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Tropicals & Tender Perennials: HELP!!!! What's happening to my Brug???, 1 by Gitagal

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Subject: HELP!!!! What's happening to my Brug???

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Gitagal wrote:
This Brug was doing just fine! I even had my first bloom on my very first brug (Equador pink). There was a second bud that grew and bloomed, but b/f it could completely open. the flower broke off inside the calix. I blame that on some strong winds we had.

This Brug has 4 main stems. The front two are growing and "Y'' ing, but at this point, i do not see any more buds showing. Maybe I need to give the plant a shot of "Bloom Booster" or something. We have had a very rainy last few weeks and so I have not attended to all my fertilizing as I should. This Brug is growing in a flower bed in full sun in a sunken pot with drilled holed, sunk half way into the ground.

Here's the problem: As I looked at the 2 rear stems, well hidden by the 2 front ones. all of a sudden one day, all the stems and leaves above the original "Y" had just "dropped off"! They were not chewed off, but just separated from the stem and fallen to the ground. A bud that had started forming at this "Y" was also yellow and just came off in my hands.

There are also yellowish spots on many of the leaves with a tiny "something" in the center of these spots. It could be an insect, or something. What can I spray or feed this brug to make all this better????? :o(

I an going to try to post a pocture here of the stem tips. Wish me luck! Thanks for any advice on this.