August flowers of the day.

[helixturnhelix]

So far its doing really well Charlie.  Really like the flowers alot.  The tinge of tangerine is really something, and I crossed it to BD.

I thought I would have a CDLC bloom, but it fell off today.  The microbuds did too   The plant itself is very healthy.  I think both CDLC and VE are extra sensitive to Changes in conditions.  Both dropped all developing buds having been moved indoors. 

[blupit007]

Charlie and Cindy!!!  Got my new babies today and they look spectacular!  Thanks!  I also wanted to share some blooms from today and yesterday.  Sorry about repeat CV blooms, but they are the only ones big enough and they amaze me every day.  No one can get tired of looking at these!  And BTW, Cindy's Heart should go in your Tried and True category IMO.  It is a crazy nut.  Three blooms on it today, one measured just shy of 10"!!  Is that normal?  And it has been typical NE weather too, hot humid days in the 90's and cool nights in the mid to low 60's.

Taj thought she should be in some of the Cindy shots! 

[blupit007]

I was having too much fun with the camera... here are some more...

There is a discoloration in this Saffron bloom.  Not much, but thought it was cool. 

[motherof4]

your yellow bloom..sunny wind...how big is your bloom??...the reason I ask is because I purchased one very similar last year at Trader Joes...and it looks very similar...but it had no name...it looks almost identical...very vibrant yellow with a redish pink eye...very pretty...thanks lynette

[blupit007]

Hi Lynette,

  It prolly is the same one.  It is a basic garden variety.  I got it at a simple garden supply store.  It is about 5-6 inches.  Great bloomer. 

[helixturnhelix]

you should have taken pics with your new purchases too!

[blupit007]

I took some but my lighting is way off... and I got really lazy, some photographer I can be!  Here is a really bad lighting shot of my new babies. 

  They were packaged nicely, you have no idea how the post people treat these boxes.  My brother used to be one of the guys who loaded the big brown trucks.  The stories I heard.  That was long ago, so maybe times have changed.

 So like I was saying, they took an eight day trek across the country from far west coast to far east coast in AUGUST!  And I only got one slightly yellowed leaf!  These are great quality plants, thank you Cindy and Charlie!

[Charlie]

How nice to see them after a safe arrival. In this heat is is a worry but so far no problems reported lately.

Charlie

[helixturnhelix]

They look great Kristen, ive grown all three of those and you will love them! SpaceOddity is probably one of the most interesting flowers I have grown.  I stuck a few cuttings of it, I hope some strike    

I had mine waiting in a box when I got back from a long weekend.  They were in the box for 6 days only a few yellow leaves.  Snowysky looks like lots new branches will be forming soon, so thank you! 

Unfortunately I now have a naked Black Cherry, I really hope I don't lose this one.  Losing my Burnished Gold and Rosalind this last winter was pretty bad, but Black Cherry would be a huge blow.  Come on SuperNova, do your thing! 

[blupit007]

Yes, Im very excited about Space Oddity.  I was shocked I had the skilz to snag it while it was available!.  I hope your Super Nova does the trick.  It worked on my mothers hib.  Garden variety braided tree.  Whatever was wrong with it, it helped.  It looked like Wilt Disease. 

[davidwood]

'Purple Hat Society' . Or is it? Its opened for the first time today and i have my doubts. Its a little more grey in color than the photo shows and there is no hint of any red or purple in it, and is 3 inches wide. Its a lovely little bush but it doesn't look like Purple Hat Society on the Website.. What do you think.

PS. Before anyone answers i have a little story,when i received this cv about 5 months ago it was part of an order of 6 cv's. Customs in Saigon kept 1 cv and let me have the other 5. I cannot remember the name of the cv they kept but i do remember it was a small blue mini.
Now i think they have for some reason removed the labels and when putting back have put the wrong label on. Maybe i am talking rubbish and the cv below is Purple Hat but i don't think so.

[Charlie]

David, that's not Purple Hat Society. It looks like it could be an unnamed seedling. I'm thinking there has been some tag mix-ups but I doubt it happened at Customs. Contact Cindy for a remedy. Does look like a nice bush anyway and even grayish blue hibiscus flowers must be a rarity in Vietnam!

Charlie

[davidwood]

Ha ha well i have wanted a unnamed seedling and now i have one. Its an extremely compact bush,if it can get more buds as it develops it will be quite nice. The bloom lasted one day but saying that all my cv's bloom for just the day even now when the weather is cooler.

If you are interested Charles i will say my garden is clawing its way back slowly after all the problems i had,i have gone back to relying on my own judgement and feel and the super Water and PH test meter is stuck up a Coconut tree in  next doors garden never to return.

Rosa Sinecis bloomed yesterday,i would think many people would dismiss this bush as old fashioned but i love it,its prolific and there are allready loads of buds. I took 3 cuttings of it yesterday so i hope i am lucky, i have a 99% failure rate with my cuttings but i think i may just get lucky here.

[stplong]

Here's some from today

Magic Crystal
Georgia Peal
Blue Ballerina

[stplong]

and

April Showers
Sleeping Beauty (small flower usually larger)