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« Reply #105 on: July 14, 2012, 11:06:46 AM » |
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and the rest... Ruby Tuesday (opened her first bloom on a Tuesday)  Silver Memories (6 petals, no pads... Hmmm) Sunshower The Outdoor Jungle Some more ducklings (seems late in the season for such young ones) Deb  |
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« Reply #106 on: July 14, 2012, 02:05:00 PM » |
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Deb, sorry to hear you are having a drought now. We're dealing with floods now.
First Merci Beaucoup blooms - a Dupont variety
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« Reply #107 on: July 14, 2012, 03:40:49 PM » |
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John a foot of rain in one week is crazy! I know it is a break from the heat but how are your hibs handling it?
Deb great blooms, quite the variety there and those ducklings are so precious! I just love your Bienvenue - I hope one day mine can bloom like that. Mine really hates water so I have to keep curtailing what water it gets. One day I'll figure out that sweet spot.
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« Reply #108 on: July 14, 2012, 03:48:47 PM » |
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Flickering Flame is blowing me away with the dark eyes, really they are just about black now. Striking is a weak way to describe them when seeing it in person.
Rise and Shine is also coming into it's own now as the white middle zone is really expanding in size. I just love it, I bet soon there will be as much white as yellow.
Some 3rd day blooms that have done really well...
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« Reply #109 on: July 14, 2012, 03:54:42 PM » |
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1st Summer Fun bloom since replanting it and holy smokes = 9 1/2". It is still reflexed in the photo so maybe later I'll post another.
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« Reply #110 on: July 14, 2012, 06:23:12 PM » |
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So many beautiful blooms, so little time to comment. A blanket, WOW to everyone. Here are some blooms from today: My first Acapulco Gold, an unnamed flower (lost the tag) ((maybe one can ident it for me)). Its a wonderful life (a stunning flower).. and two new hybrids, a cross between cosmic gold and tigerama. Its taken 1-1/2 years to bloom. This is the second plant of that cross, I posted a photo a while ago of the first plant in bloom. Louis       |
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« Reply #111 on: July 14, 2012, 09:54:22 PM » |
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Very nice blooms Louis! That Acapulco Gold's colors just jump out of the screen. Sensational!
Here is the unreflexed Summer Fun bloom at a little over 9.5".
Also have a Scarlet Beauty that has been opening all day and it is already over 10". This is the biggest bloom of any plant I've had to date...
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« Reply #112 on: July 15, 2012, 06:41:28 AM » |
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Thanks for showing the big blooms, Darren. Very impressive!
Lou, your bloom of It's a Wonderful Life is superb.
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« Reply #113 on: July 15, 2012, 07:08:44 AM » |
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Darren, my hibiscus have handled all the rain amazingly well. Just a few miles north of where I live received 18" of rain. That is where all the flooding is occurring.
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« Reply #114 on: July 15, 2012, 09:32:21 AM » |
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Hi
Your blooms look great , I have a lot for today .
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« Reply #115 on: July 15, 2012, 09:34:21 AM » |
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The first one on the post above is simple pleasure ! here is some more .
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« Reply #116 on: July 15, 2012, 09:47:32 AM » |
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Wow Louis, Great IAWL!
Darren, that Scarlet beauty is a knock out! I am looking forward to seeing giant blooms with spots on Summer fun.
Mike, your plants looks perfect, T. Princess and blue ballerina were looking very colored up considering the hot weather you guys are having!
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« Reply #117 on: July 15, 2012, 11:04:30 AM » |
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Wow, I just received another 3" of rain in 2 hours. Now I'm up to 15" since Monday! Crazy weather going on here. So far none of my plants has drowned.
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« Reply #118 on: July 15, 2012, 05:02:40 PM » |
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I think you will be fine John, we have torrential rain here and its never caused me a problem, the overwatering problems I have had have been caused by me and not the elements.
I have started to tackle these overwatering problems and you would think my life would be easier now I am watering about 70% less, but its not, I have been checking each plants needs twice a day rather than a blanket watering and it takes ages, hopefully in time it will be worth it.
I have to say that since the photo's have got bigger there have been some beauties from all, but the biggest improvement is with Darren's, not sure if its all down to the computer Darren but the improvement in detail and color now do justice to the profusion, a joy to see.
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« Reply #119 on: July 15, 2012, 07:51:44 PM » |
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Our first bloom from Rudolph
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