African Violets and Gesneriads: Summer Babies - new arrivals!, 1 by critterologist

critterologist wrote:
Between several wonderful trades and our spring trip to the Violet Gallery, I've added lots of fun new AVs to my shelves! I've put leaves down of many of them, so I thought it was time to post some pictures.

I'd also like to use this thread to get some trades set up. Some plantlets may grow fast enough to be ready for fall trades, while others might be better off being shipped in spring, but feel free to post and LMK which ones you'd like to have on a wish list in my trade tracker! I have some other leaves that haven't popped ears yet, so I'll be editing this first post as I go along. I will also try to edit to reflect availability... we'll see how that works out. :-)

I'm hoping to be able to offer leaves for postage this fall, but I hope I don't sound too ungenerous if I say I'd prefer to do a trade for plantlets. But please post your picks on this thread even if we haven't figured out a trade yet... we can work out the details via Dmail.

As I've mentioned elsewhere, while I can often be tempted to trade for AVs I don't have, I am really hoping to trade some of these plantlets for sunny perennials that I can plant outside. My style is more informal cottage-garden, and it's easier for me to find places for shorter plants (especially ground covers) than for taller ones. I love all shades of purple, pink, burgundy, etc, but I pretty much have enough yellow out there, and I'm not a big fan of gold/orange/peach colors.

I'm also willing to trade for pots, especially 1 to 2 inch ones -- little plastic ones, Oyama planters for minis (up to their 3 inch size), mini Dandy pots, little ceramic pots, etc.

Here's a link to the "haves" list thread, http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/581728/. I'm willing to put leaves down on request, if the plant can spare them.... If you LMK, I won't end up tossing leaves that you might like to have when I am repotting etc.

Here's a list of leaves that have "ears up!" at this point. Many of them are ones I don't have, so I may claim the first plantlet for my own, but since I've got 2 to 5 leaves down of most varieties, it should work out fine.

Leaves down… Ears up! (as of July 10)
Angel Tears Trail (trailer)
Bad Girl (Senk, var. girl)
Baker Pink Star
Berry Splash
Booman
Chimpansy
Dancing Princess
Deer Path (may be Deer Trail)
Ella’s Peach Blossom (girl)
Fisherman’s Paradise -- first 3 plantlets spoken for (me, my mom, and jannich)
Honey Blue Angel (girl)
Lil’ Ballerina
Little Crystal
Ma’s Frogland
Ma’s Melody Girl (girl)
Merlot Trail (trailer, wasp)
My Sue (girl)
Ness' Cherry Smoke
Optimara Annabelle
Optimara Meg
Persian Doll
Persian Lace
Petite Blarney (girl)
Ramblin’ Reflections (trailer, variegated girl)
Raspberry Sizzle (mosaic)
Rococo
Ruth’s Girl (trailer, girl)
Saintpaulia pendula -- 1 reserved for nannanavarro
Skagit Victory Trails (trailer, variegated girl)
Star Wars
Sterling Terrific (mosaic var.)
Tsarina (girl)
Tensie’s Trail (trailer)
Ultra Violet Dusk (girl)
Wondrous Girl (girl)
Yesterday’s Child (trailer)
Yesterday’s Valentine (trailer)

I also have some plantlets left from last winter's propagation efforts, many of which are at or near blooming size. There are other varieties that may have one or two plantlets available, and I will try to add them to the list at some point. I included rooted suckers on this list also, as they should be a nice size by fall.

Plantlets & rooted suckers
Allegro Appalachian Trail
Baby Jay
“Big Blue” noid (my hardiest, bloomingest AV)
Biscayne Trail (std trailer with variegated girl foliage)
Cambridge Missy (girl... and everyone gets one of these in their box!)
Midget Gumdrop (mosaic, tends to sucker)
“Rosie Girl” noid (semi, with double bubblegum-pink blooms)
Silly Girl (girl)
Sure to Please (girl)
Winnie the Pooh (clacamus, tends to sucker)



This message was edited Jul 18, 2006 1:16 PM