Can you believe it's August already? I hope everyone is managing to stay somewhat cool and most of the country is experiencing very high temps.
"He who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth is generally considered a fortunate person, but his good fortune is small compared to that of the happy mortal who enters this world with a passion for flowers in his soul."
- Celia Thaxter
Let's start with strep 'Rondul's Kasey' a new one for me in first bloom....
Thanks Heidi!
About time, someone started an August thread! :)
Here's a random, peloric flower on Sinningia 'Seminole':
A picture would be good...
Is the flower on the right considered the "peloric" one? It appears quite different than the other two.
Thought I would add an August picture of my own. This is one of my favorites, 'Lying Eyes.'
Earle G
Just one more for good measure. This is 'Cathedral Gift.'
Earle G
@Goldleaf: Yes, the "bell shaped" flower that almost looks like a Sinningia speciosa flower. It doesn't have the regular "slipper" shape. It's different from just having an extra petal (which the peloric flower also has).
@EarleG: The Violets are beautiful.
Great pictures all.
Heidi,I love that Strep.! I also love 'Rondul's Merle'
Olaf,'Seminole' is quite unusual..
Earle,your violets are always winners!
Lynn
Sinningia eumorpha 'Saltao' x piresiana. First flowers, almost open.
And the whole plant:
Primulina tabacum.
A Noid:
This is a beautiful NOID! Love the bicolored flowers!
Thanks! Glad you like it!
Sinningia 'Lisa':
And some more of 'Lisa':
Thanks for the info on your unique sinningia, Olaf. I never really knew what 'peloric' meant but did a little reading up on it as well last night.
Nice violets, Earle!
'Frosty Cherry', a Russian standard violet with large double blossoms on medium green foliage.
tommy...beautiful noid! A 'name' wouldn't make it any prettier.
Olaf...excellent photography on your close up of Sinningia eumorpha 'Saltao' x piresiana and sinningia Lisa. Great looking.
Heidi
Tommy,what a beautiful noid. ^_^
Nice Olaf and your Primulina is getting huge!
Heidi,'Frosty Cherry' is a beauty and you are also an excellent photographer!
You are welcome, Heidi and thank you!
Of all easy Sinningias I have grown, S. eumorpha 'Saltao' x piresiana takes the cake. Heat, too much sun, draught etc. and not a single complaint. The plant just keeps going. I expect it to have a rather long dormancy but my S. eumorpha 'Saltao' tubers haven't gone dormant but for a few weeks in Spring. I don't grow S. piresiana but from what I read, it should have a several months long dormant period. I'll see what the tuber decides to do... :)
Oh, and I agree with Lynn: 'Frosty Cherry' is a beauty!
One question, though: How big is the plant?
Thanks, Lynn!
Primulina tabacum is a wonderfully easy plant to grow. Mine grows in a North facing window. I haven't repotted it lately but I think that I'll have to do it again soon. That would be the fourth(!) time since I got it in March...
Lynn, I forgot to ask about you mentioning Rondul's Merle. Do you grow it? I like lots of the Ronduls and the Somersets from what I have seen.
Olaf, if you keep taking sinningia cuttings for new plants, then you don't have to worry about the tubers, right? Or no? Gail sent me a cutting of Georgia Sunset x machrostachys and it rooted quickly and so right away I took a tip cutting.
No Heidi,
I don't grow it,just admire it from a afar LOL.
Frosty Cherry is described as a standard. My limited experience with Russian violets is even though they are described as a standard, many can grow quite large. But I do wick water so they get constant moisture and fertilizer.
Well, you can't generalize that. However, a lot of Sinningias need pinching to stay compact and there is no difference between taking a tip cutting and pinching the plant.
When I think about how promptly a Sinningia macrostachya cutting will root, grow and branch (with or without pinching), I don't think that your plant will mind this one bit.
I got a cutting of that Sinningia from Gail myself but mine decided to rot... :(
I know, right? What's called a "standard" Russian Violet is a cart wheel in my book... :)
its weird,i have the hardest time starting sinningias,doenst matter if i get it in a trade or i start one off my own plant,tubers are ok but the cuttings,ive tried spagnum,and my gessie mix,,maybe i outta try the straight perlite,any suggestions
JIM
Hey Jim!
I usually use Perlite/Vermiculite 1:1 and keep the mix only slightly moist. Just like with Chirita leaves. All you want to do is keep them from completely drying out and wilting.
Also: Young shoots that haven't bloomed yet are usually easier and quicker to root than older shoots.
Other than that, I dip all my cuttings into RootOne, mostly because of the fungicidal properties of it.
Oh, and warm feet always help cuttings to root.
Olaf
Sinningia eumorpha 'Saltao' x piresiana. First flowers fully open.
Hi Jim,
Good advice from Olaf...
All I do is stick the cutting in my mix which I call 'wick mix'...1:2:1...water and then enclose in a zip baggie and place on the top shelf or since it is summer, I can place on a windowsill that doesn't get any direct sun. I use a small pot or solo that has holes for drainage of course. I do this and use this mix on any and all cuttings and continue to use it if I plan to wick water which I do on all gessies except for streps.
PS: Note to Olaf...compliments on your sinningia. Really nice.
Heidi
Everdina (5566) 09/30/1983 (H. Inpijn/R. Nadeau) Double lavender/violet-blue fantasy. Medium green, plain, pointed. Miniature
ill give that a shot next time im inclined to root one ,thanks again
JIM
Thanks Heidi! 'Everdina' is STUNNING! :)
this is what i had that was called warpaint,
And that's an exact match to what I've seen in other pictures. Rose leaves with a silver/green streak down the middle. Gorgeous!
hmmm
i sent this off to a few people and i got pictures back saying it might not be and te pics were differnt from mine
dont care what mine was,i just know i want one something like it back,its so pretty
JIM
Episcias are chameleons to begin with but your picture looks pretty darn close to this one here:
http://www.gesneriads.ca/episc58.htm
mine was grown under 4 lights and infront of a window,with high humidity
JIM
Looks like I'm going to have to track down some Sinningias! Great, yet another addiction.
I can help you with that, Tommy... LOL
I am loving the pictures and the advice!
Heidi,for your 1-2-1 mix for wicking what is your base? Peat,Pro Mix,etc. and what brand? The vermiculite I have right now is huge,so I am thinking about cutting it back a little.
Lynn
