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Karl, you're a fabulous croton grower. Your plants look fantastic! You may have gotten your Applause from me, mine have always tended to the pinks and fuschias. I've never seen a fuller Amabile. Good for you!

Ana, Ray Hernandez identified one of my crotons as a Martha Brooks or Ann Rutherford so I'm not sure which it is. It does look like the wiki pictures though. Whose croton is the first picture? The Brooks description sounds like Martha Brooks. Why not put in both as aka. I think we could...

I was trying to research one of my Auction purchases, Ruby Davis, and came across this article. There was new info. for me including that there was once a croton named Dr. Fairchild. The article also lists those who introduced the crotons...

Steve took some photos of the Auction Plants:

Ana and Bert, thank you so much for sharing your slice of paradise with us. Yours is one of the most beautiful private gardens I've ever seen. You were great hosts to us all. I'm so glad Jose captured your Doris on film; it's the best I've seen! Jeff and Tim, thanks again for making spending...

You would need to respond on Fall 2016 Auction thread that you're coming or send a Private Message to annafl. Either way she will send you the address and details. I have a couple of Polychromes that are ready. I wasn't planning to bring them but if you're interested, let me know.

Ana, This is a photo that Jesse Durko took that was used in Frank Brown's book. Jesse gave me all his croton photos to use as I saw fit so I think it's okay to put it in the wiki. What is pictured is a photo of a photo so it probably won't enlarge. I wish we had known John Bender when he had...

This morning I was trying to get more information on McKenzie King and ran across these articles from the Sun Sentinel. I don't think they've been posted before. In the article that mentions McKenzie King, it's spelled Mackenzie King. William Lyon Mackenzie King was a major Canadian leader...

Soooooooooooo beautiful!

Robertico, your plants look like Bermuda Red to me.

Dean I hope one day you will be able to make it. This year we have people from Colombia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Ecuador, California, Washington State, Missouri, Texas, North Carolina, New York and all over Florida that I know of so far. Lester Kallus took hundreds of pictures...

The IAS is holding its Annual Show and Sale at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden this Sat. and Sun. (Sept. 17 - 18) from 9:30 - 4:30 each day. Beautiful specimens will be on display and many hard to find Aroids will be available for sale. In addition to local vendors, two vendors from Ecuador...

I'm excited to report that if all goes well, I'll be bringing an Imelda Marcos for the auction. A few years ago we were able to get a cutting from a plant that had been positively identified by Dr. Brown at Waimea Falls in Hawaii. It was a very slow grower for the first couple of years so I...

Hi Ana, Oct. 29 or Nov. 5 work for us. The Ramble at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is Nov. 11. 12 and 13 so that weekend is already committed. Probably for Marnie and Jose as well. Sometimes Jeff sells there too Mark Peters does too but he doesn't always come to croton gatherings. I'm...

Just beautiful Roberto. Looking at your picture of Buddy, I was reminded that my first Buddy came from Costa Rica when I spent a week in Language School refreshing my Spanish. My host family took me to an extended family celebration/BBQ inside a huge courtyard and Buddys were planted all...

Beautiful Roberto! Please show us more. With Zanzibar being difficult in the winter here, I love to see the huge plants of it thriving so.

Congratulations Marnie on your "Best Croton in Show" ribbon! Your Sybil Griffins are the parents of all of our Sybil Griffins from many years ago when you moved back to Miami. You're such a good croton grower!

Tim, I'm glad you chose to come up to the TFEPS Show and I could sing HB to you in person. All best wishes for you!

My original plant came from Chris Mayhew as Davis Estate because that was where he was able to acquire it. I have a few others from him as well that are also labeled as Davis Estate but are different cultivars. Chris, would you weigh in on this and the naming convention?

Bren, it needs 50 degrees or higher and high humidity.