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« Reply #30 on: November 07, 2009, 05:03:46 PM » |
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Pretty, but too small! Lets show them bigger, por favor, amigo!!!
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« Reply #31 on: January 23, 2010, 10:58:27 PM » |
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I really like this CV, It has very unique blooms and complex coloration. For me it has three rings of color (similar to bubble gum fun) but it is flecked with white specs.
Growth habit is Very slow, and it is lazy to branch. My plant has had a few nice blooms, but it is only two branches and flowering seems to take alot out of this CV.
This is an excellent seed setter for me, with every bloom having set seed so far.
Attached is a pollinated bloom of WD from today (WD x Bonnie Lass)
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« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2010, 10:03:24 AM » |
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The growth habit is why there are not very many Wild Dream plants in existence. I only get a little wood each year from a plant but I do like the flowers!
Charlie
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« Reply #33 on: April 24, 2010, 09:21:27 AM » |
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I remember Charlie saying WD is hard to get branching , Well I finally got mine to branch ! This Cv jad 2 branches for the longest time now I will have 6 ! lol
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« Reply #34 on: April 24, 2010, 11:02:15 AM » |
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Good going, Kerry! Care to share the secret to getting it to branch?
Charlie
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« Reply #35 on: April 24, 2010, 06:08:08 PM » |
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Good going, Kerry! Care to share the secret to getting it to branch?
Charlie
I guess you can call it force branching lol. I keep cutting the tips until I get branches to grow. I probably prune the tip on this CV 3 times already and I only cut a little bit off the top like one inch each time. |
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« Reply #36 on: April 24, 2010, 06:44:02 PM » |
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Here are some pics. Each picture is from each main branch I cut.   This is a lower branch forming from the above branch in (Pic)  This is one of the first branches i got when I started to prune it  and 2 more trying to grow at the bottom  It took me a while to figure this out LOL I been doing this to Cinnamon girl she is not giving me branches when I prune same with Cranberry muffin. I gave CM a hard prune and no double branches just one long one. It probably has do to my grow light bulbs being old for CG and CM because WD never branched when it was out side or inside for me  |
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« Reply #37 on: April 25, 2010, 06:03:15 AM » |
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It finally took the hint, eh?
Your technique is classic good old pruning and pinching as needed to get the job done. Some cultivars require this if you want them to branch more than they are naturally inclined to do. I think it was Chris who said that he planted a Rainbow Sherbet at him mother's house and that it then grew one main stem straight up to about 6 feet tall! Rainbow Sherbet is one that needs encouragement to grow multiple branches so this year I pinched the 4 inch plants of it repeatedly until all the plants had 3 to 6 stems before they were shipped.
Only a daring few like Kerry will take pruners to hibiscus to see what they can get it to do, but as you found out the plants do fine with strategic pinching and pruning and you can get better looking plants and a lot more flowers by encouraging branching.
Supernova will also encourage branching.
Charlie
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« Reply #38 on: April 25, 2010, 08:16:27 AM » |
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Good Job Kerry! I have been having a bunch of issues getting my Wild Dream to branch, it is looking awful so it is in the hospital windowsill, along with Living Legend who had an unfortunate spider mite infestation back in January, still isnt doing very much  Treating them with supernova and my organic and sea weed blend which will hopefully let them bounce back with the weather getting warmer and day length, longer. Byron Metts however ha rebounded after a near fatal puppy attack, leaving only a little nub. I am going to wait to promote branching on that one since its gone through so much already. |
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« Reply #39 on: April 26, 2010, 08:18:32 AM » |
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Hi Chris,
Supernova is what I would try, too. It can stimulate growth when nothing else is working.
The Byron Metts looks very typical for a healthy, fast growing B Metts. You will most likely prune it sooner or later because it is capable of growing straight up without branching if not pruned.
Charlie
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« Reply #40 on: April 26, 2010, 10:43:30 AM » |
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Yes Chris use supernova I have been using this along with dark energy and my hibiscus love it.
With WD it would never branch even tho I am using both supplements. So this is why I had to force it to prune. I have it out side and its getting real sunlight so it should grow its branches faster.
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« Reply #41 on: January 30, 2011, 11:11:50 PM » |
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Charlie are there any more Wild Dreams in the pipeline for this year?
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« Reply #42 on: January 31, 2011, 07:12:06 PM » |
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Yes, but it will be summer before they are available. It is a very good variety.
Charlie
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« Reply #43 on: January 31, 2011, 11:03:08 PM » |
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Ok, thanks! Hoping to get my hands on one.  |
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« Reply #44 on: February 02, 2011, 04:01:44 PM » |
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Jordan you will like this CV's its a surprise each time it blooms, It takes it awhile to branche but its a really nice CV.
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