Michael, I was repotting them and felt the brown squishy middles. Brown soft spots did show on the outside. This kind of rot surprised me because I would have thought that, if the soil had been too damp and cold, the rot would have started with the roots, but I found no trace of rot in the root system; there was just rot in the bellies of a half dozen or so. I said in my earlier post that I lost a dozen to belly rot, but that number was too high. It was more like a half dozen.
Lisa, your pics do not look like the pictures of the cultivar Candy Stripe that I've seen. There is no "striped" appearance. Compare your pics to the pics that I posted of Candy Stripe, and I think you will see the differences. I do not know, however, what cultivar you have. It looks closer to Pinwheel Rainbow, but I don't think it is that one too. It is probably a pink unknown hybrid. It is lovely though! As I said before, some of my favorite plumies are unknown hybrids, and that doesn't make it less valuable or less beautiful.
My beautiful babies
Lisa, I think what Michael is trying to say is that Adenium seeds do not come true so your Noble Concubine seeds, for example, will bear Noble Concubine seedlings which may or may not look like its parent. The only way to get the exact cultivar is by cutting or graft as those will be genetic duplicates of the parent. Someone I ran across did grow out a Noble Concubine seedling, and she was lucky that hers looked just like Noble Concubine. In her case, she would still call hers a Noble Concubine seedling, or she could re-name it to something else.
Michael, I got my seedlings from Phil at Cornell University, who used to sell 10 for $15 on eBay, but I don't think he has that auction up any longer. He had 800 or so to sell if I remember correctly. I have about 30 of his, and they are shown in the group picture above. The have bloomed in colors of red, pink, and two-tone pink, and more are blooming all the time. I really love them. The only named cultivars that I own have come from Brad too -- Harry Potter and Noble Concubine. As much as I would like more, I'm going to limit myself to just the ones that I have as I have no more room here.
Lisa, here is a Candy Stripe on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Beautiful-Candy-Stripe-Plumeria-Cutting_W0QQitemZ4458235337QQcategoryZ20534QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Notice the six-petaled flower, which Candy Stripe is known to have frequently (as opposed to the normal five-petaled flower). This seller is a reputable one, I think.
Clare,
Thanks for the ebay link. To be completely honest, it doesn't matter to me, all I care about is that it is a healthy plant, with pretty blooms and a lovely fragrance. The name doesn't matter. Boy do I sound like a parent talking about her kids or what! LOL! I understand the whole seedling thing, it is the same with plumerias as well as adeniums. All I do is mark what the seller said it was and when they are mature enough to bloom then we will see what they are the closest to. On this island all people want to know is if they are not the normal pink one that the three nurseries on the island sell. Now I just have to wait until all my babies are old enough to bloom for me........oh the agony!
Clare my dear,
The lack of room is the reason for multi grafts. ;^D
Im going to get good at that!!
Hi Lisa, I bet you will get blooms on your adeniums pretty soon. Some of my adeniums bloomed just after they turned one year old, and some took two years to bloom, and some still have yet to bloom for me.
Michael, I sure understand about lack of room. Your multi-grafts will be neat! I can't wait to see your pictures of them all in bloom at the same time.