December Flower Photos of the Day

[Yashodhara]

Keep forgeting about Saffron stuck out on this cold winy porch, but yeah looks like I have a pod maturing, its over 1 week old now and its not turned yellow.

Whoo hoo! Fingers crossed for that pod... Who's the lucky "daddy"?

[helixturnhelix]

Yes it is the year of the dragon in a month or so isnt it!  That means its almost time for Lai See  

Thanks Deb for the info on your lighting system.  I ended up just getting 4 6400K T5s, and my plants are covered with buds!  No problem with leggy growth either

[Yashodhara]

Yes it is the year of the dragon in a month or so isnt it!  That means its almost time for Lai See  

Thanks Deb for the info on your lighting system.  I ended up just getting 4 6400K T5s, and my plants are covered with buds!  No problem with leggy growth either

Hi Chris!!!

So happy to hear about all those buds... That's the best indication that your 'biscus are happy with their new lighting!  

I have added yet another light arbor ("shrine") to the plant room... A double this time! I'll post pics in the "Hibiscus as Houseplants" section when I have everything situated (most of my babies have been hanging out in my bedroom during construction... VERY crowded in there at present!)

[farmer d]

David is AG just amazing or what???  That is an awesome display of blooms.  Heck all of your pics are an awesome display of blooms.  Just marvelous.

Deb great to hear from you again.  Looks like you got things cooking there in the snowy north.  Beautiful shots all around.  Can't wait to see more pics of the light arbor/hib shrine.  

Well I got something like a thousand buds but the blooms are slow to happen.  At least the weather has finally gotten back to our normal here with consistent highs in the 70s F again (21C).  In the mean time I'll just keep spraying away and enjoy all the winter growth.

Check out the HV bloom - could of used it for the mystery game but not tonight!

Farmer D

[Yashodhara]

Howdy Farmer D!

Those blooms look positively scrumptious (yummy Prosperity)!  I would have never guessed that your "mystery bloom" was High Voltage (amazing color variation). Those Hollywood Hibs... Always trying to keep the paparazzi guessing!  

[Louis]

Hi all, Happy Holidays to all. I have had nothing special to post till today. All of my seedlings from last winter are now coming into bloom.   Here is a nice bloom, a cross between  Wild Grape X Moonstruck Grape being the pod parent.

This is the first bloom and its 7 inches in diameter and the color cant be accurately shown on monitors. The outer portion of the petals are a dark peach and the inner part rose colored. the throat is dark maroon.

Hope you like it.

Louis

[Nievesgirl]

Congrats Louis on your new seedling !


Happy new year to everyone 

[farmer d]

Louis that is a lovely bloom.  That is a beautiful color combination so no doubt you are already having a Happy New Year!

I apologize up front for all the Black Dream pics but this is the darkest yet for me.  Close to black with that bright red veining - what a look!

Also have another long duration bloom this time Living Legend - day 9 today.

Anyone who got Prosperity get ready for non stop perfect blooms.  2 more today

Black Dream






Farmer D

[farmer d]

The Black Dream files...

Farmer D

[farmer d]

So I'm trying to approximate the number of buds on my metropolis Valentines Day Plant.  My approach is each branch has a cluster averaging about 8 buds.  I count 19 branches with bud clusters so 19 x 8 = 152.  So at some point this will either be a giant let down or pretty awesome display.

Now normally my blooms last 3 days at most for example on Living Legend.  Currently I got a 9 day bloom so I'm somewhere near three times slower on my plant's bloom production rates.  So if it takes in the ballpark of 3-4 weeks for a bud to appear till it blooms under normal circumstances then maybe I'm looking at a few months minimum for a bud to fully develop and bloom right now.

Wow, that's a whole season right there.  No wonder all these buds just stay put week after week....everyday I learn something new.  Either way a great testament to spraying with Supernova - I just don't see how you can get so many buds in the middle of winter along with constant new growth.

Any thoughts please chime in....




Farmer D

[Louis]

Daren,

that is one awesome plant. i dont believe i have ever seen a hibiscus with so many buds.

Poor thing will be exhausted and need a vacation.

anxious to see it in full bloom.

louis

[davidwood]

That's pretty in incredable Darren, when my buds look like that I know they will open tomorrow, and 9 times out of ten they will just last the day.

Cosmic Gold Pochaontos and a nice Cranberry Muffin today.

[Yashodhara]

In celebration of 2012 HVH Online Store Opening Day, Picante burst out with a retina-searing bloom... (Then again, she could have been saying: "Oh no you didn't just buy even MORE hibiscus!")  She's definitely showing some amazing pigmentation for an indoor girl.

Thank you Cindy and Charlie for the awesome work that you do... Can't tell you how many times these beauties have just made my day! 

[Sue]

Happy New Year to all, wish you happiness, love and prosperity!
farmer d, it's unbelievable Valentines Day Plant, look forward to see the blossom.
And your Black Dream is so interesting - petals with a tincture of blue and leaves are round-shaped. I'm curios cause my BD cultivar's leaves are feather-edged a little. 

[farmer d]

Hi Sue,

My Black Dream might have a few unusual characteristics being it is planted in ground and lives outside year round.  Also I have my plants on a high fertilizer program so that can also contribute to the leaves being more round.  The blue tint you see I think is actually a reflection of the sky since the blooms are really waxy they can reflect.  I hope to see some pictures of your BD soon...

Farmer D