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« Reply #45 on: July 14, 2009, 01:27:14 PM » |
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Kerry, those blooms are great. I love the Nightfire, I have nothing else like it and it is at the top of my wish list which just keeps growing. I also am about out of space.
Here's a few of mine that I grouped on the patio for a photo: Gwen Mary, Pina Colada, High Voltage, Cherry Appaloosa, and a mislabeled one that for now Charlie and I think is Happy Days.
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« Reply #46 on: July 14, 2009, 01:50:47 PM » |
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Wow Dave, they look so healthy! Are these plants from this "shipping season" or from a few years back?
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« Reply #47 on: July 14, 2009, 10:36:35 PM » |
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Thank you for the compliments on my plants. I do have a few that aren't doing very well and I really need to get a better handle on pinching and prunning. I'm still basically in learning mode on their care.
Kerry, your plants look great to me. There have been so many wonderful pictures posted on this forum and a few have led to additions to my wish list.
High Voltage was purchased in the spring of 2007. It was part of my first order from HVH. The others are from various orders in 2008 when I kinda went crazy as the addiction seemed to take over. LOL All were 4" size pot purchases with the exception of the Cherry Appaloosa which was one of my rare 6" pot purchases. Strangely it is still in a 6" pot while the others have needed to be moved to 8" and 10" pots. Cindy told me it was a very slow starter. Pina Colada along with Acapulco Gold are my two fastest growers. They have gotten tall very quickly and have gone from 4" pots to 10" in less than a year.
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« Reply #48 on: July 15, 2009, 03:08:47 PM » |
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Dave,
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« Reply #49 on: July 15, 2009, 04:26:02 PM » |
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Thanks Nina. I really admired the photo of your collection in the greenhouse posted on July 5th. I also love that jungle look. Could you identify some of those cultivars?
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« Reply #50 on: July 15, 2009, 04:50:57 PM » |
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Hi Dave, I must admit that Acapulco gold is a really fast grower! I just pruned mine for the second time this year, and it is still almost double the size of blue ballernia. Its good to know that pina colada is also a fast grower because I really like that CV alot and find that the 4" pot size are my favorite, so its encouraging that it can grow from that size to the size in your picture in a few months. Living Legend also seems to be a fast grower. It already put on about 2 inches of growth in a month. I look forward to seeing some more pictures  |
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« Reply #51 on: July 15, 2009, 07:09:31 PM » |
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Thank you for the compliments on my plants. I do have a few that aren't doing very well and I really need to get a better handle on pinching and prunning. I'm still basically in learning mode on their care.
Kerry, your plants look great to me. There have been so many wonderful pictures posted on this forum and a few have led to additions to my wish list.
High Voltage was purchased in the spring of 2007. It was part of my first order from HVH. The others are from various orders in 2008 when I kinda went crazy as the addiction seemed to take over. LOL All were 4" size pot purchases with the exception of the Cherry Appaloosa which was one of my rare 6" pot purchases. Strangely it is still in a 6" pot while the others have needed to be moved to 8" and 10" pots. Cindy told me it was a very slow starter. Pina Colada along with Acapulco Gold are my two fastest growers. They have gotten tall very quickly and have gone from 4" pots to 10" in less than a year.
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well my leaves are not shiny  this is why I think you plants look better my shipment came today Wild dream, cinnamon girl and dragon's heart. Cinnamon girl is filled with buds ! Here is a picture of my balcony again ( no room) My bf is going to build me a stand next week ! ( ps he does not know I been buying hibiscus so I need to figure out a way to hide them hahahah I am also going to be getting some more seeds ! what am I getting my self into !   |
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« Reply #52 on: July 17, 2009, 10:23:04 AM » |
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Nice Porch Kerry  I can wait to see your Wild Dream Bloom. My Cinnamon Girl and Blue Ballerina |
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« Reply #53 on: July 17, 2009, 12:53:14 PM » |
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My cinnamon girl bloomed today also  |
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« Reply #54 on: July 17, 2009, 02:35:07 PM » |
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Oh, Helix, Cinnamon Girl is so floriferous. What a beautiful small bush! Maybe...I can put it...on my neverending list.
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« Reply #55 on: July 19, 2009, 09:05:23 AM » |
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Hi Nina, i couldn't believe how many blooms were on the small bush and it was two days of of the box! My favorite thing so far about this cv besides the fact that it opened five blooms two days after I got it is how different the blooms look in the shade vs sunlight. In the sunlight the orange is highlighted and makes the whole bloom look orange and yellow. In the shade the flowers look like an orange bloom with shaded brown edges. If you don't have it, im sure you could find some room for one  Kerry, that picture of Cinnamon girl is really nice. I like how the colors blend together. |
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« Reply #56 on: July 19, 2009, 09:12:21 AM » |
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I agree Cinnamon girl is a very nice CV here is another picture  Here is rocket's red glare ( my first bloom of it )  |
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« Reply #57 on: July 20, 2009, 06:20:51 AM » |
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Such great photos everyone is posting!
Just a reminder that as the forum postings grow it can be hard to find a particular item or variety. The search function up above is great for finding these things if you ever want to find something specific.
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« Reply #58 on: July 20, 2009, 05:30:27 PM » |
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Awesome Rocket's Red Glare! Mine is budding up so hopefully I will some blooms soon.
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« Reply #59 on: July 22, 2009, 04:31:24 PM » |
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Cinnamon Girl and Rocket's Red Glare are two more just added to my extended wish list. Those are beautiful.
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