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« Reply #210 on: March 30, 2012, 08:25:39 PM » |
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David, you'll be in my thoughts. I hope you, your home, and collection make it through just fine.
Two rare beauties bloomed for me today-- Vin Extraordinaire and Creme De La Creme. Vin's colors are so dark and rich, and this pretty pale look of CDLC is one I haven't seen before. Both blooms were full of pollen, so of course I crossed them. If either sets seed, I see some graft-only babies in the future. Haha.
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« Reply #211 on: March 30, 2012, 09:07:14 PM » |
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Thanks Jordan, that Vin is outrageous, it for sure will win the Vietnam flower of the month for March, truly stunning.
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« Reply #212 on: March 31, 2012, 04:11:15 AM » |
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Beautiful blooms, Jordan. I have several seedlings with Vin Extraordinaire as the pod parent - Vin Electrique is the best known of them. I never had Creme de la Creme set seeds so far so probably your best bet is if the Vin Ex takes. I sure hope so - could be super!
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« Reply #213 on: March 31, 2012, 08:25:44 AM » |
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Jordan, Vin Extraordinaire is beautiful.
White Wings - I left this outside all winter planted in the ground. Makes a great landscape plant.
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« Reply #214 on: March 31, 2012, 12:02:25 PM » |
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I finally have a bloom to share!
This one is Delta Dawn, Renaissance Blue x Gabriel. The deep color in this one comes from both parents. It more vigorous like Gabriel, but I have a feeling it will be much more upright thanks to Renaissance blue.
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« Reply #215 on: March 31, 2012, 01:37:34 PM » |
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Jordan - LOVE your classic blooms! Vin Extraordinaire is amazing... I can't wait until I get mine!  John - I have a great fondness for the "ancestors"... White Wings is lovely. Chris - Delta Dawn is a real beauty... Great color! My bloomers today... Heaven Scent Heaven's Glow Moonstruck Nightfire Rosalind Deb  |
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« Reply #216 on: March 31, 2012, 04:34:27 PM » |
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Hi Everyone, Gosh I cannot keep up with all the posts. Impossible for me to comment on them. So, a blanket WOW WOW. This is the second bloom from a cross between moonstruck and tigerama. the bloom is 7 inches and the color is more intense than the first bloom. the bloom is starting to straighten itself out. see the first bloom, petals were not fully opened. this one has opened more and i hope it will continue to fill out. charlie, any better than the first one? Louis First bloom - 3-17-12  Second Bloom - 3-31-12  |
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« Reply #217 on: March 31, 2012, 07:17:53 PM » |
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I finally have a bloom to share!
This one is Delta Dawn, Renaissance Blue x Gabriel. The deep color in this one comes from both parents. It more vigorous like Gabriel, but I have a feeling it will be much more upright thanks to Renaissance blue.
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« Reply #218 on: March 31, 2012, 10:09:00 PM » |
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Awesome flowers everyone! Chris, I think you'll like Delta Dawn. Its growth rivals Acapulco Gold and the colors will be intense for you in Seattle. It fades some in the sun, but still pretty. I still need to get my hands on a Renaissance Blue *ahem* Charlie... hehe. Deb your Nightfire is so pretty! I just lost mine to winter wilting...  Louis your seedling looks great. How many more seedlings are you growing right now? |
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« Reply #219 on: April 01, 2012, 01:45:49 AM » |
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David,
It is interesting how some CVs are more flush bloomers and others are almost always in bloom. One such CV that I noticed is a flush bloomer is Rosalind. She budded up and bloomed like crazy for a few months, then would stop and just grow. After the growth phase, there was then a burst of buds again. Contrast to this was Muffin man, which always produced buds and never really showed any slow down or switch to growth phase. Even in the tropics there are some species that can go dormant, but this is usually based on the amount of water available and not necessary the amount of sun or temperatures. There are several species of Orchids which go dormant during the dry season, and resume growth when water is available. In Hawaii it seems as though the native species (many of which make up the ancestry of our modern hybrids) live in wet and warm forests and usually do not have a dormant phase. I bet some of the other species which make up our hybrids may exhibit some sort of dormancy like phase. Interesting to say the least!
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Chris as I know you are interested I have finally got round to replying,sorry. To my mind all my Hibiscus go dormant at some time of the year, usually for about 2 months, they don't actually lose there leaves but all growth shuts down and for want of a better word they look and become lifeless. Now I would suppose that because I don't actually get a winter as such [very rare to go under 80f] is the reason the dormancy can happen at any time of the year but shut down they do. Now as I have about 20 different Hibs I would say this is normal behavior for Tropical Hibiscus anywhere , in the colder climate they chose to shut down when its cold, what triggers it here in the tropics I don't know but like I say, they all still go dormant.
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« Reply #220 on: April 01, 2012, 03:10:31 AM » |
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That's interesting, David. As the only person I know who is reporting on growing in the tropics this is helpful info. In most of the rest of the world you can often identify why hibiscus go semi-dormant - most common reason being winter but also spider mite attacks, lack of sufficient water during hot spells, or in my case our houseplants will go dormant after a flush of blooms are all pollinated and seedpods harvested.
According to Dupont, "Delta Dawn
Glossy, dark-green leaves and 7” blooms highlight this fast- growing and semi-upright bush variety. It is great for standards. Requires heavy pruning."
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« Reply #221 on: April 01, 2012, 03:13:15 AM » |
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Lou, the form is looking better on the second bloom. Are your plants now in the house and how much sun are they getting? Have to watch this one as summer comes on. Are your earlier ones still blooming?
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« Reply #222 on: April 01, 2012, 06:41:00 AM » |
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Lou, the form is looking better on the second bloom. Are your plants now in the house and how much sun are they getting? Have to watch this one as summer comes on. Are your earlier ones still blooming?
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hi charlie, i have the plants back in the greenhouse now under 60% shade cloth. they get sun from 10 am to sunset, which is now around 6:30. the plants that were blooming earlier have all been cut back to manage the bush. i did nothing to the bushes as they grew, did not want to prolong a bud showing up. they all managed to get to around 4 feet before they had the first bloom. Of all that bloomed for me, i kinda like this one the best. Louis |
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« Reply #223 on: April 01, 2012, 06:42:08 AM » |
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Awesome flowers everyone! Chris, I think you'll like Delta Dawn. Its growth rivals Acapulco Gold and the colors will be intense for you in Seattle. It fades some in the sun, but still pretty. I still need to get my hands on a Renaissance Blue *ahem* Charlie... hehe. Deb your Nightfire is so pretty! I just lost mine to winter wilting... Louis your seedling looks great. How many more seedlings are you growing right now? hi dark horse, i have now only 10 plants out of 30 that i started with. louis |
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« Reply #224 on: April 01, 2012, 03:32:58 PM » |
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More indoor spring bloomers from MI... Arnottianus Black Beauty (listed as a parent for both Black Jack and Topaz Glory) Heaven Scent (another bloom with 6 pads) Deb  |
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