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« on: July 30, 2009, 06:37:42 PM » |
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I remember reading about this new seedling in previous newsletters. Did it really start blooming as a seedling in the 4' pot size? How old was that plant when it started blooming? That sounds pretty amazing if it was blooming soon after sprouting.
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Charlie
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« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2009, 10:41:28 AM » |
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Night Magic had a long and winding path leading toward oblivion until........it bloomed in a small pot. The original was lost in my last move, but there were some rooted cuttings that survived with just a number attached. If I recall correctly, we did see them bloom in a small pot but it was cutting grown plants and not the original plant from seed. We liked the small plant and flower well enough but once we had Night Magic growing in 8 inch pots it really took off and we saw that this cv makes an excellent bush that flowers a lot. Below are some photos of it from this summer - the middle one was taken in the office and the first one shows it with Nightfire.
Charlie
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helixturnhelix
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« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2009, 08:46:00 PM » |
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Wow night magic is really pretty! I kinda wish I saw this pics while it was still in stock, I might have picked that one over sunkissed blonde. I'm hoping I made the right choice  |
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Charlie
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2009, 07:31:31 AM » |
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I like them both. It just depends on which criteria are used to make the choice. Rarity would go to Sun Kissed Blonde. Prettiness of bloom is a toss-up. Hybridizing potential for both is unknown. Growth habit and bush would go to Night Magic. Both are at that stage where I am still learning about them. Oh yeah, there will be a lot more Night Magic available next year than this year.
So Chris, from a few comments you have made is the situation that you have recently gotten a new job and are moving to a new apartment? If so, were you able to find work in your field? Must be tough right now to find any kind of job!
Charlie
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helixturnhelix
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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2009, 08:06:30 AM » |
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Hi Charlie, I was lucky enough to get into a Ph.D program in Denver, so I am moving out there in august. I've just been staying at the parents house for the time being. The eventual plan is to finish up school and move to SD (my favorite place in cali)  I planted a bunch of my plants in the yard and I am glad my family can enjoy the plants while I am gone and I piqued the interest of my youngest sister, so perhaps she will keep up with the plants and maybe make some seeds to grow. Luckily It looks like my apartment is going to be facing West, so it should be a pretty sunny place. Ive narrowed the bunch that are going to pretty much all your tried and true varieties and some of the rarer ones. Saffron, Belle, Rainbow Sherbet, LL, Acapulco gold, Illuminati, WD, DH, BD, Bonnie Lass, HS, and Sunkissed blonde. I think my windows will be full in no time, lets see how many I can fit  |
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helixturnhelix
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2009, 08:41:13 AM » |
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Come to think of it, my desk at work/school has a very big sunny window... |
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Charlie
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« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2009, 10:48:53 AM » |
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Chris, that all sounds really great. My youngest sister did the long haul degree thing, too, ending up with a post-doc from Stanford after who knows how many years of being a student. She's a biochemist i guess, does research with a biotech company in the Bay area. Cindy and I are visiting her next week. Anyway, there is life after the phd - hang in there!
The sunny windows should be fine for the hibiscus and provide some much appreciated blooms maybe even in winter.
Charlie
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Nievesgirl
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« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2009, 10:50:33 AM » |
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I feel your pain ( I have years of school before I get my veterinary degree )
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helixturnhelix
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« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2009, 03:47:22 PM » |
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Sigh, I really hope your right. Kerry I am glad someone else here feels my pain. |
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« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2009, 06:50:05 PM » |
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Charlie is your sis at Genetech? (sp?) I train horses and teach riding lessons really close to Stanford... in Menlo Park. I have a student who works at Genetech and between he and going to school for chem at SJSU have heard many a story about the biotech industry.
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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 #10 on: August 02, 2009, 07:07:19 AM » |
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Hi Jordan,
My sister Amelia works at another biotech on the Peninsula, Medarex, which recently agreed to be bought by Bristol Myers. She first worked here in San Diego at Idec but loved the area around Stanford so much when she was there working on the post-doc that she switched jobs to move back there. She lives in Los Gatos now and my other sister is up in the hills in La Honda. I like the area, too, so visit a couple times a year. We're planning a long weekend there next week. Cindy wants me to take her hiking in the Muir redwoods and then we plan to drive down to Carmel and visit the art galleries. Painting is Cindy's main recreation - and she's finally trying her hand at a hibiscus painting! It's fun for me to watch the process of making an oil painting. A lot more to it than I ever realized! Maybe some other visit we will take a riding lesson!
I guess biotech can be a wild ride. It's worked out for my sister via the stock options employees get. The frustration is in finding a project that succeeds enough to become a product, since so many don't make it that far. As in: "what did you accomplish in your career? Well, I proved a lot of stuff doesn't work." Not that satisfying really.....
Charlie
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helixturnhelix
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« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2009, 10:03:41 AM » |
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Lucky you get to go to muir woods! One of my favorite places to go hiking in the bay area. I am considering biotech as a career, but am really going to have to think more about it. If you are going to be in the monterey bay area too, you need to check out this sand artist on canary row. It is really amazing how he makes portraits by layering different color sand.
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