I'm trying to find a mature blooming pink-and-white fuschia hanging basket to buy. Have called every garden center and greenhouse within 50 miles, nobody has any left. Saw one on a lady's front porch but it was a Mother's Day gift and she wouldn't sell it. My neighbors had one, almost dead from being left out in 90+ heat wave in full sun without regular water or wind protection. My goats got out and gave it a hard pruning in a compassionate attempt to help it or put it out of its misery I'm sure, but the neighbor didn't appreciate their gesture and tossed off a few of his own. In the interest of community harmony I'd like to replace his plant with a very good healthy one. Does anybody have a thought of where I might find one to buy at this time of year? If so, please send a copy of your forum reply directly to me at dgreen@associatedbrands.com

Ok a picture says a thousand words first you need to decide which you prefer blooms or plant?. Now your plant is VERY dehydrated from root rot and its putting all its energy into the blooms.if this plant was mine, I would cut both bloom spikes(hard I know). Remove it from its pot trim all dead and mushy roots spray the entire plant with hydrogen peroxide let it DRY and then repot into fresh bark mix maybe to a smaller pot since most of the roots are rotted. Place in a less light area. Water once a week and give it some time to bounce bk. I think because the media went bad you develope a fungal infection you may still need to treat it so the phyton 27 can be used acording to instruction. Phals are really hardy so I think in time it will bounce bk. You can put the bloom in water to enjoy. That's what I would do. Hopefully someone else will advise you. Good luck and I hope your BD gift gets better soon. VELLETA.

In more detail, the affected plants (3) are about 5 ft high, several years old and I would estimate 20% of the leaves have this spot, mostly lower down. While it has been very hot here in NJ, I think watering has been adequate, mostly on the soil and not overly wet foliage. Also most of my hibiscus plants are not affected by this pest at all. The spot or blisters are fairly uniform in size and appearance. It may not show in the photo but the blister (1/2 inch) is noticeably sunken. I just looked at the underside (raised side) of the blister with a magnifying glass and they appear to have clusters of tiny orange/yellow dots. Thanks for any assistance as I would hate to have the plants die.

I've been trying to find the solution for sev years :). and I look at undersides of leaves in bot gardens in Miami: I see the same spots too. they are outside all year. it can be cultural: some mineral missing ...but I have not found out yet which one.. however I had another 2 philos next to pthe plant with spots and they were ok. so it's not something that crawls. I had it on philo Xanadu the worst, and it seemed to spread to Philo subincisum and then to Philo Gloriosum, both of which are fast growers with large leaves. after 3 years of controlling it on Xanadu I got frustrated and chucked it. I noticed that the oldest leaves are effected the worst, the youngest are clean for some time. I rooted the tips by wrapping them in moist sphag in hopes that they will not get it. when I keep them tented and water minimally while they are very small they seem to be OK, but then it starts again slowly. I read that it can be bacterial and can only be controlled chemically. which is what nurseries do, but I don't want to use commercial products indoors for obvious reasons. I tried Azamax, which is a super concentrated Neem extract: It definitely reduces the spots to bearable, but you need to apply it again and again. they recommend keeping the effected plants on a drier and cooler side when it's bacterial. I read thru most common bacterial symptoms and none match. the plants grow vigorously and well despite the spotting. When I tent the humidity rises and I can keep them drier and water less. and then it helps, there is less 'dew spots' on underleaf. but there is still some. I tried spraying occasionally with soap and a bit of peroxide added: then they stop 'dewing' for like a 1-2 weeks.. I do get mites occasionally on subincisum, but it's different, though they can cause spots obviously and some dew too. My Philo 'Painted Lady' and 'Jose Buono' are clean and they never are bothered by mites. but they grow much slower and have tougher leaves. perhaps, some are not as susceptible to it? but if it's bacterial I would think that all of them would be? My P. gloriousum was clean for years, but started getting this spots 6mo ago. it's unsightly to say the least. I just hate it! That makes me think some mineral deficiency is causing it. I do feed them with fertilizer with trace minerals and with cal-mag supplement too. Aroids like that. and I flush too, though I grow most plants on self-watering wicks in the well draining light 'tropical mix' that I mix myself (you can get more info from my other posts: too lengthy to go into here). P. Xanadu outside in landscaping in Miami seem to all have it badly and P. subincisum too (the worst). But outside plants here are constantly under attack from various pests, even in botanical gardens. If you manage to get more info, please , post :).