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Title: Having trouble getting Allure to bloom Post by: jpiper82 on August 04, 2009, 09:19:08 AM Has anybody else had problems getting Allure to Bloom. She has dropped every bud in the last three months. A very beautiful plant with lush green leaves and no bugs or thrips. Help!
Title: Re: Having trouble getting Allure to bloom Post by: Nievesgirl on August 05, 2009, 02:41:05 PM Has anybody else had problems getting Allure to Bloom. She has dropped every bud in the last three months. A very beautiful plant with lush green leaves and no bugs or thrips. Help! Have you done the paper test yet ? I did not think I had thrips either but when I took a bloom off and shook it over a piece of white paper I saw the bugs. Is it hot where you live ? it could be bud drop from the heat. If so try providing cover or shade for the plant. Title: Re: Having trouble getting Allure to bloom Post by: Darkhorse on August 05, 2009, 03:11:17 PM My plants are recovering from a thrips infestation. My first to drop buds was a Fiery Furnace during a heat spell, ironically. I thought that's what it was, but when several of my other cvs started dropping, including 5th dimension, I knew it must be pests. I had been picking apart every dropped bud and did the paper test several times. Didn't see a thing! I would spray for thrips with a new product I found (at Home Depot) called Ortho Rosepride 1x a week for three weeks. If that doesn't improve the situation then another cause might be to blame.
Title: Re: Having trouble getting Allure to bloom Post by: Nievesgirl on August 05, 2009, 04:15:42 PM Jordan , for some reason I am not getting bud drop even though I have thrips . I only notice thrips because I saw deformed voodoo magic blooms with scratch marks . I then looked at cinnamon girl and it has scratch marks on the blooms when they open.
Title: Re: Having trouble getting Allure to bloom Post by: Darkhorse on August 05, 2009, 04:18:12 PM Maybe those are two varieties that hold onto their buds even with a thrip infestation. I remember Charlie saying Byron Metts was one that did that, and on the white bloom you could see tons of the little jerks running around.
Title: Re: Having trouble getting Allure to bloom Post by: Nievesgirl on August 05, 2009, 04:37:22 PM Maybe those are two varieties that hold onto their buds even with a thrip infestation. I remember Charlie saying Byron Metts was one that did that, and on the white bloom you could see tons of the little jerks running around. LMAO ! I feel your pain , I have bought probably every pesticide to kill all hibiscus pest then here somes along thrips !!! I have spinosad , neem oill III, bayer rose and flower, and horticultural oil. So far the hort oil is my favorite I have not seen any aphids. |