Hi Eddie - I've been keeping my eyes on your listings. Many times I've wanted to push the "buy it now" button. Hi Kylie - you're absolutely right, spending a little more will buy me some time in that I can see blooms sooner. Hi Eloise - yes, I'm in and out of the various forum. Getting into more trouble...buying more plants that is. Plumerias has moved down a notch to #2 and roses has taken over the #1 spot :) And there is yet another plant sale hosted by our water district today...so maybe another addition to the "pot ghetto"? I'm in Riverside County, and where are you Eloise? As for trading, I have never done that before and really am nervous about the receiving end, will they be happy or not. I've done the postage thing before and sent postage money before item was sent, that's how I got the brugmansia that I killed. It was from a really nice man name Joe from Tennessee. Kasie

Everyone has hit on some of the key points here, hot which they hate, humidity another point they hate, shade is a must and to root you should know this needs to be done when they are activity is the true time to do cuttings. They also need air curculation of a cooler air so if you have a vent in the foundation of your home that is a great place if it's shaded to put your Sang. Is if a virus or just a mineral deficiency? I have started treating our Sangs the same time I treat our doubles and ya know they look great! It's not hard to get them to start if you take tip cuttings as we do, they just are slow growers. We are currently starting 36 of them from one plant and when we had a visitor yesterday he was shocked at the number of Sangs. he saw and the fact that we were doing this from cuttings. We do not mist either as that opens the doors on these for problems, it's about the air circulation. I have seen a guy in the foothills west of Portland and his great collection of Sangs. He has the ideal spot and walking with him on his property was a learning experience when it came to Sangs. I have to disagree with David on the branch air-layering but again what ever works for one may not work for others. Again tip cuttings tend to be make a better plant.

Kathi- Your Gloriosa Lily is showing a lot of reds. Do you have it in a lower light situation? Mine gets full sun this year in the afternoon rather than the morning so that is why I think it is more close to the purple and yellow side. Rock Oak Deer: Thanks for looking at my pics. Asiatics are great here in VA. The temps typically stay cool enough for some great long lasting blooms here. I was very surprised at how well Asiatics and Orientals grow in a shade garden. I have no direct light but it is still bright. I know they say on the box Full Sun but maybe in TX try indirect light only(you may already do that but I figured that I would suggest it). I think you would get the longest lasting blooms in that type of lighting condition. Why I like Crinums... :-) They have a fragrance... some smell good but some smell great They are super durable. I have yet to kill one and I think if you do kill one you are supposed to be embarassed and never mention it. lol Most are rebloomers. Most bloom a couple times a season and some bloom several times(after heavy rains). They are heirloom plants and more often than not they will live longer than the person who planted them. I also find it interesting that these plants hybridize in the wild creating new interesting varieties, and new "old" varieties are being rediscovered. I also like to push zone hardiness to the brink with the use of microclimates and other techniques, so these being Z8-11... I am right at home with these here in Z7. I am currently testing hardiness of different plants including crinums, palms, brugs, and others in Fredericksburg, VA. -------------------------------------------------------- This is what I was planning on posting today... I have new leaf growth on 2 of my 3 F4 Whites and 1 of the Jean Pasko. The 2 P&C seem to be the ones that I am most worried about since I noticed a lot of people mention that this one is difficult and I have not noticed any progress yet. Some of the others do not seem to be forming leaves but are forming what looks like branching a super tiny leave(which the leaflets were there when I received the cuttings) I am curious... Do any of the varieties that I received require to be Air Layered when rooting cuttings or the usual way should be fine. Also to those of you that root your Brugs in water only... How often do you change the water? Thanks again, David

I have yellow, pink, white, and white with a pink throat; however, none are marked, and this year, due to drought, I guess, they did not bloom. Consequently, I cannot offer any unless you want surprise cuttings. I usually drag mine into an unheated garage, but last year I left several outside and put a plastic bucket over them. (No straw or mulch.) One is huge now, but someone hit the other two with the weed eater twice, so they are still small. I am going to see if they will survive this year without anything. Oh, I will ask my brug friend if he has a pink cutting to spare this fall. He used to grow tons of them.