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| I had one of these years ago when living at mom's. I was attracted by the luscious velvety leaves. Then it flowered and it stank to high heaven then went leggy. I guess one should pinch the flowers off before they open, but I found out it was a member of the daisy family so I had to satisfy my curiosity! |
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| Yes, I agree that those flowers stink like crazy. We only need to experience it once to learn that lesson, right? |
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- Posted by greenlarry UK 8/9 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 5, 12 at 18:33
| I want another ... |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (hopefulauthor@sbcglobal.net) on Sat, Oct 6, 12 at 11:30
| Larry, I adore Gynura/Purple Passion, with their fuzzy, deep purple foliage. The last time I bought Gynura, '10-yrs or so,' variegated to boot, as soon as I got home from Home Depot, where it was purchased, I did an inspection. A couple years later, HD had more, non-variegated..This time I checked at the store, and sure enough, Mealybugs. As much as I adore Gynuras, mealy feel the same. GlassHouseWorks have some unusual varieties. Don't know if they ship overseas, but it's worth a look-see. And I'm sure GHW's plants are not from the same nursery as HD's, so most likely, no mealy. Toni |
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- Posted by greenlarry UK 8/9 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 6, 12 at 11:33
| Ill pick one up when I bump into one at a garden centre sometime- Im not in a position to pay for overseas shipping. |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sat, Oct 6, 12 at 16:07
| "Anyone had a Gynura?" Had, sure. Have had several die and think it was from mealies, like Toni said. See them often at WM and they usually have some kind of bugs but the one I bought recently doesn't seem to have anything on it, been here a couple months. Likes a LOT of sun, who knows what will happen inside later. Hoping it won't get critters if it gets enough sun. I'm thinking S-facing windowsill.
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| I had one for years, but each winter it suffered and finally died. Never had a problem with mealybugs. |
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