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« Reply #30 on: March 08, 2011, 04:39:07 PM » |
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Here is a neat plant called Molten Lava. this photo was taken in the early morn after she opened. it measured 7 inches then and later in the day, she expanded to a little over 8 inches. the color in the evening had intensified and the eye got larger. no photos from the afternoon. Louis |
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« Reply #31 on: March 09, 2011, 02:15:30 PM » |
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« Reply #32 on: March 09, 2011, 04:25:45 PM » |
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hello farmer d,
love your black dream. i have never had such an intense red on mine.
great looking.
louis
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« Reply #33 on: March 09, 2011, 09:44:05 PM » |
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Hi Louis,
Thank you, the Black Dream color is so rich and sophisticated.
Your blooms have been incredible too. Your Bienvenue and Molten Lava are so colorful. I'm half tempted to get some houseplant fert seeing your incredible results but not for outdoor survivors...
The one thing I lack right now besides patience is bloom size. Most excluding Bon Temps are 4-5" since new years. No complaints as all my plants are somewhere around 1 yr old and to survive outside in winter & still bloom a little is pretty cool.
I look forward to more great pics from Conn and maybe that white background will soon change color.
Farmer D
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« Reply #34 on: March 10, 2011, 03:13:57 PM » |
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Had nice Cranberry twins today.
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« Reply #35 on: March 11, 2011, 06:33:41 AM » |
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Farmer D, you may be the only person in southern California who is getting outdoor hibiscus blooms now - even small ones! Thank goodness that hibiscus will bloom well indoors as we are having many fine flowers in the rooms with sunny windows.
On the bright side, the Equinox that is coming in less than 2 weeks always marks a turning point in the year for hibiscus. Since hibiscus evolved in the tropics where day and night length is equal or close to it, they seem to wake up around the Equinox when day length once again lengthens to match the night hours. If the temperatures will cooperate we will see some new growth and more buds before long.
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« Reply #36 on: March 11, 2011, 06:36:20 AM » |
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Thanks for that photo, David. It's another example of how often Cranberry Muffin opens 2 or more blooms at a time. That's a nice trait for a large bloomed variety. I also really like the colors you get in the tropical heat.
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« Reply #37 on: March 12, 2011, 02:09:05 PM » |
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White Wings - Haven't seen this around in local nurseries in many years.  |
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« Reply #38 on: March 12, 2011, 02:29:38 PM » |
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I am really hoping Cranberry Muffin is a cv I can take cuttings. Like you Charlie I love the blooms but due to a lack of experience when i first got it I never pruned or pinched it properly, I only have 2 main branches so limited blooms, so if i can take cuttings I will grow them into a much nicer bush. If It wont take cuttings I have decided to cut it right back and start again, I have done this with a couple of my cv's and had very good results.
I am now very confident with my cuttings and have a virtual 100% success rate, for this I must thank Doll, well I think it was Doll who wrote ''cover with a Polly bag obligatory'' and have never looked back since. What I am aiming to do is grow my favourite cv's in clusters,so instead of looking at 1 Hot Pepper I will have 4, with Acapulco Gold I will have 5, this way I am hoping the display will look like what we see from you occasionally in the nursery on your DVD and the Website wallpaper, spectacular.
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« Reply #39 on: March 12, 2011, 02:32:35 PM » |
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David, I think that might have been Kerry who gave that tip to you.
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« Reply #40 on: March 12, 2011, 02:57:39 PM » |
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David, I think that might have been Kerry who gave that tip to you.
Oh well thanks to Kerry. Love that White wings, when you read about it in the gallery its quite interesting, I did ask Charlie about it a few months ago and there might be some for sale later this year. |
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« Reply #41 on: March 14, 2011, 06:43:07 AM » |
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Had my new Acapulco Gold open for the first time today. After about 1 hour it changed colour, I much prefer its second colour, it looks just like the one in the gallery.
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« Reply #42 on: March 14, 2011, 09:35:25 AM » |
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Chow everyone, the sun is getting higher and stronger and the plants are basking in the light. Numerous buds on all plants with multiple blooms at once. I have posted photos of these two plants before but, i am seeing a larger bloom on each plant. this cosmic gold is 8 inches and is a second day bloom. this wild grape is the largest i have had of this cv. the bloom is a little under 8 inches. I wonder what is causing this growth (hint hint  ). louis |
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« Reply #43 on: March 14, 2011, 04:24:54 PM » |
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David - Loving Acapulco Gold, it is such a fun plant to enjoy Louis - amazing pics once again, can't wait to see all those other blooms... I'm a 3 bloom show for a while now. Just Black Dream, Chariots of Fire and Bon Temps hanging in there. Got lots of baby leaf sprouts on my plants now. Today it is two beautiful black, Black Dreams and Chariots of Fire all on 2nd & 3rd day blooms.      Farmer D |
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« Reply #44 on: March 15, 2011, 07:57:40 AM » |
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More March Photos. I apologize for posting so many photos. Too many nice ones to not show. My first bloom of Electric Orange, WOW !!, what a nice plant. Electric is definitely the word for it. Also a 9 inch High Voltage, largest one i have had. And a very nice intense Valentine Day. On the close up of electric, note the great white veins. You can see that the snow in the background is going away. Louis     |
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