Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Hurricane Dean surprise, 0 by caribblue

caribblue wrote:
Hey all...

First off, we are extremely thankful to be spared Hurricane Dean's wrath here in the Cayman Islands. He passed 100 miles south of us and we only experienced 60 mph winds yesterday. I wish a speedy recovery to all those not as fortunate with the first Hurricane of the season.

We watched the leaves getting blown off of so many of our plants knowing for sure that our plumies were in big trouble...much to our surprise, this morning's gentle rain and then sunshine provided just enough for my first bloom ever to emerge. We lost a bunch of other plants and so many are burned with salt spray but I am so relieved to see my first one survive...

Thanks for all the encouragement and prayers through this storm from so many of you fellow dg'ers...cant wait for the next 2 to bloom as i have no idea what color they might be...

aurabest,
john