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« Reply #45 on: March 24, 2013, 11:41:40 PM » |
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Getting more spring color each day with my first blooms of the season for Best of Times and Heavy Metal. Another large sized True Love bloom still half winter colors but very enjoyable.
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« Reply #46 on: March 24, 2013, 11:52:19 PM » |
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« Reply #47 on: March 24, 2013, 11:57:13 PM » |
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An interesting shot of the damage from an ongoing rot infection on my Prosperity trunk. This resulted from stepping on a low large branch last summer and partially breaking it at the main stem. I thought I had the rot gone but it flared up again last month so now I have it totally exposed in full direct sun to really dry it out. Hopefully no more...
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« Reply #48 on: March 25, 2013, 02:40:05 PM » |
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Getting better by the day - 1st Flickering Flame bloom of the season
Seems like right now the day 2 blooms are the peak of pretty for most of those blooming now
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« Reply #49 on: March 25, 2013, 07:34:14 PM » |
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Some afternoon pics...
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« Reply #50 on: March 25, 2013, 07:35:34 PM » |
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Erin Rachel defined...
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« Reply #51 on: March 26, 2013, 12:20:18 PM » |
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« Reply #52 on: March 26, 2013, 12:21:36 PM » |
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« Reply #53 on: March 26, 2013, 02:53:56 PM » |
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a few afternoon shots
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« Reply #54 on: March 27, 2013, 03:21:34 PM » |
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Darren, I have been really enjoying seeing all your nice blooms.
This Cindy's Heart has been trying to open for several days now. We had 3 nights in a row in the upper thirties.
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I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could.
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« Reply #55 on: March 27, 2013, 07:10:35 PM » |
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John I really miss seeing Cindy's Heart - that is a very pretty version of it. With the exception of So Cal it seems like the rest of the country is still deep in winter weather. Tough stuff for sure!
I am glad you're enjoying my blooms, things are looking promising right now...AG is up to 13 blooms currently with Chariots of Fire not far behind.
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« Reply #56 on: March 27, 2013, 07:12:46 PM » |
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Rodeo Drive us budding up like crazy and with such a nice bloom that is great news...
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« Reply #57 on: March 28, 2013, 12:56:41 PM » |
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Got my first two nice blooms on my second Valentines Day plant that I moved last April to the backyard under my Mulberry Tree. It took 4 months just to sprout new leaves after the move - now it is doing great!
Also a shot of my other VD plant's spring growth. Heck of a bush to say the least...
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« Reply #58 on: March 28, 2013, 01:02:52 PM » |
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Another spring growth shot this time of Sizzle which continues to really impress me with it's vigor.
Also second bloom for Scintillating and again a surprisingly all red bloom with just a hint of yellow and a pink eye. I'm guessing as the weather warms it will transform to a more orangy-gold bloom like in the online store pic?
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« Reply #59 on: March 28, 2013, 01:07:45 PM » |
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Juvenile ladybug - always nice to see and brings up an interesting difference between this spring and last. Very little in the way thrips and eerwigs so far, even aphids have been a lot better. I will wait and see what happens when my plumeria bloom as that seems to be a breeding ground for thrips here. Other than that not much in the way of hot weather so far this year so that might help too and/or the plants are just a lot stronger with the new soil/hole regime and the pests are better controlled?
We'll see...
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