Today I went to the Selby Estate (Selby Botanical Garden) for an AV and Gessneriad Show from the Tampa and Suncoast Clubs. Beautiful show, mostly gessies, a few Standard AV and a few minis.This is the view from the Pavillion where the show was held. I live across the Bridge on Longboat Key.
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This is a design incorporating "Cleopatra"
a collection of chirita's
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Ch august moon. Had to have one of those. Look how they spread by stolons.
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Another chirita
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their violets "was nothing to write home about".
This is J crosteau. too open --- good blooms but not tight enough... my opinion -- but thats all there was. The minis were better.
I thought i'd share
I ran to be there at opening to get good stuff. They had many Gessie plants, leaves stolons, starters, very little in the AV dept. hardly any leaves. I would have like to buy some.....
I did see some of the members walk off with large trays of plants that they purchased.They had first dibs good for them.
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Thanks for sharing with us Helene.
Lynn
The Moon chirita looks amazing, love her hairy leaves and the shape is great too. I bet it was fun to see her in person. Cleopatra setting looks very interesting as well.
Oh it was wonderful. The setting in this grand - what was an estate - now botanical gardens. Don't get me wrong the show was done so well , they had a huge room to make it look grand. But I get so befuddled with all the Gessies - don't know them - know AVS from way back when - Did pick up 2 leaves of "Granger wonderland" which I used to grow....
overwhelming....
