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« Reply #60 on: September 12, 2011, 03:32:26 PM » |
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What a wonderful place to visit! Like taking a vacation to some surprisingly wonderful tropical paradise. Great photos everyone!
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« Reply #61 on: September 13, 2011, 11:50:06 AM » |
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So much for summer being over. The temps are back in the 100s this week.
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« Reply #62 on: September 13, 2011, 03:21:38 PM » |
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John sorry to hear that the weather is still so hot...your CH looks awesome though!
Today's colorful blooms....Black Dream has really got some insane black in it again
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« Reply #63 on: September 13, 2011, 03:26:00 PM » |
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I love how Summer Fun as well as Confection Perfection have white eyes instead of the standard red. Great stuff!
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« Reply #64 on: September 14, 2011, 10:00:08 AM » |
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Darren, how is your Rise and Shine doing? You have posted a few pics in the past but I haven't seen any lately. I had a small one last fall but rats decided to feast on it when I had it in my garage over winter.
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« Reply #65 on: September 14, 2011, 06:13:30 PM » |
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Darren, how is your Rise and Shine doing? You have posted a few pics in the past but I haven't seen any lately. I had a small one last fall but rats decided to feast on it when I had it in my garage over winter.
John, you have a good memory. I was freaking out a few months ago as one of it's two main branches was diseased and the infection made it all the way down to the other main branch. So far it looks like the plant closed off itself from being completely infected and the one last branch is still healthy. Not only healthy but all the energy of this plant went into this one main branch and it has gone completely bonkers. It has grown at least 2 feet and has produced a half a dozen new branches off this one. It is now budding up a lot and the way things work here it will bloom when I am out of town in several weeks. I have to include a few pics to show the awesome energy this CV possesses. I would be heartbroken if it died from the infection. Like I said a few days ago I'll be creating a cultivar post as soon as I get some blooms going again soon... I see Cindy updated the photo for R&S in the online store to better represent how it looks. What I love about it is the wide white area that surrounds the eye. This is another really happy looking - spread the tropical happiness around CV. Farmer D It grew so quickly I had to cut back my Plumeria tree to accommodate R&S  These are the buds closest to opening...I'm thinking more than two weeks which would place it to just when I go out of town again...  |
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« Reply #66 on: September 14, 2011, 06:25:17 PM » |
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OK, I am really in love with Ay Caramba. Today on it's second day of blooming it produced twins and wow, the color and form are just so enjoyable to see. Again this was not even close to what I was expecting. Pretty bush too just needs protection from strong sun as the leaves are more delicate. There'll be a cultivar post shortly for this one. Also Flickering Flame today was just amazing. The reds so red and one opened all the way which is rare for this CV and the black eye and rays are just jaw dropping. Check out the light pastel look for Prosperity - really nice and I am just blown away by how bright yellow Daisy Mae is. If I get lost at night trying to get home all I have to do is look up in the sky for the yellow glow - kind of like the bat signal but hibiscus style.... Oh year - first bloom for Splash. Lots of personality and cute! Ay Caramba  Flickering Flame  Farmer D |
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« Reply #67 on: September 14, 2011, 06:30:44 PM » |
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I guess today is orange day...Good times with the hibiscus
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« Reply #68 on: September 14, 2011, 06:42:12 PM » |
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I guess today is orange day here...
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I LOVE orange day! Absolutely beautiful, as always, Farmer D! My bloomers today (and hopefully a few pod parents, as I finally have some "hot" pollen!): H. Arnottianus Fiji Island Key Lime Pie Marianne Charlton Rosalind Deb  |
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« Reply #69 on: September 14, 2011, 08:28:51 PM » |
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Wow Darren! That Flickering Flame is really really really really awesome! It was always beautiful, but with it fully open, it is breathtaking! Does anyone else have it not open fully? Is that a typical trait for this cv?
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« Reply #70 on: September 15, 2011, 04:24:28 AM » |
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JohnD, you can see that Rise and Shine is an especially strong plant even in the 4 inch size. Compared to others that are the same age it has a bigger, beefier look. My main stock plant of it is also fantastic, and about to be harvested for next year's new plants. The bush looks the way you would expect a Saffron x High Voltage cross to look.
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« Reply #71 on: September 15, 2011, 02:23:40 PM » |
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Thanks Darren and Charlie. I just ordered Rise and Shine.
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« Reply #72 on: September 15, 2011, 02:57:51 PM » |
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Wow Darren! That Flickering Flame is really really really really awesome! It was always beautiful, but with it fully open, it is breathtaking! Does anyone else have it not open fully? Is that a typical trait for this cv?
Hi Kristen, in regards to your FF bloom question I can say that over 90% of the blooms will not stay open completely like that one but they still do stay open around 80%-90% of the way. IMO this is the best case scenario because when you look at the bloom pics you will see how the bright orange and yellow ruffly edges totally contrast and jump out with the dark blackish eye zone directly behind it. Charlie did a great job naming the CV because that is the effect this look really gives. Here is the same bloom today and you can see it now looks much more like a typical FF bloom which by my standards is amazing.  I guess it comes down to how much you prefer to have your blooms open way up and stay that way. I like them that way too but in this case with the color combos it actually looks better not fully opened. Don't forget as Charlie mentioned that the bush is awesome too. Shiny dark green leaves, branches very well, grows fast and tolerates heat excellently. And talk about having some fall colors in the yard, I don't need to go the mountains to see it now that I have FF. Farmer D |
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« Reply #73 on: September 15, 2011, 03:03:13 PM » |
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Thanks Darren and Charlie. I just ordered Rise and Shine.
John you'll love this CV. Sucks that your last one was eaten, are there any deterrent plants with fruit you could have around in winter to keep them from eating your hibs? I know I'm in a more mild climate zone so I got stuff pretty much fruiting all year round to keep the critters away from my hibs....right now my grapes and strawberry guavas are keeping the raccoons, possums, rats and mice away from my hibs. Farmer D |
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« Reply #74 on: September 15, 2011, 03:08:59 PM » |
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Deb that Rosalind is incredible. Looks like the sun exploding or something like that. Wow! Today I've decided I need to build a shrine to Tahitian Lavender Mist. I am in awe of the blooms. Good luck trying to figure out what exactly the color is...some sort of greyish lavender shade of purple with a hot pink border and those white rays are just too much...  Farmer D |
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