Sea of Tranquility

[farmer d]

Here are my first pics of Sea of Tranquillity after I received the plant last week.

Quite the bloom with a unexpected array of colors and I really enjoy how it changes over the next few days.

Look forward to more blooms that are on the way...











Farmer D

[farmer d]

Another 3rd day bloom


6" plant just planted after receiving week before (4/11)



Farmer D

[davidwood]

Another 3rd day bloom


6" plant just planted after receiving week before (4/11)



Farmer D

Very nice Darren, I notice you have a  Plumeria there giving a bit of shade, I have done simmilar, over the last year I have slowly been growing and taking cuttings of Plumeria so as my garden is surrrounded with them, I can see now its going to work, just not yet, still a bit to small, geting great blooms of them though .

[farmer d]

You're right on David.  This corner of my yard is a real hot spot but with the plumeria shade the plant only gets direct sun from about 9am till noon.

I'll be planting a Midsummer Night behind it in the corner.  Should do well in even more shade so the darker blooms won't fade as much and they should stand out well under the canopy of white & yellow plumeria flowers.

Also I discovered that plumeria and hibiscus like much of the same nutrients so I don't mind letting their root systems be really close together.
Farmer D

[farmer d]

A few more months down the road and I am just loving this CV.  It blooms consistently and usually they are pointing straight up to the sky.  A great color contrast to the more bright and fruity colors I have in the yard.

Another thing I like about SOT is that when it first open it reflexes a lot and then over the next two days it softens it's colors and actually expands in size a little.  So there is something to look forward to after it first opens instead of just fading from a beginning glory.









Farmer D

[Charlie]

There were only a dozen plants of Sea of Tranquility available this year, and they went out to all corners of the globe. I'm sure glad one went to Farmer D so we can all enjoy the show the blooms put on.

Charlie