Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Plants and Gardens #130, 3 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
Here is my story; accidentally, after having been indoor over the winter. I took most of my succulent and vines back outdoor. I left my ric rac hanging basket on the ground, in a semi-shade area facing north, northwest which has lot of large trees/shade. We've had an unusual cool, and long spring period (for our zone), the prolonged cool spring must have triggered the ric rac to produce flower buds. Whereas in years past, we promptly went from winter and seemingly directly to summer (hot and humid) as a result I did not get any flower then? Well at least that's my theory.

The mistake that I made was when I discovered the basket with many buds, I then moved it into a more sunnier spot, where it's now. As a result, the plant went to a transition from a shadier spot into a 'warmer' area, many of the young buds got stunned and dropped off. Luckily, I still have 4-5 buds that are healthy looking as of now. Hopefully they will give me some joy of seeing them fully open --soon.

Deb, try to give your ric rac outdoor condition, like Kay has hers. Here are a few photos of mine this evening. The last one is another promising bud just begun to turn reddish. The first bud looks so ready, I guess I'll hang out again this evening to spy on the bloom. Wish me luck everyone.