Hopefully I will. I have been in contact with the seller and he said....'The variegated seeds are just as easy to germinate and this variety does not need any different aftercare. The variegation may not appear at the seedling stage though, and sometimes will not develop at all! I have more variegated types on order, 'Star of Top' is an interesting one, the leaves will go white if they have too much sun, although I can't see that happening in the UK!'...and on that point I agree with him entirely! Karyn, I noticed that yours appears to be more of a yellow/green combination, or is just the lighting? I take it that you have yet to see it in flower, do you know what colour the flowers will be? Gill from the UK.

linda, after you've typed your italics sentence, then type this combination and that will turn the italics off. :-) marys1000, I apologize, I didn't read all of your post because it was very long and rather complicated and I don't have enough patience for that unless it's one of my kids. :\-( We sold our house in SoCal last fall in a very difficult market. Prices were dropping so fast it was unreal and we had to sell \- husband had transferred out of state. So we were in a similar situation to you. We were choosing between the Realtor who we'd used to buy the house 4 years previously but hardly ever worked in our part of the county, or a local guy who lived in the area, but we didn't know him. They both came and made good presentations to us. They both suggested the same price range for listing. We could have saved money by going with the local firm but decided to go with our original guy because his marketing plan was so much better, we thought. We didn't want to do open houses, we wanted a lot of internet exposure, and we knew he would work hard for us and be there to the end to make the deal close. Our house sold at a time when most others in the area didn't. But you never really know. It's a gamble, like much of life. You need the right buyer at the right time. Which of the options are YOU most comfortable with? The one thing I would really think about is what happens after you leave, if the property hasn't sold? Who will put the most time and effort into getting people inside the house to see it? Will one of them help you find people to maintain the yard and surrounding areas when you're not there to run things? Unless you're in a really hot market, I think it's likely that the house will sell after you're gone, since it's just 2 months away. So I would really think about that \- who will do the best job after you leave? Good luck \- keep us posted.

There's over 700 species of Pandanus. Most of the common variegated ones are varieties of P. tectorius although they are usually sold under other names, like P. sanderi, P. baptisii, P. veitchii. Those are synonyms of P. tectorius, one of the most widespread species. Prop or stilt roots are important to P. tectorius because they grow mainly along the shoreline subject to a lot of wind and shifting sand. Some of the variegated forms grow dwarfed but some grow quite large. Cold climate and lack of direct sun would be limiting factors. P. amaryllifolius has a plain green colour, never seen or heard of a variegated one. The fragrance isn't strong but I've never used it in cooking. Maybe the heating process brings something out of it that's not so noticeable in the fresh leaf. Other Pandanus leaves I've crushed haven't had any hint of fragrance in them.

From what you state that you are in the tropics and you have them under a roof structure, still getting sunlight. They should be receiving at minimum 8 hrs. of good sunlight every day or more. Extreme heat can be shaded such as you mention during the hottest part of the day. With you probably having good amount of humidity, this well be good. Roof structure will help the plants not getting too much rain if you are receiving much rain. I am thinking that the yellowing leaves are more from the soil. You may need to add some very porous material such as Lava rock, coconut husks (1/2" size). The clay pots can be an issue, especially if living in a very dry, hot area. If the you experience yellowing leaves and yet the plants caudex/stems are in relatively good condition. I would check for better porosity of soil and pests. Rick