Doll
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« Reply #135 on: July 24, 2011, 08:14:22 AM » |
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Creole Belle and Voodoo Queen
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I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could.
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« Reply #136 on: July 24, 2011, 01:04:57 PM » |
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nice blooms everyone...kristen ..very nice my blue heaven!..darren always luvin your alcapulco gold...here are a few blooms...  |
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« Reply #137 on: July 24, 2011, 01:06:24 PM » |
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a few more...
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #138 on: July 24, 2011, 02:43:10 PM » |
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What a weekend I have had, my arms are nearly dropping off, the hibs I received this year are growing like crazy and room had to be found. The big palm tree in the photo had to be moved behind the wall, it took 4 of us to lift it and create more space for Valentines Day and Bridal Path at the front, so I never noticed my Crinkle in Time come a nice darker pink color till the evening.
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farmer d
Farmer D
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« Reply #139 on: July 24, 2011, 03:00:01 PM » |
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John your Voodoo Queen has such defined rings of color. I absolutely love it!
Lynette that Melon Melange is the nicest one I've seen yet. Great shots of it too and that Haute Couture is a real beauty - just gorgeous blooms all around.
David your garden is a work of art. If I ever had to permanently live outdoors that would do and then some...
Today's blooms...
Picante - 2nd day still got that super orange with pink eye look
Scarlet Beauty
Flickering Flame
Valentines Day and Lavender African Daisy being neighborly
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farmer d
Farmer D
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« Reply #140 on: July 24, 2011, 03:06:37 PM » |
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David you said earlier this week that you were getting really small blooms on some of your CVs including Chariots of Fire. My COF recently has gone to all minis and the new branch growth has become a little yellow and veiny looking.
Guess what...for the last month I have gone back to the recommended amount of booster and sure enough my cvs are slowly reverting back to the slow growth and yellowing issues I had before with a lot less blooms. So maybe yours need some extra something to tolerate your climatic conditions as well to get the larger size. I wouldn't be shy to experiment a little, it sure helped me out.
A few more...
Hot Pepper
Acapulco Gold
Black Dream Twins
Flickering Flame
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #141 on: July 24, 2011, 04:30:46 PM » |
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Darren for sure you are 100% correct, other than the food I have eliminated just about every other possibility, I have them in shade , sun for 1 hour sun for 4 hours but still small blooms. Now I have finally sorted out my potting mix I have got lovely healthy big plants so its a bit of a shame.
The Booster I ordered is at Customs so fingers crossed there, I did yesterday get hold of some Kelp which is high in Potassium 1-14-34 so I am going to give that a go if Customs say no.
I did have one huge Valentines Day bloom the other day, first 7 incher I have seen so I am doing something right.
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #142 on: July 24, 2011, 07:04:33 PM » |
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I dont get to many second day blooms with the sun here, but its very dull outside and I have a second day Crinkle in Time.
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« Reply #143 on: July 25, 2011, 11:17:15 AM » |
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Today I'm showing pictures of blooms and bushes. All the bushes need a bit of work with the exception of Purple Magic... this cv is infamous for its terrible bush but with tons of relentless pruning and staking, look what you get! I'm currently working on that with these others.  I should start a thread on this, as I'm super anal about bush shape. Summer Shore, Buttercup, Valentine's Day, Hot Pepper, and Purple Magic. |
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"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -Edgar Allan Poe
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« Reply #144 on: July 25, 2011, 11:18:30 AM » |
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Last 2, Hot Pepper and Purple Magic
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"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -Edgar Allan Poe
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farmer d
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« Reply #145 on: July 25, 2011, 03:56:01 PM » |
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Hey Jordan great blooms!!! That Purple Magic is sensational as well as your other blooms. Really nice to see the bushes too, I hope others show pics from time to time of theirs as well.
Your Hot Pepper plant really surprises me as it is so different than mine. I might be crazy but I wonder if that is Hot Pepper. The leaf shapes and bloom don't look much like what I've seen for that CV before. I included a pic of mine (I'll probably update this pic as it isn't the best angle due to sunlight) for comparison. The leaves on mine are rather round and the blooms have a rather round and reflexed look to them. Either way yours is really nice and great to see anytime.
Today's blooms...
Tahitian Bronze Radiance - the bronze is really starting to come through now
Rodeo Drive
Tahitian Purple Splendor
Acapulco Gold Triplets with mutant bloom
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #146 on: July 25, 2011, 06:50:09 PM » |
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Jordan I agree with Darren, when I first looked I thought thats not Hot Pepper, of course I am usually wrong if my efforts at the mystery game are anything to go by. It was the leaves that made me think twice, mine are nearly all rounded and none come to a point like yours, there is a similarity with the bloom but its also not like mine or any other I have seen, be interesting to hear what Charlie says and I have added a picture of my Hot Pepper leaves.
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« Reply #147 on: July 25, 2011, 08:26:06 PM » |
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I thought it looked like Muy Caliente.
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« Reply #148 on: July 25, 2011, 08:38:25 PM » |
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Here is Muy Caliente, plus Gator pride, Sweet 16, Tangerine Dream (this one is very bright orange and almost glows in the garden) and an ancestor.
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« Reply #149 on: July 26, 2011, 06:18:43 AM » |
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So many great photos from all over - wonderful way to wake up!
As for the Hot Pepper question - I think we are seeing the result of different growing conditions. My big plants of Hot Pepper look most like Jordan's as can be seen in the photos below. One is from the greenhouse and one is from our living room in Fallbrook. Notice the difference in the leaves - same pointed shape for most of the leaves but a lot more serration of the leaf edge in the greenhouse photos. The greenhouse is hot with lots of shade paint on the roof while the living room is mild with only a few hours of afternoon sun. The leaves of Hot Pepper may take on a different shape and smaller size in full sun situations. I've certainly seen that in other hibiscus varieties.
Hot Pepper is one of the best branched hibiscus we grow. All our plants get a lot of pruning because in the greenhouse the response is rapid. In outdoor hibiscus gardens like Darren and Len have in southern CA it is less tempting to prune a lot because the response is slower and winter may set in before the plants grow back sufficiently. Anyway, if Hot Pepper is pruned you get the type of bushes seen in Jordan's and my photos - lots of stems and leaves and quite attractive.
My best guess is that all the photos shown here of Hot Pepper are really Hot Pepper but showing the effects of different growing situations.
Charlie
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