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« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2011, 02:18:11 PM » |
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Lisa, Ruby Tuesday is a grafted variety. The growth below the graft is from the stock plant. Looks like Albo Lacinatus. There is some info about why some varieties are grafted here http://www.hiddenvalleyhibiscus.com/misc/hibiscustypes.htm |
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« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2011, 06:12:10 PM » |
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Some of my Ruby Tuesday. Love her. Hard to get her to branch though. I just gave her a second pruning since I got her this summer, she grows real tall, with a thick stalk, but no branching. Maybe this time shell get the message.
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« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2011, 06:19:58 PM » |
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Yup, Ruby Tuesday is a poor brancher, this is one that is grown just for the flower. Reminds me alot of parent Vin Extraordinaire in growth habit, but has Geronimo's nice eye, you might try chemically inducing branching.
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« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2011, 06:29:42 PM » |
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By spraying with the Nitrozyme or Supernova? I did that every morning while it was still outside. And as I did see some great branching from almost everyone else including Vin, nothing from RT. So I did another prune, maybe it will work this time.
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« Reply #19 on: November 01, 2011, 07:54:30 PM » |
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yup, but some CVs just do not branch well, Ruby Tuesday seems to be one. Vin E, is slightly better, but still reluctant to branch and get full, especially when compared to the P's purple crosses. Hopefully you can squeeze a few more branches out of RT.
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« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2011, 04:46:04 AM » |
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Lisa, you should cut the "suckers" off this plant. Those are the branches that emerged from below the graft and are from the root stock plant which in this case is Albo lacinatus. Albo is a very vigorous hibiscus and the branches will outgrow Ruby Tuesday and possibly crowd it out completely. Cut the branches off flush with the main stem and then watch for any to emerge later on. The sooner you cut them when they start growing the better. Usually, there will only be a few of these suckers and once you have removed them completely no others will grow.
Ruby Tuesday usually grows as thick, straight branches as can be seen in the photo below.
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« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2011, 08:00:43 AM » |
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Wow, great pic Charlie! There is something about the bright fushia color coupled with Geronimo's metallic eye which makes Ruby Tuesday a special CV, if only it had a bush like Simple Pleasures, that would be a home run  |
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« Reply #22 on: November 03, 2011, 06:04:19 AM » |
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That metallic eye is spectacular!
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