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« Reply #135 on: April 22, 2012, 02:32:23 PM » |
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Higher temperatures continue to bring forth a lot of blooms. Simple Pleasures profusion, The Path and a very faded third day Herm Geller on adjacent bushes but the overlapping branches make it look like they are on the same bush, and Jazz.
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« Reply #136 on: April 22, 2012, 02:37:59 PM » |
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The other nice thing about higher spring temps is that the blooms are larger and the true spring/summer colors are starting to show up. My Electric Orange is orange for the first time after an entire winter in the red zone. A pretty white bloom with a yellow edge and a dark eye that radiates pink; I bought this at a commercial nursery and have lost the label. Can anyone ID this for me?
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« Reply #137 on: April 22, 2012, 02:41:40 PM » |
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Some more: Rum Runner profusion with the blooms just starting to show normal spring colors, Black Dream, Me Oh My Oh, and The Path.
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« Reply #138 on: April 22, 2012, 02:45:53 PM » |
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And finally Hot Pepper, Fifth Dimension, and a couple of older cvs, Romeo and Rivero2. The latter was sold to me under that name by a plumeria dealer over 15 years ago. I have never seen it listed anywhere else.
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« Reply #139 on: April 22, 2012, 03:54:40 PM » |
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Wow Erny - it is a dream to see such mature bushes start to do their spring blooming. Just your Simple Pleasures bush alone looks like it will have 20-30 blooms at a time. Really neat to see that Rum Runner profusion. I have a little baby bush so now I know the potential there. Just an awesome sight to see - congrats and I look forward to seeing how your project goes that you were discussing during last summer.
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« Reply #140 on: April 22, 2012, 03:58:47 PM » |
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some more...
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« Reply #141 on: April 22, 2012, 04:08:34 PM » |
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Erny and Darren, what a fantastic show of blooms.
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« Reply #142 on: April 22, 2012, 09:55:25 PM » |
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Thanks John. Darren and I are fortunate to live in an area where we can keep plants in the ground year round and thus let them achieve considerable size. The down side is that the flowers may not be as individually pretty as they are buffeted by the outdoor weather throughout the winter and by the winds periodically during the rest of the year.
Darren, I think you will find that Rum Runner will be a great bloomer for you as it matures. It is probably the most prolific bloomer I have although Black Dream is threatening to give it a run for its money. My plants suffered from relative neglect for several years but last summer I installed a drip system with regular fertilization with Special Blend and Booster and, thanks to you, regular spraying with Supernova. I am now seeing the payoff from this regimen with explosive growth and blooming unlike anything I had before. I have expanded my plans for futher planting considerably. I am now going to take out the entire crescent of lawn that borders on our street and have also "liberated" a 40' X 8" patch of ground bordering our driveway on the west boundary of our property. This should be able to accomodate several plumeria and another 40 or so hibiscus. I'll have to take some before and after photos.
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« Reply #143 on: April 23, 2012, 09:10:52 AM » |
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Erny, I have about 15 planted in the ground. But I have to dig them up when it starts getting down into the 30s at night. I can really see a difference in the growth rate of the ones planted in the ground vs. the ones growing in pots.
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« Reply #144 on: April 23, 2012, 12:12:01 PM » |
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Erny that sounds awesome! Keep us posted on your progress...
Nice cloudy day today so the colors are really popping.
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« Reply #145 on: April 23, 2012, 07:04:38 PM » |
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Wowie!!! Such beautiful, colorful blooms  Darren - LOVE Tahitian Lavender Mist... Everyone's looking good!  Chris - HH and Area 51 are awesome! Kristen - Beautiful Sleeping Beauty (and Noodle is so precious... Looks like a jungle cat in a forrest of hibiscus  ) Erny - Those are some amazing bushes/flowers!!! Loved your bloom bouquet!  John - Such lovely blooms... I agree with Kristen: Beautiful kitchen tile/bloom arrangement Have to play catch up (too much work, not enough time to post)... Caramel Toffee (new bloomer) Cindy's Heart Heaven Scent A group of bloomers... |
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« Reply #146 on: April 23, 2012, 07:06:46 PM » |
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and the rest... Heaven's Glow Sea of Tranquility (learning how to "plank" really well!) Rosalind Sleeping Beauty (new bloomer/PM colors... Has an awesome pearlescent glow - like the inside of a sea shell) Deb  |
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« Reply #147 on: April 23, 2012, 07:31:55 PM » |
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Deb, those are some beautiful blooms. That Caramel Toffee looks like a real nice brown cv. Sea of Tranquility has that perfect form--like Living Legend. And Sleeping Beauty lives up to her name--I'm looking forward to getting mine soon.
Darren, you're right about the overcast weather and the colors. We even had some light rain today. Haute Coutere is showing me colors I haven't seen on it before. Here are a couple of shots and another next to a second or third day faded bloom for contrast. Also Velvet Illusion and Night Fire.
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« Reply #148 on: April 23, 2012, 07:37:07 PM » |
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More from today starting with my first Night Runner bloom. Also Living Legend, Topaz Glory, Heavy Metal, and Eye of Kali.
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« Reply #149 on: April 23, 2012, 07:41:02 PM » |
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Finally, the most vivid Fiesta I have seen, Herm Geller, The Path twins, Rum Runner X2, and Renaissance Blue.
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