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« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2009, 05:07:33 PM » |
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Since this is the Rainbow Sherbet forum I am posting a photo of a typical second year bush of Rainbow Sherbet. No blooms today but that allows the shape to show. Big leaves, lush look, it branches but has to be forced to by pruning and pinching while young.
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« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2009, 05:13:59 PM » |
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yah unfortunately I do not know for certain that cross. My guess is gator pride or saffron because those were the only two that were blooming at that time. I also got two seeds out of rainbow sherbet x belle cross I did, which could have some very nice offspring. I just hope they sprout
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« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2009, 04:03:48 PM » |
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If you have any problems getting them to sprout let us know and no doubt you will get a lot of suggestions and shared experiences.
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« Reply #18 on: October 19, 2009, 12:36:59 PM » |
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Is Rainbow Sherbet more resistant to spider mites than other varieties? I'm asking this because I've had mites on all my other hibiscuses but no signs of mites or previous mite damage at all on rainbow shebert.
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« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2009, 09:57:24 AM » |
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Hi Laura,
Thanks for the input.
It does seem to be true that some varieties of hibiscus are consistently the first to get spider mites and some are usually the last to get them. Some varieties react worse than others, too, by defoliating quickly following a spider mite attack while some don't lost their leaves or take a long time under attack before they do.
For me Rainbow Sherbert is slow to get mites and can withstand them without defoliating when it does get them.
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« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2009, 08:44:07 AM » |
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I have noticed the same thing with my mite problem. Moonstruck also seems to be one of the more resistant cv's, or maybe I've gotten lucky with mine.
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« Reply #21 on: October 28, 2009, 05:30:05 AM » |
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No, I agree with that, too. Moonstruck is rarely among the first to be attacked.
I wonder what it is that mites see and go for. No doubt it is something we can't see or aren't used to looking for. There are few plants that spider mites won't eventually attack but those that attract them least are of interest for sure.
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« Reply #22 on: October 29, 2009, 12:41:23 PM » |
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Maybe certain cvs just taste better.  |
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« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2009, 01:47:11 PM » |
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WOW I thought I was the only one noticing this with my CV's
Cranberry Muffin never gets attacked by the mites and Heartbreak hotel is like the last one they touch ! I think Wild dream is never touched either
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« Reply #24 on: October 30, 2009, 03:08:03 PM » |
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Never say never where mites are concerned. That said, some are not as appealing to mites as others. Thanks for the report.
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« Reply #25 on: October 31, 2009, 06:21:14 PM » |
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My Cranberry Muffin had mites for a bit, though seemingly not as bad as others. I have since lost track of which one of mine is CM, as I bought a bunch of four inchers a few months back and repotted them without the tags. Grr...
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« Reply #26 on: November 04, 2009, 08:50:35 PM » |
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lol My attention to detail is not that great. I can't tell any of my plants by foliage unless they have really weird leaves. I could tell my Silver Memories apart from others, but that's about it. It died from wilt disease though.  |
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« Reply #27 on: November 07, 2009, 12:27:15 AM » |
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Charlie,
Who are Rainbow Sherbet's parents?
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« Reply #28 on: November 07, 2009, 08:03:35 AM » |
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Rainbow Sherbet is an orphan seedling, Laura. We don't know who its parents are! It was a little seedling that lost its tag in the move to the new greenhouse. It bloomed while it was still tiny, and got us excited from that very first flower.
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« Reply #29 on: December 09, 2009, 07:14:48 AM » |
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Below is a photo of the Rainbow Sherbet bush after growing all summer. A photo of it in July is in a message above, and this is it in early November, showing off 5 open flowers at once. The plant is in a 5 gallon pot and the flowers are about 8 inches across. Rainbow Sherbet is always upright with an orderly growth habit and the large leaves give it a full and lush appearance.
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