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« on: December 01, 2009, 08:57:10 PM » |
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Charlie is this one still around? I might order one if it has a nice bush. I like the splashy brown/gold colors along with the red. It matches my shower curtain too. lol
p.s.-- A relative of Cranberry Muffin perhaps?
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Charlie
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2009, 09:59:00 AM » |
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Oh yes, Muffin Man is still around. I'm using it as a parent some this year. It is one of those very good bloomers with mid-size flowers. Good bush, too. Usually has to be grafted so fewer around than should be.
Charlie
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Darkhorse
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2009, 11:26:31 AM » |
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*raises hand* Graft request! One of these days when you have time.
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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2009, 09:42:26 AM » |
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OK, you got it! I am looking forward to things slowing down so I can spend more time grafting.
Charlie
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Darkhorse
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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2009, 01:05:51 PM » |
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Thanks, Charlie! Does MM make a good pod parent, or have you been using it for pollen?
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Charlie
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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2009, 08:32:32 PM » |
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Muffin Man works both ways. Today I harvested a pod that was Muffin Man x Mountain Air, a rather plain lavender color but fairly large with well formed ruffles and tufts. Muffin Man has great color but is a smaller though perfectly shaped bloom with only smaller ruffles and tufts. If an offspring gets the best of both worlds I would be thrilled!
Charlie
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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2010, 11:57:04 AM » |
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are the parents of this CV known ?
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Charlie
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« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2010, 07:58:38 AM » |
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Yes, the parents were Milree Park (Austr. cv) x Evelyn Howard. Evelyn Howard is a large flower and Milree Park has an excellent bush with good flower form.
I have several old Muffin Man bushes that have survived a lot and still keep on going. One is huge for a potted plant - standing 6 feet high and well branched.
Charlie
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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2011, 05:23:36 PM » |
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Super lucky and managed this one today, has it proved a good parent for you Charlie?
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« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2011, 06:23:54 AM » |
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Chris, the potential of Muffin Man as a parent has not been fully explored. It has great potential coming from parents Milree Park x Evelyn Howard. Although MMan is only a 5 inch bloom its parent Evelyn Howard is a full 8 incher. The yellow spots on Muffin Man are fairly rare in the brown/blue flowers and it does tend to pass them on. I've had several interesting seedlings using MMan but there are a lot of crosses that could be made with it that I have not made. I'll show Muffin Man and a few of the seedlings below. Braveheart and Dr. Strangelove are 2 offspring of MMan that are currently being grown for sale.
The Muffin Man photo was taken in TX and shows the increase in yellow that comes with more heat.
Charlie
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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2011, 07:41:13 AM » |
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All of the Muffin Man seedlings shown are very handsome indeed, but I really love the last one (10-0961 Cosmic Gold x Muffin Man). I remember another post where this seedling was shown/discussed, and proposing the name "Cosmic Muffin" (ha, ha)... I hope it roots well, because I am definitely hoping to add it to my (hibiscus) herd someday!  |
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« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2011, 09:21:52 AM » |
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Thanks Charlie,
I am really glad that muffin man passes such fancy looking blooms with spotting to its offspring. That last one sure is nice, how big is the bloom?
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« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2011, 11:27:24 AM » |
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Chris, as best as I can recall it was a 6 inch bloom. Cosmic Gold tends to pass large size on, Muffin Man tends to make them smaller, so........... we shall see.
Charlie
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« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2011, 11:46:39 AM » |
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Dang, that seedling is a good candidate to hopefully pass spotting and interesting color along with large bloom size.
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« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2011, 05:03:00 PM » |
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Two thumbs up on this one! I crossed them both to Island Girl  Huge Variation on two blooms, in the 5 inch range, but with patterns like that who cares about size! |
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« Reply #15 on: June 20, 2011, 08:55:23 PM » |
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Chris, sooo cool! Charlie, that last one is awesome!
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« Reply #16 on: June 21, 2011, 06:06:04 AM » |
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Chris, that first Muffin Man photo is amazing. You got both the markings and intense color. Very nice.
Charlie
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« Reply #17 on: June 21, 2011, 10:16:58 PM » |
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WOOWWW... great colors, Chris!
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« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2012, 03:30:29 PM » |
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Muffin Man is one of my all time favorites. It can show many different looks and each one is fantastic. I just ordered Braveheart, so I am hoping I see alot of Muffin Man's positive qualities in this CV.
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Maureenpm00
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« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2012, 05:31:44 PM » |
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That's amazing that all of these pics are the same CV? Wow.
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