mine had three pink blooms. Do you add dry or fresh fir needles in your plants? Where is the Gardenia trunk??? PM, The Fragrant Forum has a ton of information on hardy and tropical Gardenias. Some threads are passion-packed...when a member is having problems with their 'denias. PM, don't get me wrong, I love computers. Electronics in general..Example, light bulbs. :) But, I feel our society is too dependant on the net. As a child we 'walked' to the library. I do admit researching online is much easier than dressing, walking, then sorting through a zillion books to find information on one particular subject. So, guess I'm a little old-fashioned. lol I love reading, but refuse to get Kindle. Amazon emails weekly, reminding me this electronic device exists. My dh makes fun when another email comes in. Especially since I spend so much time online. Guess I'm a hypocrate...lol Logee's! In the mid-90's, I ordered from Logee's religiously. Back then, plants were shipped in 4" pots, well-rooted, and shipping wasn't all that much, though it was higher than other nurseries. Problem was, I didn't know of other nurseries. Don't know if Logee's sold my name, but I started getting catalogs from other nurseries. Two of my favorites were Stokes Tropicals and Mellinger's. Nowadays, you'd have to get a loan to order from Stoke's, and Mellinger's went out of business, in the early 2000's. Back to Logee's. In early 2000's, they changed. Plants were shipped in 2"-2.5" pots, barely rooted. Shipping outrageous. Via one order I bought a citrus. If you ever saw a photo of Logee's citrus, you'd be placing an order. What arrived was a 3" stick. Oh, crap happens. So, I gave them the benefit of the doubt. A couple orders later, plants were arriving in awful condition. I finally phoned. Customer Service Reps are very nice and helpful. They sent a replacement plant which arrived large, well-rooted. Why didn't they send a plant that nice in the first place? After another order or two, I said, heck with this nursery. Their over-priced plants aren't worth it. I can get the same plant on Ebay or most online stores, for half the price, and much larger in size. I will admit. I ordered a Thanksgiving Cactus, 'Aspen,' that's impossible to locate. A seller on Ebay sold Aspen cuttings. He made a small fortune. One buyer paid $94 and change plus shipping. So, I ordered the TC and a Begonia from Logee's. My bill was over 30.00. Anyway, that's the Logee's story. lol You sure are experienced with plants. Perhaps, one day, you can give me some outdoor garden tips. Because of back/knee problems, the last two years our garden has been duds. Weeds do fine though. lol. Well, let's say I've been growing indoor plants at least 25-yrs. I first got hooked as a child, when we'd go to my aunt's farm in MI. My MOTHER didn't allow plants indoors, but I managed to sow veggie seeds at 11-yrs. My first house plants were given to me as gifts when I moved out of the house at 18. They died..too much lovin'. PM, it's really nice talking to you. Mike...here you are.... Gardenia's are like the old saying...a watched pot never boils..Mike,, you must stop watching. :) Oke-e-doke, once your 'denia produces, you owe us a photo or two. Hugs, Toni PS: PM, please don't take offense regarding Excel. :_

Hey surf2wake, Those are definitely Mexican Fan Palms, native to the desert of northwestern Mexico. They are desert palms, so don't overwater them! Water them every day for the first week after transplanting them. Then taper off to about 3 times per week for the next couple of weeks, and after that just 2 times per week. It looks like they are cold damaged. They won't get more than about 15-20ft. tall in overall heighth in the Dallas area, since it just gets too cold there in the winter. They are only hardy down to 20F. I live in Bryan and they usually get slightly frostbitten here each winter, and we are about 3 hours south of Dallas. Here in town, they can reach about 35ft. tall in overall heighth, but in the country a few miles out of town, I have not seen any over 20ft. tall since the country around here gets into the upper teens at least once each winter. Any good 12-4-8 ratio palm fertilizer with micronutrients (Magnesium, Manganese, Copper, etc.) would be good to apply to the soil around them, then water it in good. By July, they should be looking fine. Fertilize them now, then again in July, and again in October. Don't fertilize them in the winter since this will encourage tender growth that could be severely frostbitten. Whenever trimming the old leaves off, leave about 4 inches of the old leaf stem attached to the trunk. Never trim palms right up against their trunks, it's not good for the trunks and can open them up to pests and diseases. John

Dan -- thanks for the advice on the gardenia. Good to know it's something that I can try to fix. I'll be sure to give it some iron when I tend to the camellia. Yeah, the camellia is in a sorry state but I'm not willing to give up on the old lady yet. I saw some new growth, maybe she'll pull through? Or is this a last gasp? Anyway, I'll continue with the fish emulsion and liquid iron, and keep my fingers crossed. jean001a -- thanks for identifying the plant and problem. I googled eugenia, it does look like what we've got, apart from some interesting results from google image :) That'll explain why the new leaves look pitted and disfigured, the psyllids must have loved all the new growth stimulated by the severe pruning. And all just in time for their population spike in spring too. Given that it's cooler up in SF bay area, I don't think I can rely on the parasitic wasp population to ramp up enough to control the problem. I'll probably have to spray, yuck. Again, thanks to all for your help!

crassula thyrsiflora-Will turn bright red in full sun 2. aeonium haworthii We need more information on your watering schedule, zone and if they are indoor or outdoor plants(I assume indoor).