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« Reply #75 on: May 14, 2011, 10:50:27 AM » |
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nice plants and photos everyone. darren, that is one wild plant. looking forward to seeing them all open.
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your cinn splendor is stunning.
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« Reply #76 on: May 14, 2011, 11:39:30 AM » |
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Beautiful blooms everybody... Just gorgeous!  Here's my offering for today - the very technicolor Erin Rachel: |
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« Reply #77 on: May 14, 2011, 01:02:50 PM » |
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Everyone has such beautiful blooms today. Here are my CH triplets.  |
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« Reply #78 on: May 14, 2011, 02:17:42 PM » |
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Doll, awesome CH! Mine has 4 blooms open on her today. Happy girl. Charlie, Its ok. We understand. That Confection Perfection is AWESOME!!! Lou, beautiful! All I have to say. And Darren, Um..... I may come out there and steal that COF bush. I never thought anything of it until you blew it up on this forum. Charlie, Is that normal for that cv? If so, Is there others that preform that way as well. I am thinking of getting my mother a really easy one, that is big and beautiful to replace her garden variety. So let me know.
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« Reply #79 on: May 14, 2011, 02:30:32 PM » |
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Are you ready for this............. 11 blooms in one day - only Chariots of Fire can!  I've been spraying all plants with SuperNova for 3 weeks now and I've never seen any of my hibiscus do this...6 blooms in a row   Black Dream being eaten?  Scarlet Beauty surviving thrips  Flickering Flame just opened   Farmer D |
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« Reply #80 on: May 14, 2011, 03:18:57 PM » |
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Darren, it's like your COF is on steroids. Just amazing!
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« Reply #81 on: May 14, 2011, 09:24:33 PM » |
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Wow, is that a typical look for Cinnamon Splendor? It's so... green! Cool!
Louis, Illuminati looks great!
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"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -Edgar Allan Poe
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« Reply #82 on: May 15, 2011, 06:43:29 AM » |
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Nice job with the Illuminati, Louis. Looks like there are a lot more stems there now. You're growing some big leaves to match the big blooms on that one!
John D, that is the first Cinnamon Splendor I've seen outside of the HVH greenhouse. I'm glad it is opening large in your Houston climate. Unique colors for sure!
Darren, your Chariots of Fire bush is outstanding. Since people have asked, the background on COF is this - when I grew 6 inch pots of it they did not branch much before they budded up and were shipped out. 3 branches were average. I like a plant with more stems so it flowers more so the year Darren bought his I pinched the COF plants in 4 inch pots multiple times to get them to branch more. It is easier to force branching when a hibiscus is young and the COF plants did respond to multiple pinches by making more branches than usual.
Darren then took one of these well branched 4 inch plants and grew it like a pro, giving it all the TLC it needed to become the monster plant that we see in the photos. It probably helped for it to be in the ground where the roots can grow as large as the plant is capable of and are not restricted by a pot. In this case I think we can say that the COF reached its full genetic capability - the first time I have seen this with a COF. Great job, Farmer D!
BTW, for the last 2 years I have been doing this with all 4 inch size varieties, putting particular emphasis on pinching those varieties that do not naturally branch a lot but have good vigor - such as Sparkling Water, Lilac Wine, Cranberry Muffin, and of course Chariots of Fire. Hopefully we will see the results of that with some great photos down the road.
I've shown this before, but for the new members below is a Saffron plant that I would say has reached its full genetic potential. It was in our backyard garden in Fallbrook, planted in the ground in full sun. When we moved I couldn't stand to leave this one behind so dug it up and put it in a big pot and so far it has survived the change in circumstances.
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« Reply #83 on: May 15, 2011, 09:24:04 AM » |
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That makes me want to plant a Cindy's Heart in the ground to see its full potential.  First Love  2nd day Cinnamon Splendor  2nd day Cindy's Heart - Just when I said CH never last more than a day for me, now they have been lasting 2 days.  |
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« Reply #84 on: May 15, 2011, 02:07:21 PM » |
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Great info Charlie. Interesting to know that the multiple pinchings seems to really have changed the course for COF among others. It's still hard to believe that this started as a 4" plant just last April. For the record, my goal has been to get the same results as the pics on the World Gardens page from Australia. It is one of the few in ground pics that show what can happen over several years. So far I'm 3 for 70 something.... Acapulco Gold  Black Dream 3rd day just getting blacker  Flickering Flame Twins & Friends     Sea of Tranquility  Farmer D |
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« Reply #85 on: May 15, 2011, 02:41:46 PM » |
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Amazing as usual Darren, really wish I had a yard to get them this big!
Cosmic Gold bloomed as a bright orange mini
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« Reply #86 on: May 16, 2011, 06:59:53 AM » |
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Whoa! Loving your " Cosmic Orange," Chris! I hope conditions here in MI are similar enough to yours in WA to get "Cosmic Gold" to bloom like that on occassion... |
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« Reply #87 on: May 16, 2011, 09:25:45 AM » |
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That Cosmic Gold is really cool. First Bon Vivant bloom  Cindy's Heart just keeps blooming  |
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« Reply #88 on: May 16, 2011, 11:24:03 AM » |
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Doll, are you using the Supernova spray method that we all have been discussing? I have too and my Cindy's Heart has been blowing up lately. That Bon Vivant is real beautiful.
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« Reply #89 on: May 16, 2011, 11:50:17 AM » |
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Kristen, I used Supernova on it when I first moved it back outside in March. When It started leafing out all over the place I quit using it. It is a very full bush now. That Supernova really works!
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