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(Mary) Poway, CA(Zone 10a)

I don't know what is wrong with my Equador Pink. It had such nice lush leaves on it. Then they turned green with a slight yellow tinge to it, and started dropping like crazy. I'd find 2 a day. It's growing new leaves at high speed, but it sure looks funny now with 7 buds and tiny leaves except for on the suckers. When things started to run amuck I did all the usual things. Sprayed, gave Iron fertilizer, Epsom salts, Neem oil. All about a week apart. Oh well, it's not like I wasn't warned about the trials and tribulations of raising Brugs.

This is my first pink flower. Too bad she's practically bald. :-)

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(Mary) Poway, CA(Zone 10a)

Just so you don't feel totally sorry for me and my sad speciman ..... my Double White cuttings are doing well. These were rooted in a bubbler.
Mary

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San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b)

Too bad too, she would have been a stunner with those buds. The good things about brugs are a mother still loves them even when bald esp if they have blooms. LOL

I would say lack of water myelf. Did it ever wilt? It usually starts to drop them madly a few days later. But brugs come thru with new leaves so fast, Makes a mothers heart turn too mush. Though lack of water usually causes bloom drop too. Did you lose some buds?

San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b)

What size pot is that one in, Mary? The leaves are so petite. She will start to get monster leaves.

If the brug is fixing itself, I tend not to worry at all. It is when it doesn't have new leaves at the growth tips you should panic!

(Mary) Poway, CA(Zone 10a)

The Rosamond is in an 8.6 gallon pot. The Equador Pink is in a significantly bigger pot. Can't see the pot size unless I tip it on it's side. I had a spare of the one Rosamond's in so I was able to see the size on the bottom. EP gets full sun until 1 Pm, and then is shaded. Rosamond gets dappled sun since she's shaded from above.
Mary

(Mary) Poway, CA(Zone 10a)

More blooms starting to open. They open white and pink up the next day. Poor naked plant, but I love her anyway.
Mary

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Columbia, SC(Zone 8a)

The blooms are lovely, and it has a nice shoot coming up from the base.

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