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« Reply #75 on: August 09, 2012, 05:12:31 AM » |
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Yesterday Cindy and I arrived back from a weeks vacation, first we've had this year, and iI'm just now seeing all the fine blooms and photos that have been posted recently. It sure is hot in southern CA now, which is good for stimulating blooms but also causes some bud drop and rapid pest reproduction. I'll be shipping orders that piled up this past week so if you've been waiting know that all orders will be going out over the next few days with plants shipping next Monday-Wed.
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« Reply #76 on: August 09, 2012, 06:15:40 AM » |
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« Reply #77 on: August 09, 2012, 08:58:01 AM » |
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Darren, the weather has been very normal for Houston with highs in the mid to upper 90s everyday. The rain stopped and now I could really use some.
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« Reply #78 on: August 09, 2012, 09:36:15 AM » |
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David,
I don't know anything about this yellow hibiscus except it came from Home Depot. One of my neighbors was moving and did not want to take it with her...so she gave it to me. I just find it really strange that it is now producing single flowers and these double flowers!
I can't wait until I can show off some of the blooms on the plants I have purchased from Charlie......however they are still just babies and in their growing stage! I could take pictures of their beautiful leaves...but I don't think many of you would be interested (hahaha). Instead, here is a flower on one of my plants I purchased this spring from a local nursery here in Pawleys Island. The plant is called Hula Girl and came from a grower in Florida.
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« Reply #79 on: August 09, 2012, 02:22:51 PM » |
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Vicky that is a fun plant you have there. That one is all over Hawaii and is used extensively in many of the hotel landscapes throughout the islands. There is even one highway in Oahu that they've used it as the center divider for several miles. It grows vigorously and blooms abundantly. You'll like it a lot!
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« Reply #80 on: August 09, 2012, 09:11:47 PM » |
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OK I get to finally finish up my pics post now...
Kristen great bloom shots - I'd love to know which ones are which some real beauties in there!
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« Reply #81 on: August 10, 2012, 04:43:47 AM » |
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Awesome blooms everyone! We have been having a lot of storms in my area lately with strong winds, and unfortunately a few of my potted hibs got knocked over and buds knocked off.  I was at work or else I would have battened down the hatches. Anyways, here are a few blooms from today that survived the maelstroms. 1) Satsuma Twins
2) Creole Lady with petaloids
3) Summer Fun (I have been waiting for this one to bloom forever, and of course it was opening on a day when I had a 12 hour shift. So it hasn't fully opened and I helped it open as much as I could without completely destroying it.) |
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« Reply #82 on: August 10, 2012, 10:44:06 AM » |
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Wow some really great blooms everyone!
I had a seedling bloom for the second time, really interesting mini. I havent seen too many with rays that change from yellow to orange. Charcoal overlay and orange edge complete the package. The plant looks nice and upright as well, I need to prune it and baby it a bit as it was shoved in the back corner of the grow rack. What do you all think?
Thinking of naming it Pāhoehoe, after the smooth type lava flows in Hawaii.
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« Reply #83 on: August 10, 2012, 11:12:01 AM » |
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Voodoo Queen twins and Acapulco Gold
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« Reply #84 on: August 10, 2012, 03:39:44 PM » |
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I like it a lot Chris, is there a chance we can see the bush. Love the Satsuma twins Paul and I could look at Creole Lady all day, got to be one of my favourite cv's to look at.
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« Reply #85 on: August 10, 2012, 03:52:23 PM » |
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Paul I can't wait to see that Summer Fun all opened up. Great blooms all of them!
John those are two beauties. Your VQ is always really impressive.
Chris - I absolutely love that name!!! Fits that bloom very well and of course anything from HI is always highly thought of on my end...I'd be scared to see what type of bloom would deserve the name A'a...
Bonnie Lass stole the show today...
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« Reply #86 on: August 10, 2012, 04:05:51 PM » |
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and more...
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« Reply #87 on: August 11, 2012, 08:24:33 AM » |
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Wow everyone! Darren, some beauties you have there for sure! Chris, that bloom & name is fantastic! Darren, sorry, the blooms I posted are as follows: Laguna Starlight, Vin Extraordinaire, Simple Pleasures, Um... the poodle flower I forget the name..., Vin Electrique, & Ruby Tuesday with white spotting.
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« Reply #88 on: August 11, 2012, 09:12:56 AM » |
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Thanks everyone! This might be a mini bloom, but it has a cool ruffly form and the colors are so interesting. I guess this would be one of those weird and wonderful type of flowers. It fades to an interesting greenish color on day 2, perhaps after the lava cools new green life springs fourth?  David you asked about the bush and I cannot say too much about it. It got attacked by spidermites and was put in a less than ideal spot in the grow area, so it is looking pretty stick-like. At least it looks like it will be upright. So far its podmates which I cut back to see how well they branch seem to be doing a very good job at sending out multiple branches from one prune. I will probably cut it back soon to try and get some cuttings going, so we will know more after that happens. There is still one last podmate that is going to bloom from this cross of T. Prince x M. Placebo. So far I have two I plan on keeping from this cross, Riptide and now Pahoehoe. It is interesting how some crosses produce multiple nice seedlings and others produce not one. Makes me think of that cross of Berried Treasure x Saffron Charlie did, where four of the podmates were good enough to propagate! |
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« Reply #89 on: August 11, 2012, 01:32:35 PM » |
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Wow Bonnie Lass looks like satin...
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