I think the flowers are startin to look better. It does take some time in fact about a month of opening up to fully extend and stretch to their final position. that's Why they say not to move it around or you get twisty tied flowers. The final count is 48 flowers. I had to pluck a few yellow buds darni it
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the keiki I planted off it last November bloomed too. has 4 flowers to make up for the lost buds