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« Reply #90 on: February 19, 2011, 12:34:33 PM » |
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Louis... glad you have another one. Voodoo Magic is great though! That cv got me into growing hibiscus, actually  |
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« Reply #91 on: February 19, 2011, 05:18:53 PM » |
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  Beavinue bloomed today it was in the house I took it out side for the picture so the color is kinda light compared to usual . |
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« Reply #92 on: February 19, 2011, 06:21:37 PM » |
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Beavinue bloomed today it was in the house I took it out side for the picture so the color is kinda light compared to usual .
hi mike, pretty flower. i have a Beavinue that will bloom for the first time in a week or so. looking forward to it. louis |
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« Reply #93 on: February 20, 2011, 04:20:30 PM » |
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Another blizzard  , another H. Schizopetalus bloom (as it opens)  And a snow picture for Cindy... |
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« Reply #94 on: February 20, 2011, 06:12:56 PM » |
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Mike, what a pretty bloom!
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« Reply #95 on: February 20, 2011, 06:13:32 PM » |
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Lou, I didn't think that was Tsunami.... Glad you have another one. Voodoo Magic is awesome! One of my favorite.
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« Reply #96 on: February 21, 2011, 07:35:23 PM » |
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My first Samba Dancer of the summer.
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« Reply #97 on: February 21, 2011, 07:39:34 PM » |
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hello david,
thats a neat flower. love your pots and marigolds in the background.
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« Reply #98 on: February 21, 2011, 09:05:07 PM » |
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My first Samba Dancer of the summer.
Wait... when did it become summer?? |
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« Reply #99 on: February 22, 2011, 12:03:15 AM » |
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Haha, Kristen summer started here about 2 weeks ago, not sure if that's official but once it gets past 95f that's good enough for me. Loise Samba is neat, and surprisingly very tolerant of the sun and heat, in fact much better than Saffron which is claimed to be very sun tolerant. Annother suprise for me has been Dark of Night, it is also very tolerant of the conditions here, my least tolerant cv is Cranberry Muffin, it only has to have the sun wink at it and the leaves crisp up, doesent stop it blooming mind.
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« Reply #100 on: February 22, 2011, 06:08:21 AM » |
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Deb, its nice to see H schizopetalus again. Such a strange hibiscus flower to be part of the family that is genetically compatible. It's from Madagascar, another island near Mauritius off the east coast of Africa. H. schizo has been a challenge to grow but I think I've finally got it this year - we've some very full H schizo in 6 inch pots this year that look quite nice.
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« Reply #101 on: February 22, 2011, 06:16:29 AM » |
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David, your comments about Samba Dancer are one of the big reasons we started the forum. I would not have guessed it could hold up to the heat and sun of Vietnam and never would have found that out without comments from someone growing it in those conditions.
It's a surprise that Saffron is not doing better for you. We'll see how the mature plants do. In our outdoor garden it thrives in sunrise to sunset full sun with no shade BUT the temperatures rarely go over 90F which may be the difference. I also water heavily in summer which can make a difference, too.
This discussion reminds me of the people growing their hibiscus in apartments in Moscow, Germany, and Canada. We think they are "challenged" by growing conditions, and indeed they are, but they also have the advantage of less intense summers that allow for almost all varieties to bloom without bud drop or related heat problems and experience less fading of flower colors. Quite fascinating to see how these fancy exotic hibiscus do around the world!
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« Reply #102 on: February 22, 2011, 09:08:26 AM » |
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Ahh great blooms! I really like H shiz, fascinating bloom and bush shape. Mild summers, and very long day length could make for a very good bloom season up North |
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« Reply #103 on: February 22, 2011, 11:27:06 AM » |
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David, your comments about Samba Dancer are one of the big reasons we started the forum. I would not have guessed it could hold up to the heat and sun of Vietnam and never would have found that out without comments from someone growing it in those conditions.
It's a surprise that Saffron is not doing better for you. We'll see how the mature plants do. In our outdoor garden it thrives in sunrise to sunset full sun with no shade BUT the temperatures rarely go over 90F which may be the difference. I also water heavily in summer which can make a difference, too.
This discussion reminds me of the people growing their hibiscus in apartments in Moscow, Germany, and Canada. We think they are "challenged" by growing conditions, and indeed they are, but they also have the advantage of less intense summers that allow for almost all varieties to bloom without bud drop or related heat problems and experience less fading of flower colors. Quite fascinating to see how these fancy exotic hibiscus do around the world!
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Charlie I don't want to give the wrong impression about Saffron, it is performing, it just has the odd fried leaf with the intensity of the sun, where as Samba Dancer I can leave in the hotest part of the garden now knowing the sun will have zero affect. Another cv which has surprised me and appears to thrive here is Dark of Night, no great blooms to post of that yet but the sun has no affect on its leaves. Of course the daddy is High Voltage, its sat in the hottest part of the garden and loving it, here it is below in its new large 14 inch pot, just opened and is facing me as I look out in the garden. |
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« Reply #104 on: February 22, 2011, 03:52:40 PM » |
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Very nice, David. High Voltage is a champ!
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