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« Reply #90 on: April 17, 2012, 09:17:10 AM » |
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David, I really like the softer colors your Hot Pepper exhibits. I'm sure it is much hotter there right now. Our highs are staying in the 80s right now. The 90s won't start till the second half of May. Then it stays that way till the second half of September. You can see that my High Voltage still have that pink blush. Once it gets hot the pink blush goes away.
And a second day Voodoo Queen.
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David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #91 on: April 17, 2012, 10:03:25 AM » |
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Interesting John, it certainly seems about 80f is about perfect for the Hibs, I love that blush on High Voltage, I get that only in Dec/Jan when it can drop here to the low eighties.
Out there now its hellish hot day in day out, some cv's having a 90% bud drop, fortunately for me there are a few cv's that don't drop any so the garden still looks nice.
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Mike
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« Reply #92 on: April 17, 2012, 05:17:50 PM » |
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Hi folks
I'm not getting a lot of flowers now because the temperature at night has been in the low 50s & about two days a week in the high 40s . Any plants with buds on them I bring in when it gets below 50 deg. at night . anyway here is a Brassy Blond for today !!
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Mike
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« Reply #93 on: April 17, 2012, 05:52:50 PM » |
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I'm Back again
I just wanted to show you my Cindy's Heart bush it is growing like its on steroids it's 29" tall from the soil line & the top leaves are 7" long their bigger than my hand . I don't know how big it will get but I hope it gets about 4 or 5 feet tall , it has one bud on it now !!! Here are 3 pictures from different sides . This is one of my favorite ones .
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« Reply #94 on: April 17, 2012, 07:27:12 PM » |
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Mike that is a nice looking bush there. A really exciting prospect of how big it will get this growing season. Can't wait to see it grow...
Right now getting blooms from the good old standbys. It hit 80F today so that was exciting for the hibs. Lots of buds all over...
Farmer D
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« Reply #95 on: April 17, 2012, 07:34:19 PM » |
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Darren, I'm sharing your excitement over the coming week's temps up in the 80s. Although your Prosperity seems to crank out great blooms in all seasons.
Mike, that Brassy Blonde is a beauty.
John, High Voltage and Voodoo Queen continue to inspire me to heights of great envy. I have HV coming but I'm getting obsessed with VQ.
Today saw a new bloom on an oldie, Gil Whitton--a deep lush red with a dark eye. Also Simple Pleasures and Eye of Kali.
Erny
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David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #96 on: April 17, 2012, 07:36:44 PM » |
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I'm Back again
I just wanted to show you my Cindy's Heart bush it is growing like its on steroids it's 29" tall from the soil line & the top leaves are 7" long their bigger than my hand . I don't know how big it will get but I hope it gets about 4 or 5 feet tall , it has one bud on it now !!! Here are 3 pictures from different sides . This is one of my favorite ones .
Very nice Mike, looks perfect and so healthy. Here is a picture of my 2 year old seedling, no buds yet and it stands at 9 feet tall, I have had to prune it twice[back to 5 feet] so heaven knows what size it would have reached, getting a bit fed up with it now and hope I get a bloom soon. |
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David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #97 on: April 17, 2012, 07:42:35 PM » |
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My cutting of Acapulco Gold is looking like it will bloom like its mum, and a nice triple Rainbow Sherbert today.
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« Reply #98 on: April 18, 2012, 05:36:45 AM » |
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Cut a few blooms to dresss up the front of the garden, they all last much better in the shade.
Beautiful David, What is the white bloom on the left? Stolen Kiss? and the brown on the right? |
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« Reply #99 on: April 18, 2012, 05:42:19 AM » |
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David, Darren, John - YUMMY blooms!!! Cindy's Heart (HUGE - just under 9") Rum Runner (pale pastel colors today) Deb  Deb, Awesome comparison shot! And I love the brick background, makes them pop! Im always searching for the proper background to shoot my blooms... CH is amazing! |
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« Reply #100 on: April 18, 2012, 05:52:49 AM » |
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Some from yesterday.
Acapulco Gold, and Noodle resting near twins a day later when a second opened.
All time fav, Cindy's Heart... I took everyone outside for the day.
Noodle again, (I need a Greenhouse, this is what my office looks like!)
My first Pinot Noir, beauty! Real dark!!
Saffron
Greenhouse breaking ground this weekend! Will post progress pix!
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Doll
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« Reply #101 on: April 18, 2012, 11:03:46 AM » |
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Mike, your CH bush looks great. You should get loads of beautiful blooms once it warms up there.
Erny, it's been a long time since I've seen Gil Whitton. Thanks for sharing.
Kristen, always love seeing your Cindy's Heart.
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David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #102 on: April 18, 2012, 12:50:40 PM » |
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Beautiful David, What is the white bloom on the left? Stolen Kiss? and the brown on the right?
High Votage and Creme De Cacao. |
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« Reply #103 on: April 18, 2012, 01:54:22 PM » |
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David, what are the parents on your 9 foot seedling?
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« Reply #104 on: April 18, 2012, 03:47:17 PM » |
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David, what are the parents on your 9 foot seedling?
No idea John, someone from the American Hibiscus Society kindly sent me 20 seeds, 6 germinated, 4 plants got binned along the way[bush no good, so just unlucky] leaving 2 plants, the other one I destroyed last year, the bloom on it was remarkable, remarkable in just how bad it was, a sort of 2 inch floppy pink, and now I have left the one you have seen; 9 feet of leaves. I think so far I have been a bit unlucky, I look what Louis achieved, a prize bloom on a 4 foot bush and I am left looking like Jack in Jack in the Beanstalk. Hopefully I will have a little success with my own seeds, these are all from Charlies plants and am praying no more of these 10 foot mutants. |
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