Doll
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« on: June 02, 2012, 09:22:15 AM » |
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The weather here is hot and humid. Just normal for Houston.
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Nievesgirl
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« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2012, 11:03:13 AM » |
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I been MIA lately because of new puppy and dog along with house hunting !!! The inspector is coming today to look at the house. It has almost 1 acre  I hope nothing major will be found. Anyways here are some pics last month , april lol Burnt Saffron  New Seedling Tahitian cherry blossom X moorea blue arina  Creole Lady  Black Dragon  Fall leaves  Solar Eclipse  Berried treasure  |
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2012, 12:32:16 PM » |
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The weather here is hot and humid. Just normal for Houston.
John like has been discussed before we have very similar weather, allot of the colourings on our cv's because of the conditions are also similar, but unlike me you don't seem to get a near 40% reduction in bloom size, if I could work out why I would be a very happy chappy haha. |
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Ernest
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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2012, 04:47:10 PM » |
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Darren must be away on a trip so I'll try to fill in for him although I can't match his photos.
My first bloom on Ruby Tuesday that I got in a 6" pot 2 or 3 days ago. Also Me Oh My Oh and Eye of Kali which is rapidly moving up on my list of favorites.
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Ernest
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« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2012, 04:54:11 PM » |
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And a few more from my "hedge". This is a 20' X 5' area that I planted with nine different cvs several years ago and just let them grow together to form a hedge with a variety of blooms throughout. Two of the blooms are Wheel of Fortune--shown here with opening colors that fade rapidly throughout the day-- and Prima Ballerina. Then 2 views of the hedge--one from each end.
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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2012, 05:37:27 AM » |
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Erny!!! That hedge is so awesome!!!!!
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Doll
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2012, 08:40:31 AM » |
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Erny, your Sun Shower is looking awesome. I had to give up on Sun Shower for now. The blooms won't open when it gets hot. So I moved it to a shady location for the summer.
Voodoo Queen just never stops blooming.
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Doll
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2012, 11:10:21 AM » |
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David, I think the problem is the difficulty of keeping the plants watered in the heat. They dry out so fast in pots. The ones I have planted in the ground have little difficulty handling the heat. The ones in pots are much more of a struggle. Of course some varieties are more heat tolerant than others. My High Voltage blooms still are coming in around 8". But I have HV planted in the ground also.
So far these are varieties that tolerate heat the best for me.
Acapulco Gold
Cindy's Heart
High Voltage
Hot Pepper
Saffron Moon
Rainbow Sherbert
Voodoo Queen
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Ernest
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« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2012, 12:15:11 PM » |
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John, I think our temps here (70s and low 80s) must be ideal for Sun Shower. The bush is about 6 1/2' tall and keeps putting out 8" blooms. That's a beautiful Voodoo Queen photo that you posted. In addition to Sun Shower here is Simple Pleasures profusion.
Erny
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Ernest
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« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2012, 12:18:11 PM » |
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Simple Plearures and Me Oh My Oh decided to show off today.
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Ernest
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« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2012, 12:21:55 PM » |
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A few more: my first bloom on California Beauty, definitely living up to her name. Also Heartbreak Hotel with its first bloom since going into the ground and renaissance Blue.
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Doll
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« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2012, 12:25:01 PM » |
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Erny, the pink and white one could possibly be Fantasy Charm. But I'm terrible at guessing varieties.
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Ernest
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« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2012, 12:42:35 PM » |
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Thanks John. I got the pink and white one at a local nursery where I get my grafted plumeria and other specialty plants. They only had a few hibiscus cvs at that time but they were nice ones (I got my Black Dreams there). I'll probably go back and hope they have some of the same ones this year so I can match the ID.
A few more worth sharing from my morning rounds: Double Date, Lady in Waiting, and a very pretty pastel pink epiphyllum (orchid cactus).
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« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2012, 01:37:54 PM » |
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Erny, I'm glad you liked the California Beauty. I thought the 6 inch pots showed a perfect growth habit this year and wish I had more of them.
If your pink mystery plant is a low/slow grower with 5-6 inch flowers than it is most likely C'est Bon.
Charlie
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Ernest
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« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2012, 03:10:19 PM » |
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Thanks Charlie. It is a low grower at a little under 2' and the blooms measure 5-6". I think you nailed it.
Erny
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