Kongmansia
I've had it with this one. In early winter of 2008, I purchased two beautiful cuttings from Eddie on eBay. I even got to meet him to pick them up since we don't live too far from each other. They rooted nicely and grew new leaves during the winter. In late January, I over watered them and they died a slow horrible death. I was new to brugs and lost a few cuttings that month. Some were lost due to spider mites, others to over watering too. I was using a water/Murphy's oil soap mixture to treat for spider mites at the time.
So, in the spring, I bought another plant from his website. It arrived, well packaged, nicely rooted, and leafed out. After the chance of frost had passed, I planted it in the yard. Spider mites found it within a couple of weeks. It defoliated. I treated it with Spectracide, which I have used on several plants without a problem. It regrew nice, healthy leaves. Spider mites attacked it again. And again. And again. I treated it, again and again, and again.
None of my other brugs were attacked, only Kongmansia. A few weeks ago I treated it one last time and took cuttings. I placed them in water like all my other cuttings, keeping it far away from them in case the spider mites returned. This morning, I threw away the last mushy cutting. The top had shriveled and the portion is water was mush.
Before I invest in this one again, what's the secret? Has anyone gotten this one to flourish? I really wanted these huge blooms in my garden. I don't know what I did wrong with this one. Any advice?
---I do not believe there was anything wrong with the plant or the cuttings I got from Eddie. I know some are harder to root than others. Thanks.
rialira
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