Crossandra infundibuliformis 'orange marmalade'; Ixora coccinea 'Maui Red'; Crossandra infundibuliformis 'Lutea'

Looks great, all that color!!!

Thanks! I think I want another yellow Crossandra.
I think I'll take another photo during the day...this one isn't as clear as I'd liked.

My Ixora isn't doing too well. Should I plant it in my garden? The leaves are very light and some of the tips are brown....didn't really give me many flowers either.

Oh.....I bought a new Bird of Paradise. Only 3euros. It looks about 2 to 3 years old.
I checked on my old one and the roots are still nice and fleshy. I'm hoping it comes back!

Alexandramou:

Ixoras can be tricky outside a tropical or hot subtropical climate. I talked with a certified nurseryman at my favorite nursery last week about why my Ixora wasn't growing so much. He said they grow pretty slow here in San Diego. However, in south Florida and Hawai'i they grow a lot faster and get ultimately larger.

My Ixoras are growing a little faster with the very hot, humid weather we've had over the last 7 weeks. I'm also giving them more water. They seem to have responded to more water. They are very sensitive to many fertilizers (it likes ironite). I killed my large plant a couple of years ago with too much fertilizer (it was doing so well, too!).

Here's a pic:

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/111764-ixora-coccinea-maui-red-maui-red-ixora/member/Delonix1

This might help a little. Read the part about "Plant containers using Heirloom Gardens Blooming Tropical Mix, which has no added fertilizers to increase soil salts and burn roots".

http://www.heirloomgardenexperts.com/articles/ixora_care