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Author Topic: December Flower Photos of the Day  (Read 181431 times)
Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #30 on: December 06, 2012, 07:40:47 PM »

A few bush and garden shots:
Summer Shore and Blue Ballerina--two prolific bloomers
Group with Blue Ballerina in foreground and L to R Bright Horizon, Summer Shore, and Climax
Two front planter views


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Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #31 on: December 06, 2012, 07:44:45 PM »

Cherry Ice is a nice red and white double. Bessie is a red color unlike any other I have seen with a bright metallic quality to it. Also Georgia's Pearl and Louise Bennett.


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Doll

Posts: 1036


Houston, Texas


« Reply #32 on: December 07, 2012, 07:50:22 AM »

Erny, Summer Shore is amazing!

Hot Southern Nights Triplets


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farmer d
Farmer D

Posts: 5573


Hollywood, CA


« Reply #33 on: December 07, 2012, 07:08:03 PM »

John that is just awesome - triplets!!  AG is looking great for December - a lot more color than mine are getting now...

Super awesome Flickering Flame twins today!!  The bush on this one is just growing like nuts the last three + months and soon to be one of the best bushes I have. 

Farmer D


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farmer d
Farmer D

Posts: 5573


Hollywood, CA


« Reply #34 on: December 07, 2012, 07:11:55 PM »

Farmer D


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Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #35 on: December 07, 2012, 10:08:46 PM »

Darren, my Palm Springs is looking a lot like yours--winter changes.
Palm Springs
Haute Coutere
Black Dream
Rocket's Red Glare--trying to be a double
Night Runner
Daisy Mae profusion

Erny


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Doll

Posts: 1036


Houston, Texas


« Reply #36 on: December 09, 2012, 10:12:31 AM »

First freeze is coming this week. Have been busy all weekend bringing my plants inside.



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farmer d
Farmer D

Posts: 5573


Hollywood, CA


« Reply #37 on: December 10, 2012, 06:20:45 PM »

Erny great bush shots!  They are looking great with no yellow leaves to speak of and pretty lush which is awesome for late fall.  Daisy Mae is just a wonderful bush - lots of vigor and really floriferous!  I love that white border around that darker red eye.  Wait till you see how big the blooms get in summer - your whole street will see them no matter where you look from.

John I love the High Voltage - this time of year it gets such nice bleeds of color.

Farmer D


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farmer d
Farmer D

Posts: 5573


Hollywood, CA


« Reply #38 on: December 10, 2012, 06:30:42 PM »

Out of over 100+ hibiscus every single one is still growing strong.  Looking forward to the winter solstice being over and start to get back the day light instead of losing it.  Oh yeah - that's if the world doesn't end first Tongue

Farmer D


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Yashodhara
S.E. Michigan

Posts: 306



« Reply #39 on: December 11, 2012, 08:18:31 PM »

Greetings from the Great (not yet) White North...

Chris - Holy cow... Those are some amazingly vivid basement blooms Shocked
John, Patrick, Darren, Ernie - LOVING all of those "fall color" blooms!

Lots of indoor blooms here... Just wish I had more time to spend with The Herd and on the Forum  Tongue

Compassion (first bloom)
Easter Glow
Flirtatious
Frappuccino (long time, no see!)
High Heaven
Luck Be a Lady (first bloom)


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Yashodhara
S.E. Michigan

Posts: 306



« Reply #40 on: December 11, 2012, 08:21:53 PM »

and the rest...

Maui Masterpiece
Ruby Tuesday
Space Oddity (for Ernie - awesome color bands on this one)
Thanksgiving
Valentine's Day
A little Garden Party (Bienvenue, Compassion & V-Day)

Deb  Wink


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Ernest

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« Reply #41 on: December 11, 2012, 08:33:24 PM »

Darren, beautiful pictures there. Special wows for Raging Bull, Vin Beaujolais, Sea of Tranquility, and Tahitian Antique Purple. I am also seeing continual healthy green growth on practically all my plants in the ground. It is interesting to see how many of the offspring of The Path, Rainbow Sherbert, and Georgia's Pearl revert back to blooms that show a pattern closer to that of the parents in the cooler weather. Slapstick is a good example as was Palm Springs that I posted a couple of days ago. Those that have Saffron in their genes also seem to revert back toward that pattern as well.
Slapstick--looking more like Rainbow Sherbert parent.
Rainbow Christie
Creme de la Creme
Acapulco Gold
Marianne Charlton--day 3


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Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #42 on: December 11, 2012, 08:43:17 PM »

Deb, what beautiful colors you are getting. All look great. Your first bloom on Compassion is really nice and Space Oddity is a knockout. Love the color on your Thanksgiving as well. Mine was almost pure red outdoors here last weekend.
Saffron twins
Tahitian Princess twins
Tahitian Sophistication
Howard's Stage
Burnt Saffron--probably the largest one of these I've had at 9"

Erny


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Ernest

Posts: 1704


« Reply #43 on: December 12, 2012, 08:52:19 PM »

First bloom on a young Rosalind plant today. Also Valentine's Day, Hollywood Starlet, High Voltage, Heavy Metal, and Old Spice.

Erny


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farmer d
Farmer D

Posts: 5573


Hollywood, CA


« Reply #44 on: December 12, 2012, 09:10:28 PM »

Deb your blooms are all so beautiful!  Just incredible form and presentation - you take such good care of your hibs.  Easter Glow & Maui Masterpiece really stood out for me.

Erny your blooms are looking just great.  I noticed your AG definitely has more color than mine so a good comparison for me to figure out how I can get it maxed more.  I just measured mine it is now 7'8" - and getting some beautiful branching down low with lush foliage.  I think in another year or so this thing is just going to be a gigantic beautiful bush of massive size.  It is already crowding out Saffron and High Voltage on it's sides.

Happy to see All That Jazz blooming again since I moved it back in April.  It came close to biting it a few times but I think she is in the clear now.

Farmer D


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