Tropicals & Tender Perennials: monsters and mini monsters, 1 by green971

green971 wrote:
Doug, I realise that I am not David, but my kanyakumariana is doing very well, and for me, it is quite large. I don't live in a humid area like David, and even your location is much more humid than mine (single digit humidity at best).

I think that the key to this one is light. I have mine in a west window, super shallow pot, and I let it dry between watering. It has been blooming nonstop for 2 years now, and has probably more than tripled it's size. I have cut it many times to share, or it would be much bigger. Here is a picture of the latest flower - I thought I had one of the whole plant, but I can't find it.

Hope yours takes off Doug. Mine had dead vine syndrome too, but that was because my four legged beasties were religiously eating all of my new growth before it got moved out of range.

Sara