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A few years ago, I air layered a Dayspring and the new air layer turned into Splotched Dayspring. I blew it off as a freak occurrence but now William Jennings Bryan has done the same thing. It was the normal veined form but after removing the air layer and potting it up, the plant has become a...

The whole Ishi vs. Princess Eugenia thread made me think about croton names and what makes us buy or trade for yet another croton. As a group of collectors, is another new name really a sufficient reason to collect another plant? Even if you know there's something identical or very similar...

The REAL Appendiculatum with no hint of anything but pure green, top and bottom of leaves. The REAL Mother and Daughter with small pink spots and interrupted leaves. The more common variety is purely green on top, burgundy on the bottom and interrupted. Rainbow Starlite or Mrs...

This is not Punctatum. The leaves are about 8-10 inches long and about 1/2" wide.

Sorry the camera and photographer both suck. How do you get rid of excessive glare in a photo?

Hi Ana, it's time for a synonym chart so we can avoid duplicate Wiki entries for the same plant. These were all confirmed by Bob Alonzo. Albicans = White Veitchii Anietumense = Sunray AFD #9 = Nervia Angustissimum = Johannis Appleaf = Mrs. Iceton = Imperialis Aureo maculatum =...

Here's a nice blog from Georgia Tasker on the recent Flamingo Gardens croton gathering. http://www.fairchildgarden.org/livingcollections/GeorgiaBlog/

The forecast models are suggesting this coming weekend will be the coldest of the winter so far. Despite the lack of cool weather this season, the plants are hardened off to the shorter days and lack of heat. This should be less significant to the plants than a similar cold front occurring in...

Ok so you're not a Facebook fan. I'm not either even though I have a profile. Perhaps now there is new incentive for you to create a profile. My friend Rob Branch told me about Facebook pages like Planet Cycad, Planet Palm and even Planet Aroid and Planet Bromeliad. For the heck of it last...

I know it's been beautiful and cold weather is probably not in your immediate thoughts. Even so, freeze season starts today (Dec 10) and runs through February 20th. Make sure you stock up on canned goods, have a generator and a good PLANT evacuation plan ready. This year, the Hernandez...

Will anyone be seeling crotons at the 2012 Fairchild Ramble?

Even though it's hard to think about cold weather with all the heat around right now, remember winter is never far away.

From e-bay. The newspaper-like clipping on the back of the postcard says he had 500 varieties at one time. Judging by the apparent age of the postcard, Earl Merritt was collecting before John Bender...

What is the difference between Major Stewart and Stewartii? I see none. Jeff, please help here. What did Bob Alonzo tell you at the Glock's Christmas party 2 years ago? I think it was then that he pointed out Major Stewart.

These seem to have better color when grown in more shade. Has anyone else found this to be true?

If you could grow only one tropical/subtropical vine, what would it be? Personally, either Rangoon Creeper or Chalice Vine (Solandra) would be sufficient for me. There are also some incredible vining Clerodendron.

Is anyone spearheading an attempt to bring back the Croton Society? We can continue this online gathering place but a society in the traditional sense would be nice. What we have now resembles the US Treasury. It prints worthless money with no gold backing to provide any value. We've done...

Anyone else growing Justicia carnea or other species in shade? I'm amazed as to how well they bloom without any direct sunlight. A prolific shade bloomer isn't easily found. Ray

Will Brugs bloom in filtered light? Thanks,