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« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2015, 04:14:46 PM » |
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Thunder Egg's 1st bloom 2015 and #2 following day.
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« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2015, 04:29:43 PM » |
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Tahitian Princess and my new hummingbird friend that feed at least 4 and 5 times a day.
This was the first weekend that it started to feed when I'm outside around the flowers. He especially like the Tahitian Princess this weekend. I hope to get some better photos as I was inside when I took these.
He is green with a white spot and decent size.
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« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2015, 04:34:53 PM » |
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Silver Lining did not take well to shipping. This was a rare occasion of it opening this much.
To capture all 3 of the Rum Runner flowers, I took a sweeping panoramic.
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« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2015, 05:10:57 PM » |
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Laughing Fountain at the end of the day. Sun was setting fast and I didn't have enough light for the photos.. When I brought the bloom inside I was able to get the true colors.
Time For Magic end of day 1. I wish I could have been home in the morning when this one opened.
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« Reply #19 on: August 20, 2015, 02:33:07 PM » |
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The foliage on Tarzan is heavy textured unlike anything I have seen before. Everything about this cultivar is superb and the personality takes it to another level.
Here are a few blooms from this week.
Check out this manly Tarzan bloom. The bloom has a chin, eyebrows, and ears. I love it!
I get really excited the night before Tarzan opens. I like to spend the morning watching it open if I'm home.
Laughing Fountain summer look coming to a close soon with fall right around the corner.
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« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2015, 05:18:58 PM » |
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Last of my 3 blooms 😟... I feel like I just used my last sparkler .
I did swap the pollen as soon as they flowered.
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« Reply #21 on: August 22, 2015, 05:20:41 PM » |
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Silver Lining did not take well to shipping. This was a rare occasion of it opening this much.
To capture all 3 of the Rum Runner flowers, I took a sweeping panoramic.
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« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2015, 11:30:11 AM » |
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Kyle - Thanks for sharing the seedling info on Prom Queen. I'd be interested to see how its cross with Pinot Noir turns out. Your Thunder Egg and Tarzan are looking great as is your Silver Lining as far as I can see. Nice shot of your Rum Runners and those shots with the humming bird on Tahitian Princess are awesome - well done!
Brenden - Looks like you're starting to gets some blooms now! Hopefully the plants take well at the hospital.
Charlie - Really informative newsletter this month. It has helped answer some of the questions I've had about leaf cupping and flowering in high outdoor heat and humidity. Very interesting to see how some of these CV's react to extreme weather as you will also see in some of my photos below. It's also great learning more about hybridizing and the endless quest to create "perfect" hibiscus. Thanks to you and Cindy for these informative articles.
Mandarin Sunset - Nice triples from the other day as this CV has now begun budding up nicely. You will notice the one yellow leaf which I am assuming the high heat and humidity has affected the pigment.
Kilimanjaro - First bloom of the summer as this CV took a while to recover from some mites and being indoors over the winter, losing lots of leaves. Another bloom where it seems the high heat may have impacted its pigmentation. An awesome CV, so I'm excited it's now bouncing back.
White Hot - Nice doubles from the other day. You can see the sun and heat have actually burned/browned the petals on the bloom on the right.
Night Runner - As said here many times before, wonderful blooms, but a very difficult plant to get growing upright. If I can't get this CV to stay upright, I may consider making it a hanging plant as had been suggested on the forums in the past.
Also Black Dragon and Marianne Charleton blooming indoors.
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« Reply #23 on: August 24, 2015, 02:13:44 PM » |
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Cindy and I spent Saturday at Erny's house where the latest meeting of the Southern California Hibiscus Society was held. Erny has done an incredible job of growing hibiscus in both front and back yards. Many of the plants are well over 6 feet high and all are very full and healthy looking. I don't know how many he has planted - but looked like at least 200 beautiful specimens! Truly a sight to behold.
Cindy wants to build a web page about this garden so many more photos will be coming to the web site by and by. Today I am attaching 2 of them to provide a little preview of how wonderful this garden has become. The first is a Cindy's Heart plant in full bloom, with me standing at the side and Erny in the background. The second is a shot of his flower bed located along the road in front of the house. The 2 palm trees are among the most massive I have seen - keep in mind that the tallest of the hibiscus here is about 12 feet high and they all are at least my height. Amazing sight, everywhere you look!
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« Reply #24 on: August 26, 2015, 12:43:38 PM » |
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Since June 27th it has been 85-90F hot and sunny. I think it rained 1 time since then for 1 hour.
Unfortunately a few days it dropped into the 40's the 3rd week of August and pretty much wrapped up my season. This cold weather is unusual for this time of year but I suspect it will warm up again but my hibiscus did not take well to the sudden drop in temps and days getting shorter. In addition to that, spider mites keep trying to take over. I'm ready for my season to end. I'm pruning early this year because I need a break.
Space Oddity opening and at 8pm
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« Reply #25 on: August 26, 2015, 12:56:07 PM » |
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Pinot Noir
another Space Oddity
I have noticed Thunder Egg's blue comes out more as the day goes on.
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farmer d
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« Reply #26 on: August 27, 2015, 11:03:39 AM » |
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Kyle your blooms are off the charts! Fantastic results and a pure pleasure to view.
David you are getting some insane blooms as well. You have hit the ground running when it comes to growing these beauties! Great job and keep them bloom posts coming.
Brenden you are doing a fine job! Stay positive and keep asking lots of questions as you figure out what works best in your growing conditions there. You are on your way!!
Charlie that was one fine meeting at Erny's house last Saturday. I cannot describe the quantity of blooms we saw and I was very impressed, even surprised at how healthy and large Erny's plants have become. Just when you think you have seen it all and know mostly everything you come across something like that and it amazes and humbles you at the same time. I wish everyone could have been there to see what we saw. It was groundbreaking!
I continue with my catching up of bloom photos....I hope you all don't mind so many photos. I just love sharing the awesome beauty that comes from Charles' amazing creations.
By the way the Show Stopper bloom below is a result of my spraying herbicide on the lawn in front of it. I guess the roots have grown from the planter into the soil under my lawn.
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« Reply #27 on: August 27, 2015, 11:07:03 AM » |
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« Reply #28 on: August 27, 2015, 11:09:30 AM » |
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