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« on: September 02, 2010, 04:14:37 PM » |
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I have had this plant for several months now and not one single bloom. the plant is very attractive with the reddish limbs. it is outside in dappled sunlight and gets watered every day and is fertilized with HV formula. Charlie or others, any idea why it will not bloom? louis   |
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Pachrian
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« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2010, 05:25:21 PM » |
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Louis, I love those ponds!!! Good luck with CM. I have one too but it is still small, so I have no idea what might be going on with yours  |
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2010, 05:43:53 PM » |
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I don't think there is a problem,apart from buds your CM looks perfect and now its just a matter of time. I also have one and it took ages to bloom. The only problem i had i should have pruned it earlier,but as it only had one very strong trunk i left it,now its getting quite tall but it looks ok and like you waiting for blooms.
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Louis
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« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2010, 05:50:16 PM » |
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Louis, I love those ponds!!! Good luck with CM. I have one too but it is still small, so I have no idea what might be going on with yours thank you Pach louis |
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Louis
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« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2010, 05:51:34 PM » |
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I don't think there is a problem,apart from buds your CM looks perfect and now its just a matter of time. I also have one and it took ages to bloom. The only problem i had i should have pruned it earlier,but as it only had one very strong trunk i left it,now its getting quite tall but it looks ok and like you waiting for blooms.
hi david, i hesitated in pruning and now its about 4 feet tall. i am going to leave it as is. i will have room for it in the house this winter. let me know if yours blooms. louis |
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Charlie
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« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2010, 06:56:48 PM » |
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Louis, that is normal for Cranberry Muffin. I did not offer it in 6 inch pots this year because it takes too long to start blooming and gets too big for a 6 inch pot. However, once it does start blooming multiple open flowers is a common experience. My 8 inch pots of it started blooming about a month ago and are going great now. 2 things to watch for - thrips knocking the buds off or too low light levels. I doubt you have either but it is good to keep these in mind when hibiscus do not bloom.
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Louis
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« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2010, 07:03:56 PM » |
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Louis, that is normal for Cranberry Muffin. I did not offer it in 6 inch pots this year because it takes too long to start blooming and gets too big for a 6 inch pot. However, once it does start blooming multiple open flowers is a common experience. My 8 inch pots of it started blooming about a month ago and are going great now. 2 things to watch for - thrips knocking the buds off or too low light levels. I doubt you have either but it is good to keep these in mind when hibiscus do not bloom.
Charlie
hello charlie, nice to hear from you. the plant never had any buds for thrips to cut off. and it is in a rather shady spot. i had it direct sun when i first put it out, but the intense heat we have had this summer started to burn the leaves. i will try to give it a little more sun. thanks, loluis |
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« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2010, 07:38:42 PM » |
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Hi Louis...I too have cranberry muffin..I got her in a 8 inch pot about 6 mo ago..and she has been blooming pretty steady...not a lot of blooms all at once..just one or two at a time..but she is in almost full sun...and we do get hot here...we had 107 last week and she did okay..some yellow leaves...but she survived...so I think she can take more sun than some of my others..hope that helps...lynette
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Nievesgirl
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« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2010, 08:08:28 PM » |
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Hi Louis I had mine for a year and still no blooms either !
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2010, 11:52:13 PM » |
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Its bloomed today as twins. We have had some strange weather here with it being much cooler.
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Charlie
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« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2010, 06:56:38 AM » |
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David, how interesting to see the different color shades of Cranberry Muffin. "Cool" in Vietnam must be a relative term because those flowers look like hot weather colors to me! I'm glad your plant of this variety reached blooming stage. It's one of the slower ones to do so, like Flickering Flame, but once they get there they bloom just fine.
Charlie
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Pachrian
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« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2010, 02:11:04 PM » |
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I've got great news on my CM. I received it earlier this year in a 4" pot along with several other CV's and it's got several buds. They're not going to open for a few more weeks but after reading how long it took others I'm really excited. It budded up faster than several others, and only trailes behind Acapulco Gold and Simple Pleasures.
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Charlie
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« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2010, 04:51:06 PM » |
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Well, one thing abut hibiscus - they like to make exceptions to any general rules we come up with about them!
I'm glad your Cranberry Muffin is budding up this year - good job!
Charlie
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« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2011, 05:06:42 PM » |
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Good news my CM is blooming now in the dead of winter lol and sadly I never get to seem  |
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2011, 03:41:09 PM » |
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Although one of my favorites what a challenge this cv has been for me, it has always bloomed but its leaves cant handle the sun, even 30 mins and the leaves will crisp up, its been in every place in my back garden, its also unlike any other cv and looks like a small tree and not a bush [its at 5 feet tall in the photo], loads of times I have thought about pruning to get the bushy look but as it always has buds I just cant do it,
Well its found a new home now in the shade, its on a small porch at the front and is still blooming, the photo does not really do it justice as it is a real eye catcher when you enter my apartment.
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