Phrag. Ice Princess

[NYEric]

Bump
I had a very nice ice princess from somewhere else, but scale from that establishment killed it

You were warned.

 

[Hien]

Dot you said every flower had a flaw, was it the same in each? the pouch? I noticed that most of my Phrags that bloom in or through the summer months end up with distorted pouchs and weaker colorings. Do you see the same?

Do these phrags that you mentioned bloom normally at other times?
I have 4 different Inca Ember divisions (blooming at different times ) 2 are normal , they did get paler when the weather is hot (on the same spike) .
The third plant however bloomed with distorted flower & uneven color area , I thought maybe just one flower , but the second flower has the same color stripe in different location, 3rd flower look better but still not good .
I gave up on that plant (maybe too soon, since that was the first time it flowered under my watch) .

 

[abax]

I have a two growth Ice Princess too and it hasn't bloomed
yet, but the plant seems easy to grow and pest free (knock
knock on wood). I see the flaws, but I love the bloom
anyway for the lovely delicacy of the color.

 

[cnycharles]

You were warned.

Yes. At that time I checked and saw no scale. Didn't really look closely and saw some a few months later. Treated, no effect (I used peroxide, no effect); seeing fuzzy spots probably thought they were some sort of mealybug. Hesitated to use strong chemicals at which point it spread much more quickly than I thought. Used bayer rose and flower only worked little. Was told later was some sort of boisduval scale which I'd never had on plants before; fuzzies were males, dots females. Told very tough to control

 

[NYEric]

The fuzzys are the eggs too! You have to physically remove with paper towel and alcohol, then add pesticide after! Anyway, I have 4-5 Ice Princesses so if yours doesn't do well maybe I will give you one.

 

[cnycharles]

Thanks for tip and ty, very generous offer
There needs to be a 'ray gun' that only kills scale and mealybug (well maybe thrip also)

 

[abax]

Here I go nagging again...Orthene granular 97% used at one tsp. per gallon as a drench. Orthene will take care of
just about any pest. Drench BEFORE letting it join your
other plants. Yes, I know it stinks, but the smell doesn't
last all that long. If you can't find Orthene, I might be
able to get a can for you this spring.

 

[cnycharles]

Yes helpful advice, but it can be very difficult storing, mixing, applying and disposing of chemicals in an apartment in a safe and legal manner. Have to use things that are packaged to be stored and used in a home or interior environment.
When I had all my orchids in upstate ny I had my border collie also making that even more difficult. As it was, he died because of cancer related issues but it wasn't from anything I used at home


Elmer Nj

 

[abax]

Charles, you can take the mixture outside and drench the
plant and then bring it back in.

 

[Heather]

Mmm, I need more Phrags....(sad about the issue but nice color!)