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Darren- What a nice bunch today! It must be quite a sight in person. Do you get a lot of comments from neighbors, delivery people, etc.?
My best friend has Acapulco Gold and Rainbow Sherbert and she got a comment from one of her clients that "they don't even look real! They look like a cartoon!" I liked that:)
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« Reply #151 on: November 16, 2011, 10:21:13 AM » |
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Darren, your Cindy's Heart might need more sun. I have found that I get the best colors on CH in full sun.
A few from today. The last one is a green anole crawling around on my Voodoo Queen.
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« Reply #152 on: November 16, 2011, 06:00:19 PM » |
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Denise the neighbors always comment when walking by. Nice to bring a smile to people's face without even having to say a word to them first.
John you're totally right with Cindy's Heart. It is in a hot afternoon sunny spot that I keep more dry for it. My goal is to get it to look like your CH blooms. Those *!?&%$?! spider mites are the source of my weird cosmic looking blooms currently. I also recently changed out the soil all around and below CH for much better drainage and it is slowly adjusting.
Hey you should start a new topic for hibiscus and lizards. I got one around here to I see once in a blue moon. That is an excellent shot!!!!
Today' blooms...Day 4 on AC blooms
Flickering Flame with petaloid almost as big as the bloom
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« Reply #153 on: November 16, 2011, 08:20:47 PM » |
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Pretty stuff, everybody!
Today I had two blooms. An interesting High Voltage, and a small, pale Confection Perfection. It was only about 5.5-6 inches. Not like the big bright ones I got in the Summer. Still nice to look at though!
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« Reply #154 on: November 16, 2011, 09:20:09 PM » |
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Two pics I took at my local botanical gardens This is Abutilon Hybridum which is part of the Mallow family.  Here is a red garden Variety  |
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« Reply #155 on: November 17, 2011, 01:35:21 AM » |
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A few pics today, Think Pink and Peppermint Drop next to a Rainbow Sherbet. Also a picture of a side of the garden I am developing, nearly finished but High Voltage will have to be moved as its reasonably shaded most of the day and that loves the sun.
I didn't actually want to do it [because I am lazy] but I have had no choice, having seen Darren's results I decided to do as he and increase the fertiliser, especially Potash and the results have been amazing, better blooms and stronger plants, and much bigger, I have had to give away most of my garden Hibs as there weren't room for all this growth, the only downside is I now have to water twice a day, I suppose doesn't sound a hardship but a good half hour on the roof in the sun is quite draining.
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« Reply #156 on: November 17, 2011, 07:05:58 AM » |
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All your work shows in the garden, David. The hibiscus look spectacular.
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« Reply #157 on: November 17, 2011, 11:11:44 AM » |
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Darren, your Flickering Flame looks like a double with that huge petaloid.
David, how much sun does Peppermint Drop get everyday. It sure is a beauty.
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« Reply #158 on: November 17, 2011, 11:47:01 AM » |
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David, how much sun does Peppermint Drop get everyday. It sure is a beauty.
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John no worries with the sun [6 or 7 hours] and thrives. I should thinks its a near certainty to become a ''tried and true'' as its just so easy to grow. Its going to be a large lush bush as well, its fairly big now and apart from a little pinch a few months ago I have done nothing, it did take its time to start budding up and its always the last in the day to bloom [about 10am], but its really perfect.
I liked the look of that Green Lizard thing and would love one of them in my garden, cant say the same for that spider of Darren's, for sure I would not be taking a picture of it.
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« Reply #159 on: November 17, 2011, 11:55:24 AM » |
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David, that's great to know about Peppermint Drop. I'll have to add that to my wishlist. Those lizards are all over the place here in Houston.
Here's a pic of Saffron Moon and Heaven Scent side by side. Heaven Scent is a more intense yellow. HS hasn't opened all the way yet so I don't think there will be a big difference in size.
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« Reply #160 on: November 17, 2011, 01:31:52 PM » |
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« Reply #161 on: November 17, 2011, 01:41:47 PM » |
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hi david, stunning plant, i have never seen one. louis |
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« Reply #162 on: November 17, 2011, 01:51:06 PM » |
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Hi Louis. Dark Nebula is a slow grower (3rd year for this one) and I am always fighting the thrips, but it is my favorite of all my Hibiscus. HVH hasn't offered it the past few years.
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« Reply #163 on: November 17, 2011, 02:26:23 PM » |
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Hi Everyone, Wonderful photos of some great plants. I was rewarded with a new hybrid bloom after waiting one year from seed to bloom. This is the second bloom from the cross of moonstruck x black dream. I posted a photo last week of one of the new blooms that looked similar to moonstruck. this one, however has a look all of its own. this flower shows more black from black dream. what is interesting is that the throat is very very dark, almost black. i posted a photo showing my color picker in photoshop with the spot on the throat that i clicked on and the results in the color box. you will see that the color is very close to pure black. from one foot, the throat is black, on close exam, you can see some dark red or maroon tint. i had to coax the last part of the opening of the flower. it measures 6 inches and i hope it will get larger as it matures. the bush is tall at 3 feet and has the leaves of black dream. louis    |
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« Reply #164 on: November 17, 2011, 03:03:04 PM » |
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Wow!!!DavidZ that is just stunning.
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