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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Oct 10, 2007

I noticed these interesting "cup-cakes" like eggs. Anyone could help I.D.? The pot I've is plumeria, and 'filler' planting with portulaca.

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Oct 10, 2007

The pale yellow pellets actually are osmoscote slow-release fert. pellets, for scale.

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Oct 10, 2007

Wait a min. Could that be Portulaca's seedpods? lol.

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Oct 10, 2007

it is some fungus or something like that. This is the first time i have ever had it. I thought is was coming from the mulch i was buying. It will cover the whole of your dirt if you don't get rid of it and it gets hard and the water runs off when to water your plants

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 10, 2007

It's called a bird's nest fungus, Cyathus olla

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/pljune96.htm

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Oct 10, 2007

OOhhh, geez! When the spores are released, do they become powerdery yellow substances? I've found this "rust" affecting most of these two plumerias that I've in this big pot. Should I chunk the plumie? Destroy the entire planting there?

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Oct 10, 2007

This fungus does not affect living plant material, it grows on organic debris which is present in your soil.

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