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topshelf12
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« on: December 15, 2011, 03:07:43 PM » |
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Hello everyone,
I am looking for a true red hibiscus with no orange in it and will hold its color well. I am also looking for the same thing but with white in some form in the center. Any suggestions would be great
thanks
Norm
cold & grey silicon valley
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helixturnhelix
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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2011, 05:17:17 PM » |
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Black Dream, Dragon Slayer or Heart of my Heart are my picks!
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farmer d
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« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2011, 06:32:28 PM » |
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Norm my experience with Scarlet Beauty has been exceptional. What I love about it is the wet and waxy look it has and best of all the eye is sometimes whitish, sometimes pale lavender, sometimes just all red. The blooms reflex first day and then go to a really nice form to enjoy. Nice plant that really likes to bloom for me and has been easy to grow. Very happy with it! Golly gosh, it even bloomed today for you to see...   Farmer D |
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topshelf12
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2011, 07:02:15 PM » |
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thanks to both of you. I have scarlet Beauty and plan on getting dragon slayer. I am looking for a true red like Heart Fire or I think it is called Star spangled Banner bright red with a white eye.
Norm
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Charlie
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2011, 07:23:08 PM » |
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Red Light is a good one to consider. Blooms last multiple days. Cherry Glow is a nice new red and white. The online store will feature several solid reds and red and whites when it opens for 2012. We think the new ones are all worthy so it's good to hear people's real life experiences.
Charlie
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Ernest
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« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2011, 09:30:26 PM » |
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Velvet Illusion is one of my favorite reds. Bessie is an extremely bright and vivid red double. I don't know if Charlie carries that but here is a recent picture of mine.
Erny
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helixturnhelix
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« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2011, 11:23:27 PM » |
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Erny,
If you like Velvet Illusion, you would probably love Scarlet Beauty. I think that is considered an improved Velvet Illusion, as it has a very nice bush and branches well. Velvet Illusion didn't branch or grow well for me while I had it. Do you have a picture of your bush to share?
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roadrunner
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2011, 01:30:03 AM » |
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Velvet Illusion didn't grow well for me either, tho it had a few nice blooms before the spider mites ended its short stay.
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Dave N.
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Charlie
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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2011, 04:46:00 AM » |
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I still have Velvet Illusion and in fact had a few blooms in early December. It's a great flower - big, heavy textured and with a unique red/pink color that none of my photos of it really capture well. However, it was an unusual case where High Voltage did not manage to improve the bush of the other parent Sun Shower and we ended up with a bush even worse than Sun Shower. Ah well, I've kept a few varieties with splendid flowers despite their bushes such as Cherry Appaloosa and Velvet Illusion though I'm reluctant to sell them unless the collector knows what they are getting.
We recently had a new seedling flower that reminded both Cindy and I of Velvet Illusion and I'm hoping it will root and be a good replacement for Velvet Illusion.
Charlie
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roadrunner
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« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2011, 08:01:09 AM » |
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That would be great Charlie. I tried most of the usual treatments to bring my VI back after the spider mite attack, but once it went into that decline it didn't respond to anything.
I appear to be losing Over the Rainbow the same way. Any more of those in the works?
dave
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Charlie
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« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2011, 08:28:17 AM » |
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Dave, Over The Rainbow is one of my favorite flowers. I seem to make the same mistake every year by selling most of the Over the Rainbow that are propagated so have never built up sufficient stock of it. There will be a few of it this coming year, but very few, as I try to hold back some for stock so more can be available in the future.
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« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2011, 09:12:55 AM » |
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Thanks Charlie. It's one of my favorite flowers too. Mine isn't gone yet, but it's down to about half a dozen tiny leaves and showing no signs of rebounding. It's on my wishlist. I'll need to keep an eye out for it.
dave
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Ernest
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« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2011, 05:50:16 PM » |
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Chris, thanks for the suggestion. I got a Scarlet Beauty in a 4" pot from Charlie about a month ago and it is doing well (now in a 6" pot). I also got a Cherry Glow because I like the vivid reds and it looks great in the picture Charlie has in his gallery. My Velvet Illusion bush looks pretty good. I planted it in the ground along the front wall of our house which faces south. It is partially shaded by some plumerias. It is about 5' tall and full of branches; a few buds starting and one that may open soon. I'll post a picture when it does. The pictures below show the bush from slightly different angles. It's hard to get a good photo of it because it is crammed in between a large dwarf plumeria on one side and Haut Coutere on the other. The first shot shows part of the plumeria on the L and HC on the R. The second shows HC on the R. Third shows a better view of the base of the plant.
Erny
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helixturnhelix
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« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2011, 09:37:01 PM » |
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Wow your plants look great Erny! I guess Velvet Illusion needs to be in the ground to reach its full potential, thanks for sharing!
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Ernest
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« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2011, 11:23:42 PM » |
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Thanks Chris. I give all credit to the ideal growing conditions where I happen to live. I find that a lot of the cvs that people complain have poor bushes seem to thrive in the ground here. I wish I could claim some of the credit but for several years before I found HVH my plants survived and thrived despite almost complete neglect. For example I never fertilized or sprayed for pests and relied on whatever water they got from my sprinkler system. Now that I am more attentive to their needs I am starting to see gratifying results.
Erny
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