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Title: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:27:43 AM 6/4/2013
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:30:25 AM 6/4/2013
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:33:11 AM 6/4/2013
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:35:39 AM 6/4/2013
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Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:40:35 AM 7/9/2013
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:43:09 AM 7/9/2013
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:45:17 AM 7/9/2013
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:47:42 AM 7/9/2013
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:49:54 AM 7/9/2013
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:52:48 AM 7/9/2013
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on July 13, 2013, 11:56:21 AM 7/9/2013
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: Aleksandr on July 14, 2013, 03:03:31 AM This one is sooo cute!!!!
What is the name? Parents? ??? PS Darren, thanks for the photo!! Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: Charlie on July 14, 2013, 07:16:35 AM Alexandr, this is a new one that I like a lot - name is Wow Factor. It is a Moonstruck offspring x Rockets Red Glare that holds its colors better than most Moonstruck offsprings. Available in January, 2014.
Charlie Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: helixturnhelix on July 14, 2013, 08:33:25 AM Great pics Darren, I am happy to see some other shots of these CVs and wish I could come see them in person! I will hopefully be back in So Cal in December, perhaps we can coordinate another trip then.
Great seedling Charlie, same cross as FMTTM, which is one of my favorite CVs. :) It looks like Vin Magnifique is budding up for me, hopefully have some pics of that to add. I am curious to see how it compares to tiny Vin Extraordinaire Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 07:26:26 PM Charlie was nice enough today to let Erny & I visit the greenhouse for a bit. Always a pleasure to spend time there and talk hibiscus. Many plants were so tall they were hitting the shade cloth covering way up high. Good thing it is time to start pruning for wood to start next year's cuttings. You're always so busy!!!
Concerto was very impressive in person (and big) as well as Adventure being very impressive for me as well (and big too). Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 07:33:53 PM On our last visit we were blown away by Chai Tea and the metallic black speckles it had. Greenie Meanie had similar markings on it as well and is really something to see in person.
Mango Tango was a colorfest of fun! Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 07:38:03 PM Orange You Pretty is also very impressive in person. I never gave it a second thought until today. Very colorful and huge - stands out from very far away.
Red Cape surprised us with such a large pink eye and veining on a giant bloom. Very nice! And Santa Fe was very pretty in orange with that pink eye - again seeing it in person you see how special they are! Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 07:46:14 PM Tony the Tiger was very pretty in person with a lot of colors and very large bloom. On the wish list it goes...
Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 07:49:25 PM I think we all agreed today the best bloom we saw was Typhoon. Big & Bad!!! It has a lot of layers of colors including a green one which unfortunately my camera didn't pick up. Very impressive!
We were also very impressed by Venetian Pepper. The colors are so strong and clean - another one you can see from very far away Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 08:01:01 PM Lots of seedling blooms today...
Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 08:03:59 PM more seedling blooms...
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 08:09:00 PM more seedling blooms....
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 08:14:27 PM This next seedling bloom was on the small side but it is absolutely stunning as it is actually silver. Not grey - shiny silver with silver petaloids!!! I never knew this was even possible - very special
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 08:18:20 PM more seedling blooms...
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 30, 2013, 08:22:11 PM more seedling blooms...
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: Ernest on October 30, 2013, 08:55:49 PM Darren, great job with the photos. I had no idea you were taking that many. That silver seedling was outstanding and is actually quite blacker than it appears in the photo. I think we can put it on Chris' Wish List right now (as well as mine).
Erny Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 29, 2014, 09:03:02 PM Super busy Charles was nice enough to let me sneak in today for a few hours! By far always a pleasure to spend some time talking hibiscus and share our enthusiasm for the future. All the plants and blooms looking amazing as usual.
Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 29, 2014, 09:07:53 PM Kissing Giant at 10" monster size bloom
Not sure if the last one is Lady Cilento as the tag was missing Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 29, 2014, 09:11:52 PM More HVH blooms
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 29, 2014, 09:17:51 PM Mountain Sprite was much larger than I thought it would be - around 7". Just gorgeous!
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 29, 2014, 09:20:23 PM More HVH blooms
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on October 29, 2014, 09:23:23 PM More HVH blooms
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: Kyle on October 31, 2014, 11:56:14 AM Farmer D, terrific photos from the greenhouse at HVH. It's so neat to see all the different varieties and gives me a taste of how beautiful it is there.
The claire de lune must have just opened, really cool. Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: Charlie on November 04, 2014, 11:40:20 AM Nice ones, Darren.
Kyle, you are right about Clare de Lune. I like the mid-fade colors the best and this is one of those cvs that continue to gain size in the hours after opening. I've seen many this summer that were 9-10 inches. The silver one that was mentioned I think is one we named Silver Lining. It's a Magic Crystal x Pinot Noir cross that will be available in 2015. Charlie Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 04:55:56 PM Charlie was again nice enough to let me sneak in for a few hours...always a great day to be in the greenhouse!
Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 04:58:40 PM more blooms....
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 05:03:03 PM The "B" section had it going on today...
Burnt Pepper is a new one that should be available in 2015 (Burnt Saffron x Hot Pepper) Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 05:12:30 PM more blooms....
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 05:15:08 PM Hot Fun might be named Too Hot - not sure....
Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 05:17:31 PM Island King - WOW!
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 05:21:28 PM LOL was sensational to see in person and then Charlie had the brilliant idea of crossing it with Tahitian Imperial Queen. Now that has some amazing possibilities!
Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 05:23:50 PM more blooms....
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 05:27:20 PM more blooms....
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 05:29:35 PM more blooms....
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on November 21, 2014, 05:31:01 PM more blooms....
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on December 14, 2014, 11:26:26 AM A quick visit this past Thursday right before a big storm...
Farmer D Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on December 14, 2014, 11:30:02 AM more greenhouse photos...
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on December 14, 2014, 11:34:17 AM more greenhouse blooms...
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on December 14, 2014, 11:36:34 AM more greenhouse blooms...
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on December 14, 2014, 11:39:07 AM more greenhouse blooms...
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on December 14, 2014, 11:41:32 AM more greenhouse blooms...
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on December 14, 2014, 11:43:55 AM more greenhouse blooms...
Title: Re: HVH Greenhouse Blooms Post by: farmer d on December 14, 2014, 11:45:46 AM more greenhouse blooms...
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