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Author Topic: December Flower Photos of the Day  (Read 120429 times)
farmer d
Farmer D

Posts: 5573


Hollywood, CA


« on: December 01, 2012, 10:46:04 PM »

Some color on a cloudy day...

Farmer D


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farmer d
Farmer D

Posts: 5573


Hollywood, CA


« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2012, 01:53:27 PM »

Cosmic Gold putting out it's best blooms for me to date.  Large and perfect with some very nice depth of color this time of year.  Finally some color in that planter.

Ltf to rt: Legendary Pleasures (partially obscured by my Lane Orange Tree), Show Stopper, Cosmic Gold, True Love, Deep Waters, Incandescent, Bienvenue, Picante, Heavy Metal (front corner)

Farmer D


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Doll

Posts: 1036


Houston, Texas


« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2012, 08:46:58 AM »

Darren, really awesome color on your Cosmic Gold.



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I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could.
helixturnhelix
Seattle, WA

Posts: 1945



« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2012, 12:32:35 PM »

Nice Cosmic Gold Darren!  That one had huge orange blooms for me up here, I really enjoyed it alot.

Silver Dragon looking awesome as usual

Janys, great deep pink and purple coloration!

A really unusual double Fly me to the moon.


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Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2012, 05:11:56 PM »

John, beautiful colors on Black Dragon and Cindy's Heart. They seem tobe doing well despite the lower night temps.
Chris, what a surprise with Fly me to the Moon. Great colors on Janys.
Daily rains here recently are beating up many of the flowers but here are a few presentable ones from today.
Winter Lights
Silver Dragon--this has been a prolific bloomer lately.
Ruby Tuesday
Cherry Blue
Magic Crystal

Erny


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farmer d
Farmer D

Posts: 5573


Hollywood, CA


« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2012, 07:09:58 PM »

John all of your blooms are just gorgeous and of course that Black Dragon is just amazing.  Always a stunner when that one blooms.  Your plants look like they're doing quite well and the forecast for this week for you looks pretty nice!

Chris that FMTTM is just insane.  Again my brain could never have imagined such colors together - absolutely brilliant.  And your Janys is looking mighty pretty too - love those colors!

Erny your Ruby Tuesday is the best one I've seen yet with that killer depth of color - for the purple/magenta pigmented blooms I think that the cold temps really work to their advantage.  Same goes for your Magic Crystal - I just love that one to death.  My MC plant looks like it is just getting back on it's happy feet since my vacation back in October.  I guess it was under watered like many others while gone.

I went around all my plants the last two days and collected/picked off all rotting dead buds and the like to make sure my plants didn't get anything nasty growing on them.  With the rain I had a few spent blooms that fell onto lower leaves and with the cold and wet conditions it just immediately started making holes in those leaves below as they quickly decayed.  Yuck!

Insane Rodeo Drive bloom today - the right colors that love this weather.  That eye is so shiny and almost black and so big.  Some just opened shots and sunset shots to see the color change.

Farmer D



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farmer d
Farmer D

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Hollywood, CA


« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2012, 07:15:04 PM »

Farmer D


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farmer d
Farmer D

Posts: 5573


Hollywood, CA


« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2012, 07:17:57 PM »

Nice shot of some of my plants right below the porch
lft to rt: Living Legend, Scintillating, Tahitian Pretty Boy, Confection Perfection & Simple Pleasures

Farmer D


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Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2012, 09:56:31 PM »

Darren, great pics as always. Rodeo Drive and T. Antique Purple are just off the charts. It is fascinating to follow the seasonal color changes. Many cvs seem to revert toward a somewhat bland red type while other such as your Rodeo Drive and my Ruby Tuesday show more atypical new color patterns. I don't have enough botanical knowledge to understand what drives the seasonal changes. Perhaps Chris or Charlie could shed some light on that subject.

Erny
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam

Posts: 1054



« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2012, 04:38:41 AM »

So nice Darren, the gold colouring on Cosmic Gold is wonderful.
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David.
Doll

Posts: 1036


Houston, Texas


« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2012, 10:53:50 AM »

First bloom on one of my CH seedlings. I like the color but it was only about 5-6 inches.



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I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could.
Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2012, 05:01:21 PM »

Bright Horizon
Summer Shore
Rainbow Sherbert
Acapulco Gold
Flickering Flame
Slapstick


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Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2012, 05:04:46 PM »


City Slicker
Deep Waters
Deep Waters bush
Daisy Mae


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Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2012, 05:09:19 PM »

Luck Be a Lady
Silver Dragon
Velvet Illusion
Prosperity
Angel's Wings


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Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2012, 05:12:38 PM »

Zelma
Chariots of Fire
Creole Lady
Winter Lights
Bridal Path
Curbside planter


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