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Title: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: roadrunner on January 17, 2011, 09:03:06 AM This one has spent the winter in an unheated greenhouse, temperature range on average 40 to 60 degrees. It's moved to a slightly warmer laundry room on colder nights which has been quite often. This bud also took several days to open.
dave Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: Charlie on January 17, 2011, 09:24:44 AM Looks redder than normal. What could it be? :)
Charlie Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: roadrunner on January 17, 2011, 09:27:16 AM Much redder than normal, actually not a red. I nearly fell over when I saw it and had to check the name tag.
dave Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: roadrunner on January 17, 2011, 06:03:49 PM Here's a photo taken on Dec. 19th when it was a little warmer, but this isn't the typical look for this flower either.
dave Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: helixturnhelix on January 17, 2011, 07:18:30 PM Wow is that Belle?!
Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: roadrunner on January 17, 2011, 07:29:19 PM Yes that's Belle. Great eye Chris.
Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: Charlie on January 17, 2011, 08:50:15 PM Belle's crinkles can be seen if you look close - not as prominent as normal but they are still there.
Charlie Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: Darkhorse on January 17, 2011, 10:00:46 PM Charlie did you already have Belle in mind when you said "Looks redder than normal?" hehe
Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: Charlie on January 18, 2011, 07:12:30 AM No, I was thinking Chariots of Fire which has been blooming very red inside our house. The veins show more obviously than on a normal Belle, which seemed to fit Chariots. I can see the Belle in it now that I know what it is but it didn't occur to me the first time viewing.
Charlie Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: blupit007 on January 18, 2011, 09:03:53 AM Wow, that's very cool! I didn't know it could change like that! Charlie, have you ever seen that with Belle?
Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: Charlie on January 18, 2011, 12:58:18 PM No, never saw it before. Dave is growing in the high desert and I believes moves some of his hibiscus in and out of the house - gets some unique effects when doing that! My outdoor Belle du Jour bloomed right up until the nights hit the low 40s and the days were rainy and then decided to stop blooming. Might start again now that the days are sunny and in the low 80's with the last few nights in the 50's - very unusual for January here. As Farmer D (I think) said - maybe this mild spell will help the outdoor hibiscus in southern CA recover from the earlier cold wet weather and survive winter better. I think it might help but the weather the next few months will still make all the difference to how they do next summer.
Charlie Title: Re: Another example of winter's affect on bloom form and color Post by: farmer d on January 18, 2011, 03:49:20 PM Yeah, that was my thinking on the temps. I'm a bit of an amateur meteorologist and for So Cal things look very good through the end of January if you're a hibiscus.
This is a more typical winter pattern now for us, actually the La Nina is finally setting up as predicted, just later and after a mini El Nino December. I'm watching my plants carefully to see if those that have stopped blooming will wake up now with the warm weather. Farmer D |