Tropicals & Tender Perennials: ID and an issue, 2 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
The trip went very well. Saw a lot in a few days - Volcano National Park, Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden, Green Sand Beach, a five hour snorkel trip on the southern Kona coast, Kona Joe's Coffee Place, Mauna Kea (to the visitor center only), Black Sand Beach, etc. The trip back was a killer though.


Leaves come and go but it is a good idea to take any viable leaves and propagate those. The rhizomes should be looked at for rot - if rotting then dig them out, rinse them off, cut away as much rot as possible, rinse again, pat dry, and pot them in an appropriate sized pot - possibly cover to hold humidity as high as possible.

Cathy, hard to pass up on those flashy rexes despite their fussiness at times.

A few begonias in the back yard showing some leaf damage from falling debris.