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« Reply #15 on: June 28, 2009, 07:29:18 PM » |
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Nievesgirl, one thing you will like about Simple Pleasures is that it makes lots and lots of stems while still short. Each stem can bloom so you get a lot of flowers on a plant that won't take up that much space on your balconies. Some people have reported Simple Pleasures growing very large but that has been in an ideal location and planted in the ground. I don't think a potted one in part sun will get anywhere near the 8 foot height of one that I heard about.
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« Reply #16 on: June 28, 2009, 07:33:40 PM » |
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The question, will they root? was asked about these:
Simple Pleasures - yes
Bon Temps - yes
Jamilou - no
Creme de Cocao - yes
Thunderhead and Bluesman - don't know
This info is for rooting in climate controlled conditions and taking cuttings from healthy and primed stock plants. It's worth a try in any case.
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« Reply #17 on: June 28, 2009, 07:45:24 PM » |
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Thanks Charlie for the info! I will try my luck at taking cuttings  |
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« Reply #18 on: July 01, 2009, 05:18:10 AM » |
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Rooting cuttings is sort of magical. You take a stick and if all goes well it becomes a brand new plant. Seeing the roots emerge is very satisfying in a life affirming kind of way.
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« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2009, 03:11:21 PM » |
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This is how my 1,3 years old plant looks like these days:
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« Reply #20 on: July 15, 2009, 04:39:53 PM » |
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Wow! I really love simple pleasures, but I haven't sprung for it because I hope some cuttings I got from it will strike. Really like pictures
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« Reply #21 on: July 15, 2009, 08:28:21 PM » |
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Beautiful, Nina. Really great! No doubt Cindy will plead with me to ask you if she can use the photo somewhere on the web site. So, can she?  Charlie |
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« Reply #22 on: July 17, 2009, 02:32:14 PM » |
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Hi, Charlie,
Yes of course.
ciao, Nina
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« Reply #23 on: August 30, 2009, 09:15:01 AM » |
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in my greenhouse
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« Reply #24 on: August 30, 2009, 09:54:14 AM » |
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That's a beautiful Simple Pleasures, Okianer! :-)
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« Reply #25 on: August 30, 2009, 09:57:22 AM » |
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Thank you Cidny,
I try hard to get them in good shape and health,and I try to get new varietis too.
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« Reply #26 on: October 02, 2009, 06:35:59 PM » |
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Is simple pleasures supposed to be a fast grower ?
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« Reply #27 on: October 03, 2009, 02:14:07 PM » |
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It certainly has the potential to be a fast grower. I talked to one couple at an Open House who said their plant of it had grown to 8' high in 3 years time, planted in the ground in a sunny location against the house. In the greenhouse when I grow them in 6 inch pots I pinch them when they are very small. After that they rapidly grow several new stems that also get pinched when they are short. Then I leave them alone and very quickly they develop many new branches that bud up so that the final plant is 18-24 inches tall with a dozen stems and many buds developing on almost all stems. It's a great variety to grow into a compact blooming plant fairly quickly.
How it does indoors or in less light is hard for me to say. I'm sure it would be slower to develop but I would not expect it to be unusually slow. Sometimes they need to get established after transplanting, develop their root systems first, and then they take off.
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« Reply #28 on: October 03, 2009, 04:14:30 PM » |
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Thanks charlie, I only asked because mine seems not to grow at all but I think it has to do with how I re potted it  . So I will put it in a bigger pot and see what happens. |
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« Reply #29 on: October 04, 2009, 07:13:29 PM » |
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You could try doubling the Supernova and see if that will get it started.
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