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« Reply #195 on: July 24, 2012, 08:59:59 AM » |
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Simple Pleasures and Confection Perfection plants.
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« Reply #196 on: July 24, 2012, 12:01:09 PM » |
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Very nice Denise, looks like they are doing well for you.
Today:
A very nice Heavy Metal, first bloom for me. I like the dark dark eye alot. Crossed to IAWL.
IAWL just opening. The blue shadow is really interesting to me, I crossed this bloom to heavy metal. With both of these CV's sharing fifth dimension as parents and heavy metal's tendency to intensify the color of its seedlings, I am hoping for some big blooms and nice colors.
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« Reply #197 on: July 24, 2012, 12:22:10 PM » |
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John that Cindy's Heart from yesterday is just breath-taking! Wow!!
Deb those are all exquisite blooms! That Silver Memories is one of the best SM I've ever seen. Cool Dragon Fly shot too - just love them!
Denise that is a great group of shots too! You got a lot of great color going on there only to get more so once that CP gets going. It looks great - mine has been slow growing too but my problem now is that it has become big enough where every time my garden gate opens it brushes the plant and the buds eventually get knocked off. Now that one is a tough fix - wish I could prune the gate.
Hot Pepper stole the show yesterday with 19 open blooms at once. I told you it has almost as many buds as leaves. This plant likes it drier but seems to love the supernova too...with the soil replant and less water the blooms have become a lighter orange and the eye has really improved to a middle red and beautiful pink halo.
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« Reply #198 on: July 24, 2012, 12:31:17 PM » |
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Scarlet Beauty continues to really impress with bright, rich giant blooms. My hand is dwarfed. The plant is really taking off too after being replanted. Really easy to grow.
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« Reply #199 on: July 24, 2012, 12:41:02 PM » |
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I really missed Venetian Brick as it didn't have too many blooms since getting it 10/2010. The plant was struggling with the bad soil and too much water but now it is a whole different story.
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« Reply #200 on: July 24, 2012, 12:53:45 PM » |
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Some more yard and planter shots...
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« Reply #201 on: July 24, 2012, 12:58:54 PM » |
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Flickering Flame is just incredible. Not only is that black eye a killer but it is shiny, waxy looking too. Just amazing! Thank you Charlie for such an awesome creation.
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« Reply #202 on: July 24, 2012, 01:55:24 PM » |
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Wonderful photos from the three "D"s; Darren, Deb, and Denise.
Darren, it looks like you will have your continuous hedge before too much longer. Flickering Flame just gets better and better.
Had my first bloom on Cherry Glow today--not as bright or as red as I was expecting but hopefully will develop with age. Also a nice Heavy Metal and Simple Pleasures.
A brief followup on Inner Compass that I showed last week. The bloom stayed nice for three days with only a little fading on the third. The bush shows good promise--two stout verticals about three feet tall with lots of new leaves coming all along the stems.
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« Reply #203 on: July 24, 2012, 09:35:28 PM » |
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Charlie – I think Cindy’s right about “Not Belle”... The blooms look the same, except for the color of the pads (Sweet Sixteen has yellow pads, NB has red – Could that be influenced by environment, etc?). The plant definitely has BDJ/Saffron attributes (upright, strong, fast grower). I’ll send wood as soon as I see if my recent crosses with her have taken (Fantasy Charm & Amber Suzanne).
David – So happy to hear that you have family coming to visit... Is your grandson coming too? I saw a photo that you posted on the Forum back in 2010 with him in it - Sooo cute!
Hi Vicki – Welcome to the Forum! Thanks for admiring Tahitian Princess... She has definitely been enjoying all of the sun & heat we’ve been having here in SE Michigan.
Thanks Ernie and Darren – You two are such an inspiration!
Speaking of which: I’ve been waiting all day to take and post this photo... I thought for sure that both Ernie and Darren would beat me to it - LOL! Anyway, here’s my first Inner Compass bloom (and a Sunshower, too).
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« Reply #204 on: July 25, 2012, 02:14:31 AM » |
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Deb,
I think your not Belle looks alot like this one.
Patrick and Donna
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« Reply #205 on: July 25, 2012, 04:12:12 AM » |
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Hi Patrick & Donna!
I think so, too... What is the name of the CV in your photo?
Thanks!
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« Reply #206 on: July 25, 2012, 06:05:00 AM » |
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Deb, the question of whether the color of pads that each variety shows can change from flower to flower has come up several times in the past. I once went through the many photos I have looking for examples that might prove the case one way or the other. What I found was that most varieties consistently have staminal pads that are either orange or yellow or less frequently red. They don't change or alternate colors normally. However, I did also find a few varieties, Fifth Dimension being one that I recall, that do show different colored pads. I have no idea if it is environment but it sure could be. I was a bit disappointed when I found a few varieties that varied the pad color because that meant we couldn't use this as a definite criteria for identifying blooms. Ah well....
By the way, nice Inner Compass photo!
And Darren, those are killer Flickering Flame booms and photos just posted. You're getting super color out of them. I cut my 5 gallon stock plants of FF back to a foot tall in January and they have now grown back into beautiful 4 foot high bushes that will soon give up a bunch of wood to make new plants with for next year.
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« Reply #207 on: July 25, 2012, 03:15:15 PM » |
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Bonnie Lass today
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« Reply #208 on: July 26, 2012, 09:27:26 AM » |
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Denise, that is a lovely Bonnie Lass.
Darren, those Scarlet Beauty twins are amazing!
First Hot Southern Night bloom.
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« Reply #209 on: July 26, 2012, 12:15:18 PM » |
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John those are all gorgeous. I like the ruffles on California Beauty.
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