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The Tropical Fern & Exotic Plant Society is holding its annual fund raising auction of rare plants next Monday evening, October 22, 2018 in the Garden House at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Enter through the South Gate. There is no admission charge. There will be many crotons available to...

For all of you lovers of "big leaves" the International Aroid Show and Sale will be held this weekend at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens from 9:30 - 4:30 each day. More information is available at www.aroid.org. Vendors are coming from Ecuador, Colombia, Thailand, the U.S. and fabulous...

I've been noticing Dreadlocks around town looking really good this year. I kept driving by this one and finally stopped and got a picture. Is this a great year for Dreadlocks around the state or just the southern part of Miami -Dade County?

I'm sorry to report that my best and largest Exotica is missing. I was going to show it to someone today and it was not there or anywhere else. I looked and relooked five times because it's hard to believe that someone would take a croton but I know this happened before to Plantnut when a...

Just a reminder for everyone that the Spring Sale at Fairchild is being held this weekend, April 14-15. There will be many rare and unusual plants including crotons. Jose will be there and so will we. Hope you can make it!

I was working with some crotons today that hadn't had attention in too long and made a wonderful discovery. I found a plant of Halgrim's Bob Alonso that I didn't even remember having. It must have come from Johnny Shelton some time ago. I checked the wiki and it's not there Anyone else...

We made our first visit to Naples Botanical Garden last Friday and here are a few pictures of the crotons we saw there.

Just found this article on Robert Halgrim. Hope you fine it interesting. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-07-10/features/9202180843_1_crotons-plant-varieties

I was checking the wiki to see if this was called Plant Creations 1 or 2 and it wasn't in the wiki. Phil, I think you have this plant or anyone else who knows . Is it PC 1 or PC 2? Thanks.

Chris, here's a picture of your gorgeous Mrs. Peyton hybrid - sorry the picture doesn't do it justice. Did you ever name this beauty?

Just a reminder that the Ramble will be held at FTBG this weekend. It's billed as the largest Plant Sale in South Florida. There will be many crotons as well as other beautiful tropicals. And the weather is cooperating...

I was trying to research one of my Auction purchases, Ruby Davis, and came across this article. There was new info. for me including that there was once a croton named Dr. Fairchild. The article also lists those who introduced the crotons...

This morning I was trying to get more information on McKenzie King and ran across these articles from the Sun Sentinel. I don't think they've been posted before. In the article that mentions McKenzie King, it's spelled Mackenzie King. William Lyon Mackenzie King was a major Canadian leader...

The IAS is holding its Annual Show and Sale at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden this Sat. and Sun. (Sept. 17 - 18) from 9:30 - 4:30 each day. Beautiful specimens will be on display and many hard to find Aroids will be available for sale. In addition to local vendors, two vendors from Ecuador...

Just a reminder for those who may not know... The Ramble will be held at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Nov. 13 - 15 from 9:30 - 4:30 each day. There will be a few croton vendors and many other tropical plants will be available as well. It's always a fun event. Hope you can make it.

The Tropical Fern & Exotic Plant Society is holding its Annual Plant Auction next Monday evening, October 26th 2015, in the Garden House at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Admission is free and you're invited to attend. Pinecrest Gardens has donated 3 Milky Way crotons and other members...

Just a heads up that the International Aroid Society's Show and Sale will be held at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden September 19 - 20 in the Garden House. For those of you who like big leaved tropicals this is a show you'll want to attend. Harri Lorenzi, famed Brazilian botanist, will be...

There are a number of trees referred to as handkerchief trees because of the look of the flush of new leaves. Two of ours are displaying their handkerchiefs now, Browneopsis ucayalina and a Maniltoa with a pink flush.

Ana, here are a couple of pictures of the Henry Coppinger I won in yesterday's auction for the wiki.