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For the first time ever, I have blooms from all three of my flowering hibiscus! How exciting. I think that I may not turn out to be a great hybridizer after all because I was so quick to pollinate them all with whomever I chose and then went to get labels so I know who is who in a month, but by the time I got the labels to label each of them, I forgot half of who the father plants were! Jeese!
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Charlie
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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2010, 03:54:14 PM » |
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Great photos to start the August Photos of the Day thread! Talk about color!!!
Charlie
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« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2010, 03:54:54 PM » |
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Love these pics! : )
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2010, 04:52:07 PM » |
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Oops, its August huh? Thanks for changing it for me. I got Space Oddity, Gator Pride, and your new blue one!!!!! Sooo excited!
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Pachrian
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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2010, 07:26:08 PM » |
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Late afternoon Bridal Path and Belle du Jour. Fantasy Charm in the background.
I'm surprised at how similar Belle and Fallen Hero have looked for me this year colorwise.
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~Uli
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2010, 07:51:57 PM » |
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Great pics Ulii! Two perfect blooms  |
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Charlie
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« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2010, 05:06:14 AM » |
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Lots of flower power there. Enough petal to feed a family of 4 (turtles).
Charlie
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Pachrian
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« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2010, 10:00:58 AM » |
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Lol, turtles? Where did that come from?  P's Purple is such a pleasure, great bush, always blooming: |
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« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2010, 10:51:38 AM » |
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When it's too hot for many of the exotics the ancestors rarely let you down. El Capitolio   |
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"An addiction to gardening is not all bad when you consider all the other choices in life."
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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2010, 02:03:32 PM » |
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The nice thing about growing hibs in pots is that you can move them around for pics.
This morning: yesterday's Bridal Path and Fantasy Charm
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Yashodhara
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« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2010, 04:45:20 PM » |
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Wow!!! Gorgeous blooms everyone! Today was a great day for my “species,” too… · Fragilis (Pink? Guess he was just blending with the herd!) · Liliiflorus triplets · Kona (Deb) |
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« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2010, 05:21:16 PM » |
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It's rare for me to see a P's Purple that has not been recently pruned and I'm very happy to see that it can bloom multiples per day.
I agree with Doll, too, the ancestors are great for color just about every day of summer.
It's an unusual photo that has Bridal Path smaller than another flower but with Fantasy Charm its to be expected. Probably a 10 inch flower next to a 9 inch flower with these 2!
Most interesting seeing H fragilis in pink tones. I have seen it described as pink through red in historical references but so far the blooms I've seen have been more red than pink.
After a slow start, summer 2010 is turning into a banner year for hibiscus photos!!
Charlie
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« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2010, 07:43:00 PM » |
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I was really interested in Uli's P's Purple. Looks way more pink than mine. Both my P's Purple and Soft Spot look a grey color and very similar.
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« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2010, 07:52:35 PM » |
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I'm a big fan of spots and splashes so I've been really enjoying my Some Like It Hot and my Heavy Metal. We're having a big problem with thrips and bud drop but getting lots of beautiful blooms on these 2 any way.
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« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2010, 08:01:28 PM » |
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Here's a few more favorites from today.
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