May Flower Photos of the Day

[Charlie]

Doll, thanks for showing the 3 Cindy's Heart bushes growing together. Probably the most plants of that variety growing together anywhere outside the HVH greenhouse. I also enjoy seeing Wild Grape growing in Houston where the conditions seem to bring out slightly different colors than we see here.


Charlie

[Doll]

Charlie, I would love to line the side of my driveway with nothing but Cindy's Heart if I could.

[Mike]

Thanks Charlie on the heavy metal , It's  been a challenge to grow this one in a nice bush & it seems to get a lot of yellow leaves at first I thought it was mites but I use a lot of kontos so I'm beginning to think  if I was using to much fertilizer . Because it's a slow grower & you can't fertilize it like the fast growing ones , so I reduced the amount of fertilizer and just use kontos & potassium , a little fertilizer once and a wile and its not getting many yellow leaves anymore . also It's not a good rooter I'v waited up to 4 months for cuttings to root on this one .
Here are a few for today a nice double Cindy's Heart , Rockets Red Glare  , High Voltage

[Ernest]

Three nice photos Mike.
A few from today:               Saffron
                                       Secret Heart
                                       Night Runner
                                       Hot Pepper
                                       Electric Orange
                                       Kinchen's Yellow--an oldie but still one of the nicest yellows

Erny

[Doll]

Erny, your Electric Orange is really a prolific bloomer.

[helixturnhelix]

This a first bloom for me on Janys.  Wow what a beautiful flower!  The dark fushia with lavender overlay is stunning.  I crossed it to Magic Carpet Ride, I think there should be some interesting outcomes here.

Janys is similar to another CV I have Unforgettable, but having seen both in person Janys has a superior flower imo.  Unforgettable also seems to be a sensitive plant, it has completely defoliated for no reason and seems to be on the decline.  Janys however is thriving, and beginning to branch without any coaxing.  Hopefully Charlie can help get more of this one out there.   

[Ernest]

John, Electric Orange is turning out to be a really nice cv. It is the most vertical grower I have--from about 2' in a 6" pot last fall to its present 4 1/2' with numerous side branches. It is very symmetrical and I think it is going to be a large and beautiful bush. This is the second picture of Wild Grape you have shared--it's going on my Wish List.

Chris, that Janys is a gorgeous bloom. I had one years ago in a pot. It was a real standout among the cvs of that time.

Erny

[Yashodhara]

Absolutely gorgeous blooms gentlemen!

An assortment of white blooms for me today...

High Voltage
Tahitian Princess
White Wings - my first set of quads (!) from Sunday
Tahitian Princess with Tahitian Taitensis (gardenia)
And some dinner guests ("Mama" is giving me the side-eye... Luckily, they don't eat hibiscus)

Deb  

[davidwood]

I Finally have a flower on my 11 foot seedling, its taken over 2 years and I think its lovely, I have no idea what the x is, I had 20 seeds from The American Hibiscus Society and this is the only one that's had a result.

Tricky trying to get a photo as its 11 feet in the air, very suprised it bloomed as the last week it has been battered with strong winds and torential rain.

I have taken a couple of cuttings and a graft but what I would like to ask is, if I now cut this down to a reasonable size will I continue to get blooms or will it grow back to 11 to 12 feet before it buds up again, there are a few buds on it now, not really sure what to do with it now.

[Yashodhara]

David - Whoohoo! Congrats on your seedling bloomer (11 feet tall - Wow!!!) - Looks like it could have Rosalind as one of it's parents

[Ernest]

David, I'm not sure the words 11 ft and seedling can be used in the same sentence.

A few from today:           Daisy Mae--my first bloom (just got it last week)
                                   Night Runner twins
                                   Eye of Kali--this one is really growing on me. Aptly named as the
                                   eye is really special.
                                   The Path
                                   Rivero 2--showing the white spots in warmer weather
                                   Voodoo Magic--hasn't bloomed in a while after carrying more than
                                   120 buds through much of the winter.

Erny

[davidwood]

Thanks Deb Erny, yes 11feet and I have pruned it twice, thing is that sounds good but what a pain, I really wanted a nice 4 to 5 feet like Louis, 11 feet on a windy rooftop its difficult to secure and control, for sure it will be cut down in the next week or two, that's sort of why I was asking will it need to grow back to 11 feet before blooming, hopefully I will get a cutting and then it wont matter what I do with it.

[Doll]

Chris, Jolie looks like it might be pretty close in color to Janys. I kept looking for Jolie to show up in the store update last Sunday but I guess I missed it.

Erny, you will love Wild Grape. It is a great bloomer. The colors for you should be closer to those on the description page.

[Doll]

Thanks Chris. I would love to have both Janys and Jolie.

I am really impressed with how well Rainbow Sherbert holds its color. I usually take my pics around 10am. I decided to wait until 6pm to take today's pic of RS. Looks great still at the end of the day.

[Charlie]

David, if you cut the tall seedling back to 2 or 3 feet in height it will regrow with more branches and will NOT have to reach 11 feet before blooming again. Pretty nice flower, too, congrats!

Charlie