Tropicals & Tender Perennials: 0-10-10, 1 by bettydee

bettydee wrote:
When I purchased my Miner's Claim at a nursery near Half Moon Bay, it was about 5' tall. In order to mail it home, I had to cut it into several pieces. The rooted portion grew and bloomed. Three of the 4 cut sections rooted and grew a bit. Then spidermites hit big time. You can see the mottling on the leaves. This was around the time I underwent surgery and couldn't go out and spray or water my plants. I lost most of my plants. All the Miner's Claim plants were among the dead.

I had them in the shadehouse. Growth was faster than on Snowbank and for a Brug with that much white, I was quite pleased with it growth. I hate spidermites!!!!

This a photo of the mother plant with one of the flowers. The buds were beautifully stripped. If you look carefully, you can see the bloom's calx. and the mottled leaves :-(