How much sun and water do they get?

Kt

Water: I think plenty, the Wamin curls up occaissionally, so I water it, unless it is wet and curled up, then I blame it on the sunny days which are quite intense here.

sun: full sun when sunny, it has been a wet and cloudy year mostly, but I think they get plenty of sun.

They did just get 30 inches of rain from TS Fay, but some of this was beginning before that.

I have a Bambusa Lako right next to the wamin (20 feet away) and it shows none of these signs. It does show orange-ish leaves when it gets stressed but that is usually due to major windstorms.

I just noticed the yellowing leaves are also apparent on the Vulgaris common.

thanks for the help.
Brian.

Its some sort of scale, I get those too. But the plant does not seem to be bothered by it. You should notice a lot of ladybugs on it. If not, get some ladybugs and they will take care of the scale for you.

I am growing wamin in Palm Bay Fl. I have 2 year old specimens that are showing the same yellowing leaves and scaling on the culms. I am getting a lot of leaf drop as well. The scaling doesn't seem to be bothering the plants. I am guessing that all the rain we have gotten is the reason for the yellowing of the leaves. I have seen the same problems in other peoples wamin in other parts of town. Wamin has had a tough time this year in brevard county this year. But, being a very resilient species I think it is going to be fine. My D. minor amoenus and D. Brandissii are unaffected(they are looking great).