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stplong
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« on: July 06, 2009, 12:00:37 PM » |
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Here is a picture of key lime pie that bloomed today.
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Charlie
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« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2009, 02:43:20 PM » |
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Nothing prettier and more heart-warming than seeing children play with hibiscus. Super photo! The close up is excellent of the Key Lime Pie blooms, showing those subtle pink rays extending up into the yellow lime color of the petals. Thanks for posting!!!!
Charlie
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Nievesgirl
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« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2009, 03:32:42 PM » |
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Nice pictures ! , the first one is the cutest.  |
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helixturnhelix
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2009, 10:30:43 PM » |
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very nice pics! I would really like to see more green flowered cvs |
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Charlie
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« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2009, 07:48:48 AM » |
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Yesterday I came across this flower - a first bloom on a seedling plant that was Creme de Cacao x Buttercup. It resembles Buttercup but I got an impression of green when looking at it. Buttercup is the second photo below for comparison. What do you think - is it green enough to be called green?
Charlie
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« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2009, 08:42:58 AM » |
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To me it looks more like an olive color. It is always difficult to determine the color from a photograph, but I think that you could put that one in the green category, along with key lime pie. Ive also seen a cvs called 'pond scum' and 'Irish spring' called green, but they are no more green than that seedling.
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Darkhorse
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2009, 11:03:28 AM » |
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I agree with Chris. The seedling looks like it could fit in with green, yellow, or brown.
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"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -Edgar Allan Poe
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stplong
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« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2009, 01:47:11 PM » |
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Would you consider this one green enough?
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Charlie
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« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2009, 04:48:47 PM » |
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Yep, that one has got the green thing going on. Over the years "greens" have varied from the golden green, which Key Lime Pie would be at the far end of the spectrum, to what I would call muddy greens, like this one - is it named Katie? The seedling photo I posted would be in the middle, with darker green tones mixed with brighter golden tones. I've offered several greens over the last decade but stopped for the most part because they were not too popular. Definitely an acquired taste. Key Lime Pie has sold the most for whatever reasons. OTOH, I couldn't find homes for many browns in the old days, either, such as Campfire Girl that has been mentioned lately. There is a much more demand for good browns nowadays, so maybe green will find more acceptance, too.
Charlie
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stplong
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« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2009, 06:03:13 PM » |
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Hi Charlie,
I purchased this one from Florida and it's tag says Kattie Jones. I personally think the greens look really neat and I noticed at least on Kattie Jones is that the green shows better in photo's.
Patrick
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Darkhorse
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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2009, 06:36:30 PM » |
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I personally like the greens; I'm a fan of the more unusual hib flowers.
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"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -Edgar Allan Poe
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Charlie
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« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2009, 08:51:55 AM » |
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Hi Patrick,
Kattie Jones has the lavender ring as an added bonus or point of interest. That would indicate that Orville Davis or Wallflower were parent or grandparent. Misfire is the source of most of the "greens". Nobody knows where Misfire came from since it was a rescue from a garbage pile (literally). I like using Creme de Cacao to make brown/blue/green flowers because it is Misfire x Key Lime Pie and itself is a brown with a hint of green.
It is often said that green is not a viable flower color because pollinators would not be able to differentiate it from the green foliage. However, that photo that Chris posted showing a flower under UV light makes me wonder if this is always true.
Charlie
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