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« Reply #60 on: June 09, 2013, 08:10:55 AM » |
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Chris, I've had Riptide in the full sun and am not getting any dark colors at all. I think I will move it into a morning sun only location. Also Victoria's Touch, Blue Ballerina, Fifth Dimension, and Black Dream.
I think that is a good idea Erny, in typical blue/brown CV fashion, Riptide's colors fade. Your plant is also pretty small still, so the bloom size and quality should get better when the plant matures. I hope that Charlie can post his Riptide bloom so we can see how they compare. |
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« Reply #61 on: June 09, 2013, 09:11:16 AM » |
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Darren, I'm sure you will be very happy with Jolie.
Erny, I love your White Hot blooms.
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« Reply #62 on: June 09, 2013, 02:10:30 PM » |
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Secret Heart fades to an interesting pattern--this is day two or three. Also Luck Be a Lady, Fifth Dimension, Living Legend, Haute Coutere, and Rum Runner profusion.
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« Reply #63 on: June 09, 2013, 05:17:02 PM » |
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John your Rainbow Sherbet is as good as it gets. I love the speckled border between the yellow and orange.
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« Reply #64 on: June 09, 2013, 05:21:33 PM » |
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This Simple Pleasures bloom has such a deep red eye - I just love it!
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« Reply #65 on: June 09, 2013, 05:41:10 PM » |
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Darren I did not think that was even possible, I have always thought that from a grafted plant you can only take another graft, you cannot get it to root.
To be honest when I asked the question I was really wondering if Charlie ever tried to root the hard wood, I have never tried that and wondered if it works ok.
David I think I misunderstood your initial question. I was thinking it from a general view of any plant that has been grafted. For instance I have given Charlie wood from a few of my non HVH grafted plants to see if he could root them. More were not successful than successful but you don't know unless you try. I know that on some the wood was hard wood that rooted so it is possible. Farmer D |
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« Reply #66 on: June 09, 2013, 07:32:43 PM » |
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David I think I misunderstood your initial question. I was thinking it from a general view of any plant that has been grafted. For instance I have given Charlie wood from a few of my non HVH grafted plants to see if he could root them. More were not successful than successful but you don't know unless you try. I know that on some the wood was hard wood that rooted so it is possible.
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Darren I had just wrote this below and was going to start a new topic, I wont bother now but hope someone could read and clear up for us, I do so hope you are right. Could someone who has done it please clarify something me and Darren have discussed. Is it possible to take a cutting from a grafted plant and root it? I have a very healthy P’s Purple and Bridal Path grafted plants; if I take a cutting from them can they root. I will be very happy if they can but I had always assumed this was not possible. |
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« Reply #67 on: June 09, 2013, 08:47:04 PM » |
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If the CV that is grafted also a variety that roots, you can root it on its own. P's Purple and Bridal path both root so you can root them directly, without the need to graft.
There are some varieties that will not root, like CDLC and those need to always be grafted. There may be some decrease in strike rate when using root-able varieties that are grafted. There is the potential for them to contract bacteria or viruses from the root stock, which in turn inhibits rooting, but a certain percentage of cuttings will still root.
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« Reply #68 on: June 09, 2013, 09:56:49 PM » |
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Thanks Chris [and Darren], I am not sure why I thought this, maybe I read it about Andeniums or Plumeria and thought it was the same with all plants, still its good news and I will be busy later.
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« Reply #69 on: June 10, 2013, 11:15:09 AM » |
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White Hot is not only a fantastic flower. It is also very durable. These two blooms are day 5 and day 6 and still retain good form and most of their color. Also Brassy Blonde and Valentine's Day.
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« Reply #70 on: June 10, 2013, 11:19:39 AM » |
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Luck Be a Lady is showing much better coloration in the blooms as the bush grows and matures. Also Night Magic, Acapulco Gold, and Herm Geller.
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« Reply #71 on: June 10, 2013, 07:42:08 PM » |
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Erny your HH bloom is just flat out amazing. Great depth of color and the grouping of yellow spots is really cool. I know the bush has a slow grower reputation but mine lately has been growing rather vigorously...
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« Reply #72 on: June 10, 2013, 07:46:19 PM » |
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Here is White Hot on day 2. I have mine planted right next to Acapulco Gold so it is getting intense full sun most of the day meaning the blooms are going to be tested to the max as far as longevity. So far they are lasting over 2 days!
Also first bloom from my new Firestorm plant.
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« Reply #73 on: June 10, 2013, 08:14:19 PM » |
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Darren, that Midsummer Night looks like purple velvet--very rich looking.
Heartbreak Hotel has a very nice bush. It isn't reasl tall but it is full and well-branched.
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« Reply #74 on: June 11, 2013, 04:27:23 PM » |
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My garden is going strangely quiet with most buds misfiring very early on and much tip die back...I'm thinking I am seeing the delayed results of me being gone for 3 weeks. Hopefully this is the low point from that ...
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