November Photos and Chit Chat

Great pictures Maria and Olaf! Keep them coming.

Lynn

Thanks Lynn!

Wow, Maria! Those are some beautiful Violets! :)

Sinningia 'Country Bumpkin' x 'HCY's Fairy Weather', 2nd growth cycle.

Sinningia 'Wood Nymph'. Almost...

Sinningia 'Amanda's Penny'. This plant has been blooming non-stop since about May. A clear winner. :)

Great bloom, Olaf, and carpathaingirl. Keep them coming. Pretty soon I'll have a bloom on Sinn.Fuschia Treasure. She' had this bud for two weeks. It's getting longer, so it should open soon. I can wait to see it.

You'll notice when the buds very suddenly and very rapidly increase in size. That's when they're ready to open. :)

Speaking of buds, this is a closeup of the buds on Kohleria 'HCY's Jardin De Monet'

Wow, this plant is LOADED with buds, gonna be quite a show. I'm lovin' this thread!

All I can think about is: PLEASE don't blast the buds.... LOL

Sinningia 'Wood Nymph':

Sinningia 'Freckles':

Episcia cupreata. Grown from seed.

Episcia 'Faded Jade':

Beautiful Olaf! I especially enjoy the color of Amanda's Penny.

Lynn

Thanks, Lynn!

Speaking of thanking you: Streptocarpus 'Fancy Pants'

Glad she's growing well for you!

They all are! 'Happy Time' is particularly vigorous. :)

Small plants come from small tubers: Sinningia pusilla

Sinningia 'Amanda's Penny' with water droplets.

All that fuzz: Sinningia 'Amizade'

Nautilocalyx sp. 'Burle-Marx'. Needed a hard pruning and is now back with a vengeance! :)

well darn,It took 7 months to grow sinningia sp. Tiger Pink x self from seed to get this flower.LOL.Good thing I like the color ^_^

WooHoo!!! Finally got a bloom on this little sin. It's 'Fuschia Treasure'. I have it about two months and I've been waiting, it seems, forever for it to bloom. I couldn't get a clear shot. I guess I have to take a good picture and then crop it. I'll try again. But here is the little beauty.

That's one nice, pastel colored speciosa, Jan! :)

And 'Fuchsia Treasure' is just that - a treasure! Love the intense hot pink! This one's a keeper, Eileen! :)

Oh, and btw: Yesterday, i harvested two pods from S. muscicola and one pod of S. pusilla. Another week or so and I should have enough seeds ready for everyone.

Great pictures.I love them all!

Lynn

OK, I have to put a couple of my av pics in too. There are lots in bloom right now, but I picked just two of them.

Love this trailer!
Rob's Gundaroo

This little mini av is one of my all time favorites. It's not showing much leaf variegation right now, but will have beautifully variegated leaves as it grows through the cooler months. It's growing in a 1 1/4 oz. Solo cup.

Pixie Panache (A. E. Adams) Single pink two-tone bells. Tommie Lou variegated foliage. Miniature (User Database)

I just love those little guys! Very nice job, Pat! :)

Olaf

Primulina tabacum. This plantlet is the sole survivor of a clump that struggled through Summer and died one by one until only this was left...

Sinningia guttata

Pretty little pictures. I love them. I'm getting tired of waiting for this little Rob's Gundaroo to open it's bud. The momma leaf is still attached and I don't want to disturb it until it finishes blooming. It's had this bud for weeks. It is one stubborn little plant.

My Rob's Gundaroo started out in a little cup like that. Just give it time and it will simply amaze you. It's a heavy bloomer and shapes up very nicely. I never pinched back any of the crowns, just removed leaves where needed to promote new crown development. It's definitely a keeper.

Pat,your violets are beautiful!

LOL Olaf,that Sinn. looks like it's trying to be a Kohleria!

Lynn

Exactly, Lynn! What is she thinking? LOL

Primulina 'Starburst'. I cut a flower open just to discover that there is no pollen present.

I followed Lynn's instructions and went to Dollar General to get 'domes' for a bunch of my episcias. They like this! Here is 'Silver Skies'

Here is a top shelf of a light stand with a bunch of medium sized trailers.

beautiful bunch of violets, Jamie. What are you using for a dome. Is it plastic or glass? Whatever it is, I have to go get a few. Great idea.

It's two large bowls held together by two or three hair clips (sold three for a dollar). The set-up can hold up to a 6 inch pot, with some spread. I place the larger episcias beneath a big, tall propagation dome, seen here. I like this method so much better than what I used to do, which was enclose the entire shelf in plastic wrap. I like the easier access and increased humidity provided this new way.

Jamie, that's a great idea. I'm off to go shopping. LOL

I have good luck finding bubble bowls at tag sales and thrift stores, but Flower Factory almost always has them here.

I ordered some seeds from Mauro--any advice on starting them? I normally use sterilized Jiffy Mix topped with a little sterilized sand in small plastic containers, that has worked for many plants. Bottom heat? No bottom heat?

I don't know about the bottom heat. We just got a cold front and it's regularly in the 60's inside now, so I might move my seeds to a heat pad at 70º. I've got Brazil Seeds going now also. I placed mine atop a moistened mix of peat, vermiculite, and trace minerals (Gardener's Supply Germination Soil).