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« on: July 01, 2009, 12:22:37 PM » |
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So, here are the promised photos of most of my collection, along with a couple close-ups of the blooms. Enjoy! Jordan first photo, from left: Creole Lady, Swamp Music, Saffron; on the a/c is Acapulco Gold, the "stick" is Black Dream, in the blue pot is Island Girl, and the little black container is Belle du Jour picture 2, from left: Fiery Furnace, Living Legend, Devil's Eye, Night Runner, Blueberry Thrill, back to Creole Lady; in the left foreground is Medicine Man; orange kitty is Hazel  she loves hibiscus for different reasons... apparently they taste good |
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Darkhorse
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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2009, 12:24:41 PM » |
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from left: 5th dimension, voodoo magic, silver memories, chariots of fire; I love this silver memories bloom
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Darkhorse
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« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2009, 12:26:18 PM » |
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Devil's Eye, still opening, and Persian Rug (sorry the color isn't too great on that one)
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Darkhorse
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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2009, 12:27:16 PM » |
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Didn't get my little Gator Pride or my Delta Dawn in the photos, and I have a Blackjack, Heavy Metal, and Cinnamon Girl on the way!! |
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Nievesgirl
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« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2009, 12:50:55 PM » |
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Your balcony is much bigger than mine ! nice collection.
How do you like Persian rug and Devil's eye ?
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Darkhorse
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2009, 01:22:20 PM » |
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So far this is only my 2nd Persian Rug bloom and my first Devil's Eye bloom. As far as their bushes go, they both seem to be full, and the foliage is really beautiful on both of the cvs. I have Devil's Eye in full sun and Persian Rug in morning sun/afternoon shade. Devil's Eye seems to be a slower grower, and Persian Rug seems to be about average. Both are now loaded with buds and I'll get a lot more blooms out of them by late summer I hope.
The blooms so far on Persian Rug have been somewhat disappointing. Although they're still beautiful, the colors are a lot softer than what I've seen advertised, and I have yet to get that cool "splotching" effect. Devil's Eye, from this one bloom, looks awesome. Really splashy colors just like the advert. photo. I will post more pix of blooms as they open so you can see what their regular look is like... at least in my conditions.
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nina
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« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2009, 01:26:11 PM » |
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A very nice and promising collection!
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« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2009, 03:29:28 PM » |
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Well this is half of my collection. I had to use my mac camera so I apologize if the pics arent that good
From left to right: Acapulco Gold, Cinnamon Girl, Illuminati, Blue Ballerina.
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Charlie
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« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2009, 07:26:20 AM » |
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Very nice. It's so neat to see the hibs growing in all the many locations around the world.
Nina, can we see your plants growing in their locations this summer?
My new camera just arrived after my old one died so I'm able to take photos again. Flower photography is a whole other aspect of growing hibiscus that I find adds another satisfying dimension to it. The flowers are so ephemeral - her today, gone tomorrow - and capturing a bush in full bloom or a specially bright flower preserves those moments for enjoying again and again. Like that Living Legend with almost a dozen blooms on it that I showed the other day. I had completely forgotten about that until I went looking for photos of Living Legend.
Anyway, this thread is a good idea and I hope we see a lot of posts here.
Charlie
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Charlie
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2009, 11:47:35 AM » |
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I took a bunch of photos yesterday, so nice to be back to capturing flower images again! This forum only allows 2 per post so here is one of a new cv available next year named Cosmic Gold - 5 open blooms on the bush yesterday! The other is Blue President that is President x Renaissance Blue, an unusual cv because the garden variety did not dominate the exotic which is the normal result of such a cross.
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roadrunner
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« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2009, 12:07:57 PM » |
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Those are gorgeous Charlie, but this isn't fair. I'm out of space for more plants. LOL
Dave
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« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2009, 08:43:45 PM » |
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Wow Cosmic Gold is really pretty! I would love to see more bush pictures |
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Darkhorse
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« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2009, 09:48:30 PM » |
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Yeah, Cosmic Gold looks great. Who are its parents? I love to see more and more photos... they make my day. |
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nina
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« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2009, 06:16:16 AM » |
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Here is a part of my collection. A jungle at this moment.
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Charlie
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« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2009, 07:06:08 AM » |
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Cindy and I love the jungle look, Nina. All the plants looks very healthy and like they are growing well. This is inside the greenhouse, I think. Didn't you say you are also growing some varieties outside the greenhouse this summer? Is there a big difference?
Charlie
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