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« Reply #30 on: May 18, 2010, 04:52:54 PM » |
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YES! I would really like to see a hanging basket nightrunner. That is one way you could always enjoy those flowers  Is the bush also low growing? I also moved Dragons heart outside, I am hoping those cool nights and warm days will show me those awesome burgundy blooms. AND it looks like snow is out of the forecast for at least two weeks  Few pics: Had to go to the garden store and look what was blooming:) Im pretty sure that is a heaven's scent. "The Twins" as I call them, my Belle du Jour x Rainbow Sherbet seedlings, they are really starting to pick up their growing. Very upright growth habit, Im hoping to get them to bloom this year. |
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« Reply #31 on: May 18, 2010, 06:42:57 PM » |
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Yes, I think that is Heaven Scent, too. If it goes double in summer that would confirm it.
Chris, this is a personal choice type of thing but what some people do with seedlings like your 2, with strong straight main trunks, is go ahead an cut off the top couple of inches at this point. That will cause some branching to occur and won't set back first flower by much if at all. In earlier times most hybridizers would not do this, thinking that they would get a first bloom faster but several of us who hybridize a lot found that a soft prune when the plant is about a foot high would give us more branches and thus more wood to propagate with after the first bloom shows itself. You can also get a better idea of what the bush is like, too. However, some still prefer to leave it alone and wait for first bloom before doing any cutting on it. Space may be a factor, too, if space is limited a tall one stem plant may be more desirable. As I said, it's personal preference and whatever works in your situation is the way to go.
Charlie
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« Reply #32 on: May 18, 2010, 08:07:38 PM » |
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I will have to think more about this pruning idea, as I do have some space constraints. They are aproaching one foot, so I think I am going to transplant them into 2 gallon pots and put them outside. That will be the plan for this weekend. I know that each seedling is an individual, but as a rule how tall are your seedlings when they show their first flowers? |
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« Reply #33 on: May 19, 2010, 06:41:22 AM » |
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Chris, many of mine bloom when they are about 4 feet tall including the 2 gallon pot. That would be about 3 feet tall if in the ground. Of course it will vary but that's pretty much what I expect to see.
Charlie
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« Reply #34 on: May 19, 2010, 12:41:06 PM » |
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here are a couple of my blooms from today....will have more soon...lynette
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« Reply #35 on: May 19, 2010, 12:43:17 PM » |
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here is the other....I dont know how to get more than 1 attachment on a post??sorry
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« Reply #36 on: May 20, 2010, 11:58:40 AM » |
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Sorry for the delay in response.......
I had thought about making this into a hanging basket plant, but I think I will try staking and training the floppy branches first. The bush on this Night Runner is better than the other NR I had last year, so we shall if staking it up helps.
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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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« Reply #37 on: May 20, 2010, 03:22:42 PM » |
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Jordan, I'm pretty sure you can train Night Runner into a mostly upright bush. The older plants of it that are growing here have thicker, stronger stems and are better than the younger plants. The 6 inch pots we shipped this year are actually 2 years old - last year they were just too floppy to send so they stayed over another year. The 4 inch pots look OK but I know as they grow the weak limbs will want to fall over if not staked up.
Good luck with it!
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« Reply #38 on: May 22, 2010, 08:43:39 PM » |
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here is my first bloom from pocahontas...I love it
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« Reply #39 on: May 22, 2010, 08:47:36 PM » |
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here is my first song sung blue bloom and love story and red beans and rice
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« Reply #40 on: May 24, 2010, 07:45:03 AM » |
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It's great to see new photos from around the country now. Very pretty, Lynette. I see you figured out how to attach more than 1 photo - you can do up to 6 in one message.
Charlie
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« Reply #41 on: May 24, 2010, 09:54:26 AM » |
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ya I did..last time I tried to attach more it did not work...here is a couple more from today..maui madness..cranberry muffin and city slicker
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« Reply #42 on: May 25, 2010, 05:49:06 PM » |
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Haute Couture and Dragon's Heart
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« Reply #43 on: May 25, 2010, 10:04:31 PM » |
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Haute Couture IS BEAUTIFUL..I WILL HAVE TO GET THAT ONE
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« Reply #44 on: May 26, 2010, 05:14:53 AM » |
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Patrick, I really like Haute Couture, too. Great color combo, good flower size, and the bush is sturdy. It's one of the ones that has survived planted in the ground in our outdoor garden for several years.
Charlie
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