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« Reply #60 on: October 01, 2009, 04:28:16 PM » |
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« Reply #61 on: October 02, 2009, 06:30:12 AM » |
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Oooh, I like the colors of these, Jordan. Good job!
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« Reply #62 on: October 02, 2009, 08:29:49 AM » |
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Thanks Charlie,
That is Nina in the photo. The IHS website has been down for the past few days but I will do my best to track down the Hybridizer and parents. I'll send you some wood from it.
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« Reply #63 on: October 02, 2009, 08:33:29 AM » |
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Thanks Nina,
I really enjoy reading your posts and seeing the pics you put up. The top right one is Maroon stars. I really like the bloom but the bush is horrible.
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« Reply #64 on: October 02, 2009, 08:38:59 AM » |
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Great pics Dave,
I have had my eye on Blonde Ambition for a while. I already have a lot of yellow combinations but I'm definitely going to pick it up the next time its available.
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« Reply #65 on: October 02, 2009, 01:01:05 PM » |
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Thanks Jon,
Blonde Ambition is a great cultivar and its blooms can get quite large. I've had a few just under 10" this past week.
I'm with Charlie on Nina. I really like that bloom.
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« Reply #66 on: October 03, 2009, 01:54:31 PM » |
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Thanks for the info about Nina, Jon. If it was named after Nina from Croatia who is on this forum maybe she knows the parents and will speak up.
I'm glad you all like Blond Ambition. It's a big bloom on a pretty bush, the only drawback for me is that it does not grow fast so I cannot get very much wood from it so it remains pretty rare.
I am so often critical of hibiscus bushes that I didn't want to say anything about Maroon Stars which I haven't grown in some years. In my experience the flower was excellent, but the bush was nearly impossible to grow nicely in a 6 inch pot that could be shipped to someone. What has surprised me over the years is that sometimes it only takes one cross to "fix" a bad bush although it is more common that multiple generations of improvement are required. In any case I let Maroon Stars go along with hundreds of other varieties and am not sure how I feel about them showing up for sale on other sites without any comments about their various qualities. Mostly I think the qualities should be described, although there is something to be said for preserving older varieties at least for awhile.
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« Reply #67 on: October 04, 2009, 02:42:21 PM » |
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Your welcome Charlie,
I'm pretty sure it is named after Nina so she might know. I feel as though I'm in the same situation as you were only on a much smaller scale. I have quite a few plants that I have no idea what to do with. Some I might want try at making some crosses with and others that I might just give away or put in a hanging basket like I did to Maroon Stars today because I like the bloom so much. One CV for instance is Sweet Pink. The double pink bloom on it is gorgeous. The bush is upright and looks good but some of the blooms face straight to the ground. Maybe as it grows out a bit it might help. I saw a few blooms on it today and just shook my head but when I brought a couple home my wife was in love with it. I'll find a picture of it I took a while back.
Here is a not so great pic of the Silver Memories I picked up from you last week.
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« Reply #68 on: October 04, 2009, 02:49:41 PM » |
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« Reply #69 on: October 04, 2009, 02:51:59 PM » |
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« Reply #70 on: October 04, 2009, 02:53:37 PM » |
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« Reply #71 on: October 04, 2009, 02:54:55 PM » |
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« Reply #72 on: October 04, 2009, 02:56:34 PM » |
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« Reply #73 on: October 04, 2009, 03:06:42 PM » |
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« Reply #74 on: October 04, 2009, 03:22:49 PM » |
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