For the past two weeks, my nocturnal friends (raccoons), have been removing my name stakes from pots, and taking some of them away. Usually I can find the stakes in the garden but not always. I have 2 hibiscus with the stakes gone and I cannot remember who they are. I would be very grateful if someone could give me their names.
Tussee
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Hey Tussie,
Looks like
1-Night Runner
2-Bienvenue or Climax maybe?
Both are beautiful!!!
Robert
This message was edited Aug 4, 2009 3:16 PM
Many thanks and a hug, Robert. From now on my name stakes will be shoved well into the soil so the little rascals cannot see them. I'm going to go with Climax as I gave my Bienvenue to a friend. :)
Tussee
Both pics are so refreshing Tussie, thanks for posting them!
Just beautiful, Tussie. Got Night Runner ordered & seeing your beautiful pictures make me so anxious to get that one. Thanks for sharing.
Judy
davis & trickiwoo, I'm glad you liked the photos. So many beautiful flowers are posted on this forum it becomes a real challenge to walk tall and keep the numbers down.
Tussee
Here is my Night Runner today. Yep, got it from Robert.
DWs favorite.
DD
Another WOW bloom. Thanks for sharing.
Judy
Thanks Judy, this one was huge and many colors.
Dde, my Night Runner also came from Robert. My flower shows a wider edge of red, but yours shows a deeper blue. As I have learned, light and temperature can greatly alter the colors of hibs. Your bloom is beautiful.
Tussee
Hey David and Tussie,
Beautiful Blooms! Tussie your right, the temps, climate, amount of sun, etc.. does play a large part in the color changes. This particular cv is a beauty though. I just wish the blooms would look up on mine rather than down. I guess I have to take the good with the bad and balance them. Still love it though!!!
Robert
Nice blooms David and Tussie. Great photos. I know what you mean about the Night Runner blooms Robert. They're kind of "shy" I guess and don't like a lot of eye contact.
Hi Jon,
I guess your right, Just thinking how lucky garden gnomes and critters that can look up and can appreciate the beauty of the bloom on the bush is good enough for me. LOL It's good show flower. Especially in the spring.
Robert
This is the same bloom taken later in the day. Could be my camera or the light but the colors do change a bit. They do hang down, thus my hand in photo. The edges are orangey. Really like this bloom.
D
Thanks for capturing the color change. The red and the purple both lightened a bit and the other colors remained about the same. Just the subtle changes makes it look quite different, doesn't it?
No doubt it would make a good show flower Robert. When there are hundreds on blooms on the tables it definitely helps to have an "attention grabber".
agreed, great contrast! Jon tell us something about showing a flower...what do the judges look for, or is it all just perfection?
deb
The first thing they look for is blooms of superior quality. I guess that means a bloom that is the size it should be, no blemishes and is completely opened. You have to obtain a "gold seal" in order to move on to the final judging. This process usually eliminates 50-65% of the blooms from moving on to the final judging. I'm not sure exactly what they're looking for in the final judging. I would guess they're looking for blooms that just stand out above the rest. Perhaps the bloom is larger than average for that cultivator, has exceptional coloration, or just is a bloom from a new cultivator that they haven't seen before. It helps your chances to have a great quality bloom on a variety that is new and hasn't been seen by many. Certain colors like blues and browns also seem to stand out in the crowd. They are far less common compared to the yellows, oranges and pinks. When they're judging "double" blooms it seems like it must be a full complete double bloom. There are many blooms considered doubles, but every once in awhile you get an exceptionally large sized one that is a full complete double bloom. Everyone here can probably remember the "best of the best" blooms they have seen on their own plants. Those are the ones you're hoping to get at just the right time.
