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« Reply #45 on: February 18, 2013, 08:26:52 PM » |
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Ernest
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« Reply #46 on: February 18, 2013, 09:31:08 PM » |
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Darren, your Black Dream is looking good. Mine has been producing smaller flowers and not as richly colored as yours. I just posted on the Cultivar topic a bunch of bush pictures I took today. It may be of little interest to anyone besides you and Charlie but take a look at them and see what you think.
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« Reply #47 on: February 19, 2013, 11:13:04 AM » |
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A beautiful Wild Grape
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I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could.
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farmer d
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« Reply #48 on: February 20, 2013, 08:27:22 PM » |
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John that is a gorgeous Wild Grape bloom - very nice for this time of year!
Today Picante had a really interesting look to her - almost like a skinny Dragon's Breath bloom. That is what is so fun with this cv, every bloom reflects the weather very much.
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« Reply #49 on: February 20, 2013, 08:36:11 PM » |
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Here is a bloom that has been ready to open for over a month and today surprisingly was the day. This is what happens when a bloom is fully formed and just sitting there for weeks...bug haven!
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farmer d
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« Reply #50 on: February 21, 2013, 07:42:33 PM » |
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Today is a great day - why? Because it is now exactly 2 months since the winter solstice so spring is now starting in my book at least here in So Cal. Just about all the hibs are showing new growth at branch tips and nodes now. My potted ones on the porch are the last to go and are just now starting to show some new green. Also starting to see more blooms too and of decent quality again.
Every time Raging Bull blooms in the winter I am really impressed with the depth of color offset with the white eye - stunning and also always a big size bloom.
A really nice Heavy Metal and a bunch of Valentines Day blooms gaining color quickly. Also a good idea to take the picture before one sprays the pretty Living Legend bloom and stains it...
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« Reply #51 on: February 21, 2013, 07:49:35 PM » |
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Funny how sometimes you get buds right off the wood without a branch involved. Here is one on Chariots of Fire, though this cv is so floriferous it probably could produce a bud out of almost anywhere.
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« Reply #52 on: February 21, 2013, 07:54:51 PM » |
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This plant has me guessing what it is - supposed to be Flickering Flame but all last summer this plant (potted at in-laws porch) produced nothing but full on doubles that looked identical to Samba Dancer. This looks a lot more like FF so maybe just a weird adjustment phase when transplanted last summer...
And a very fearless hummingbird that has perched just a few feet away from me several times and has nested in the neighbor's front yard so hopefully some great shots soon of her.
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« Reply #53 on: February 22, 2013, 10:55:42 AM » |
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Hmm, that sure looks more like Flickering Flame now. I don't have any photos showing Samba Dancer as a single but winter conditions bring out strange effects on hibiscus blooms. I guess we need to see it next summer to be sure.
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« Reply #54 on: February 22, 2013, 08:37:32 PM » |
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Darren, great pictures as always. I agree with Charlie--that looks a lot like my Flickering Flame which has been a decent winter bloomer.
Our hummingbirds seem to love my Banksia flowers. They perch on the plumeria leaves and then flit back and forth to the Banksias. I think I posted some pictures last year on the hummingbird thread.
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« Reply #55 on: February 24, 2013, 01:10:17 PM » |
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My sunshower bloomed nicely since was in 80's here in Fl an this other hibiscus is nice anyone know what it is I don't no
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farmer d
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« Reply #56 on: February 25, 2013, 07:45:24 PM » |
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My sunshower bloomed nicely since was in 80's here in Fl an this other hibiscus is nice anyone know what it is I don't no
Hi Rebecca! Those are both pretty blooms for sure. Sun Shower is just always so impressive and even more so now that I have seen how Erny's bush of it has done rather well in the ground. I just planted mine this past week in fact. As for your other bloom do you know if that is from HVH? It kind of reminds me of Summer Fun a little bit but this time of year blooms can really appear differently than what they normally look like though your Sun Shower sure looks true to form and being in FL you might have blooms that never get too altered by winter. Keep posting pics of it as it blooms - even if were not sure it is very enjoyable to look at. The temps are warming up here in So Cal for at least the next two weeks it looks like so let's see if this helps move the hibs out of winter mode finally.... Farmer D |
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« Reply #57 on: February 25, 2013, 07:49:49 PM » |
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« Reply #58 on: February 26, 2013, 09:16:42 PM » |
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Here is another picture of sunshower bloom more like the winter colors cross pollenated my creole lady with my sunshower hope my sunshower will set seed bc CL seems to always drop her seed pods
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« Reply #59 on: February 26, 2013, 09:21:01 PM » |
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Here is another picture of sunshower bloom more like the winter colors cross pollenated my creole lady with my sunshower hope my sunshower will set seed bc CL seems to always drop her seed pods
Orange is just double standard I think |
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