tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430940450861096997.post5230013045482041339..comments2023-12-27T21:44:19.779-06:00Comments on The latest dirt from my garden: Brighamia InsignisGarden Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407584556411090300noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430940450861096997.post-2491051259054269582009-07-20T14:24:06.876-05:002009-07-20T14:24:06.876-05:00I appreciate your love for this special species. ...I appreciate your love for this special species. You have grown it very well! Congratulations on producing your own seed! Did you hand pollinate with one clone or two different clones?<br /><br />You may know already but the seeds also should be sown very soon after ripening as their period of viability is short.<br /><br />Their main pests in cultivation are many species sucking spider mites (attack leaf undersides) and reniform nematodes (kill the plant's roots). I imagine aphids, mealybug and scale could also do damage but the first two are the most vexing, at least in cultivation in Hawai'i.<br /><br />Aloha<br /><br />Jacob Uluwehi Knecht<br /><br />You may enjoy the following:<br /><br />1. Set of some of my native Hawaiian plant photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/sets/72157594234053427/<br /><br />2. Flickr group I created to feature native Hawaiian biota: http://www.flickr.com/groups/71576746@N00/pool/Uluwehihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241596002537091780noreply@blogger.com