Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Indoor gardening, Mid atlantic, 2015, 4 by VA_Wild_Rose

VA_Wild_Rose wrote:
I have become more of a lurker on DG these days.... just so busy with work, three teenage daughters, and my own streptocarpus collection which has taken on a world of it's own! I have around 130 named strep hybrids, and I am hybridizing my own now, and have over 300 seedlings growing out!

I gave a talk on growing streptocarpus at Behnke's last October, during the National Capital Area Gesneriad Club Show and Sale. It was way out of my element, but I had fun doing it and it seemed to be well received.

I do want to say that I enjoy everyone's photos and conversations... even though I don't get on much. I grew my first Amaryllis this year, from a box bought somewhere for the holidays. it bloomed pretty, but had an extremely short stalk, which did not make it very attractive! It is now growing the strap-like leaves in the window.

I wanted to share a few photos of some of the streps I am currently growing. The new hybrids just keep getting better and better every year! My own hybridizing will concentrate on fantasy, and I hope to have some babies blooming by Spring.

Theses are all Dimetris streps, hybridized by Pavel Enikeev in the Ukraine. His streps are very vigorous growers. These are all fantasies too.... my favorite.

DS-Meteor Shower
DS-February
DS-1051 (not given a name yet)
DS-Little Furry Arctic Fox
DS-Swallowtail

This message was edited Jan 29, 2015 9:57 PM