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They're all beautiful! Congratulations George. Tim, thanks for sharing them with us.

Randy, if you got it from me it would be Davis 14 or Inca. I have both and do not know if they are the same or just both Davis hybrids.

Mike, your airlayers are beautiful! Not to be picky but to avoid potential confusion - the croton above is Michael Ferraro, a Richard Button seedling. Mike Ferrer is a pink one and I think you picked one up the last time you were here. It's a shame the names are so similar.

Ana, I don't know if any of the Medinillas will tolerate freezing temperatures. Interesting though, Medinilla magnifica needs at least three weeks of temps in the low sixties to stimulate blooming. The largest company producing magnificas in North America is in Canada. Throughout Europe Med...

Helene Chait is one of Jeff Chait's seedlings named after his wife.

Love all your "odd" stuff especially the Beauty of Windemere.

Tim, it's Maniltoa lenticellata. The flush on grandiflora is a creamy white.

There are a number of trees referred to as handkerchief trees because of the look of the flush of new leaves. Two of ours are displaying their handkerchiefs now, Browneopsis ucayalina and a Maniltoa with a pink flush.

Here are some pics of Barack Obama. In the last two I moved the flush out of the way to show the final colors of the leaves.

It's hard to imagine being limited to just 20 varieties. Part of the fun of collecting crotons is that there are so many to choose from. But if I had to choose, here are my top 20. 1. Princess Eugenia 2. Tali 3. Flamingo 4. Davis 87 5. John Criswick 6. Trinidad Interrupted Leaf 7...

Our plants are all in pots or hanging baskets in a peat based soil mix. They can grow them in the ground in Hawaii with the volcanic soil and high humidity but not here in Florida. When we've had winter weather into the thirties we've moved the plants from benches to the ground and covered...

Mike, I think you wanted a Milky Way. I'll trade you one for a Cotton Candy.

Dean, there are about 400 known species and more are discovered each year. They're found in the Philippines, Malaysia, Fiji, India and Indonesia. Not all are spectacular but many are. The Dutch are making some great hybrids as well. I'll try to attach a couple of photos of those tomorrow.

Medinillas are my favorite - even moreso than crotons but they are very difficult to find. Currently we're growing 21 varieties and always seeking more. Here are a few photos. This is Medinilla sieboldiana with a scortechinii in the background. This is Medinilla miniata. This could be a...

We grow Lucha, Tamara and White Eburneum and to me they are different crotons. The Lucha never shows any green whereas the Tamara will throw entirely green sports and grows three to four times as quickly as Lucha. My Philippine croton book, "San Francisco: Ornamental Plants in the...

Scott, they're small. The largest is about 7" not counting the petiole.

Ana, here are a couple of pictures of the Henry Coppinger I won in yesterday's auction for the wiki.

Ron, Thank you and Pam and Manny for hosting such a fun day. Great people, plants, food and weather. What more could one want? Marie

Hi Ana, You have a couple of shots of Princess Eugenia. My first cutting of Princess Eugenia came from Guayaquil many years ago. When we visited Ecuador two years ago we found it throughout the southern part of Ecuador - even on the other side of the Andes. What fun you must have had! Marie

Wonderful news on Brenda. Each day should be easier on her. We wish you both well. Amazing hybrids! You have the magic touch.