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« Reply #45 on: March 15, 2011, 08:22:58 AM » |
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Wow Lou! Great lineup!! That VD is spectacular. I cant wait to see your Electric Orange in person. I have Saffron and LOVE it! I want to see the differences.
And don't apologise for posting your photos. They are spectacular. And if you are going to post photos of blooms, this is where they are to go. Plus, you are a rockin photographer!
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« Reply #46 on: March 16, 2011, 06:02:52 AM » |
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Lou, those are some spectacular blooms and photos. Wild Grape is just one delicious flower. I think that is the first Electric Orange I've seen in 2011 and I'm glad it boomed nice and bright in Connecticut. This has been a winter of blooms for you - was it worth firing up your greenhouse again? If nothing else you proved that heat is more important than light for winter blooms. Both are necessary but your plants couldn't have gotten much light in those short northern days with plenty of snow falling all winter.
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« Reply #47 on: March 16, 2011, 05:40:57 PM » |
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- was it worth firing up your greenhouse again? If nothing else you proved that heat is more important than light for winter blooms. Both are necessary but your plants couldn't have gotten much light in those short northern days with plenty of snow falling all winter.
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hi charlie, yes i am glad i decided to heat the greenhouse/sunroom for the winter. it really was not all that bad, on sunny days, i heated the house, free heat  yes, days were short but i think the constant heat helped the plants. the sunroom was 75 when the sun was not shinning and over 90 when sun was out. the plants handled the extreme shifts with no problem. the only plants that i had to keep an eye on were the reds. they would tend to burn in the hot sun so they were delegated to the back the benches. louis |
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« Reply #48 on: March 17, 2011, 10:06:20 AM » |
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Another beautiful and unique look from Bon Temps today...   Farmer D |
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« Reply #49 on: March 17, 2011, 03:17:18 PM » |
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Another bountiful day. Spring is in the air. It was 75 F today. We have gone from too much snow to too much mud. Never a happy medium. Today in bloom are Cosmic Gold Twins, a nice Valentine's day, a great Illuminati and a very nice Tahitian Princess, (first bloom for me). Louis |
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« Reply #50 on: March 17, 2011, 03:19:12 PM » |
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Another beautiful and unique look from Bon Temps today...
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Farmer, I love the color you get on your bon temps. i dont get the red on the edges as you do. Maybe in the summer. I envy your grass, mine is brown and rotten from all the snow. louis |
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« Reply #51 on: March 17, 2011, 04:58:27 PM » |
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Wow  Outstanding blooms & photos Darren & Louis! Well, we have the East and West coasts reporting in with amazing hibiscus news on this sunny spring-like day. It's 69º here on the Northern coast frontier, and I have two new bloomers to report: Orange Lagos and ( my first HVH exotic bloom!) Pocahontas. Also, some "friends" who stopped by for a bite... Deb 
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« Reply #52 on: March 17, 2011, 06:03:58 PM » |
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Farmer, I love the color you get on your bon temps. i dont get the red on the edges as you do. Maybe in the summer.
I envy your grass, mine is brown and rotten from all the snow.
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Wow Louis, you're a one-man flower show. Every bloom is gorgeous and should be used on google results for that particular cv. Didn't know you had a Tahitian Princess - some of the Tahitian and Moorea crosses coming out the last few years are breath taking to say the least but the bushes and bloom presentment can be questionable from what I've read. How is the T Princess bush, mine is rather tall and compact? I guess on the bright side at least the grass will get more sun than shadows with the compact bush. Deb - your blooms are also really pretty and add lots of sunshine to the northern front. Here is a second bloom of Bon Temps today, I really enjoy the blend of soft and rich colors. The red blushes on the edge will disappear once summer rolls around and temps rise.      Farmer D |
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« Reply #53 on: March 18, 2011, 03:43:54 PM » |
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Darren, my Bon Temps has a bad habit of not opening all the way. Maybe the heat here causes that. Here's a little garden variety called Candy Wind. Nice ruffled flower for a garden variety.  |
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« Reply #54 on: March 18, 2011, 05:58:54 PM » |
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Darren, my Bon Temps has a bad habit of not opening all the way. Maybe the heat here causes that.
Here's a little garden variety called Candy Wind. Nice ruffled flower for a garden variety.
Doll - Candy Wind has some personality and those colors really jump out. That works! Don't worry about Bon Temps not opening all the way, mine all do that and Charles confirmed that is how that cv is. I manually finish the process for them and most of the time it stays completely open. Well worth it for sure. Here are two from today, the 3 bloom show continues with COF starting to get darker eye colors.   Farmer D |
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« Reply #55 on: March 18, 2011, 10:45:12 PM » |
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In case anyone wanted to see how huge these hybrids can get in a semi-tropical habit, I went to the San Diego Botanic Gardens today and found a huge (10ft x5 ft) High Voltage bush. It was blooming in its pink splendor, but the blooms were too high for me to get to and snap a shot of. There was also a very large (7ft x 4ft) "Gypsy Music" as well. I am pretty sure both these plants came from you too, because I saw the remnants of the plastic tag you use at the base of the plants. On a side note, really love that new FF variety "Midnight Dream" reminds me alot of Midnight Serenade, which is one I really like, yet another one to look out for, sigh. AND, great blooms everyone! I am hoping that my hibiscus in WA take a cue from your plants and start budding up:) |
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« Reply #56 on: March 19, 2011, 08:06:15 AM » |
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That High Voltage bush has grown a lot! San Diego Botanical Gardens used to be named Quail Botanical Gardens and has a long history with hibiscus. I've given talks there before and contributed a dozen or so large hibiscus to them a decade ago. Ross Gast gave them a large collection 60 years ago but not many of those survive. His cross records are housed there - 10 big leather volumes of data he kept on hibiscus hybrids. I need to visit again soon, thanks for the current update.
Below are some photos from HVH, greenhouse and kitchen window type.
Confection Perfection blooming in the greenhouse. This is turning out to be one of the most reliable of our new varieties. Great bush and lots of blooms.
Think Pink blooming in 6 inch pots that will be ready to ship pretty soon.
Crinkle In Time - reflexed on opening but with great colors, this is a fascinating flower.
Wild Grape - such a pretty purple
Mountain Air - most notable for its big size and fancy ruffles and tufts
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« Reply #57 on: March 19, 2011, 08:24:00 AM » |
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Hmm I wonder where the others are planted in the garden... Awesome pics! Geez spring can't get here soon enough, it looks like we are in for a treat when it comes to these new 1 gallon pot sizes. Those Think pink look great, and I notice there are some "too pretty" next to them which look lush |
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« Reply #58 on: March 19, 2011, 03:57:42 PM » |
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5 acres of grass turned out to be more of a challenge than I realized, so when our neighbor offered his "moowers", we accepted. So far, so good. Pic below.
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« Reply #59 on: March 19, 2011, 04:26:43 PM » |
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Charlie, I noticed in the background of the Think Pink picture a variety named Tea Party. Is that a new one? Do you have any pics of it?
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