December Photos and Chit Chat

Thank you!!

This is some generation of Sinningia 'Super Orange' offspring about ten days after germination started.

And these are Sinningia pusilla seedlings about a month after germination.

Some more pictures of micro mini Sinningias coming up. :)

Sinningia 'Lil' Tiger':

S. concinna:

S. 'Star Eyes':

S. pusilla. I planted the tubers on November 22nd...



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Saintpaulia 'Honeysuckle Rose'. Finally found a window that makes her happy. :)

Olaf, you are just terrible!! You are feeding another addiction!! Just beautiful!! I got my seeds planted tonight, maybe I'll have something as pretty as yours.

Melanie

Oh, she's so pretty! And I agree with Melanie. Olaf, you certainly are feeding our addiction. LOL

Ok so here are some more pictures. This is an updated AV Optimara Harlequin

Now with 3 blooms spikes happily starting to open. I love it when they look like a bouquet

Here is AV Frozen in Time looking stunning !!!!

This cutie is called Loco Joe. It's a semi-double pink fantasy.

Here it is again without the sunlight hitting it

And finally my new 4 tier shelving unit with the high output T5 bulbs which just got yesterday. I need to fill those shelves pronto !!!!

Thanks everyone!

Well, you know, I'm trying my best to be a plant pusher... LOL

And Roly: Your Violet is beautiful! :)

Olaf

Oh, and you know that most Sinningias LOVE T5 light. So do Kohlerias...

Just saying... LOL

Olaf

I love the T5 lights...what do you think of LED's? I use aquarium lights that I can get wholesale from work, it makes the cost of the T5's and LED's somewhat less painful.

Well, the experts say that LED lights may need a little time to be perfected but look very promising. I read an article on this subject a while back and that's what the overall opinion was.

Also, they are still extremely expensive, particularly if you need lots of them.

On the other hand, you can't beat LEDs when it comes to power consumption and effectiveness.

LEDs also don't really get hot. Warm maybe but not hot. This can be a good thing as well as a bad thing since a lot of people rely on the heat produced by the lights...

Right now, T5 seems to be a good compromise, particularly when you set up a new shelf.

Retrofitting old shelves can be a bit trickier because there is a significant difference between the quality of light in the old T12/T8 tubes and the new, high output T5 tubes.

The wonderful thing about T5s is that they don't buzz and that they switch on instantly like a light bulb.

For some plants, T5 light is just too intense but I have successfully grown Violets, Sinningias, Kohlerias and a whole array of other Gessies under these lights.

On a lot of Kohlerias, the foliage turns a very dark, deep purple that almost looks black and Sinningias and Kohlerias stay extremely compact. The few Violets that I tried, to my surprise, didn't mind the intense light at all.

The best thing about these T5s is that I can connect up to 4 in row if I want more light. The price is very decent for what I've found and if I want to have more light all I have to do is order some more. I'm looking forward to getting my Sinningias ordered and receive my begonias as well. My room will be a jungle in no time. I was thinking about those vertical hanging planters for my walls to put in bromeliads and hoyas. Talk about green room...LOL

Exactly! And they are so light weight and compact. Very easy to rig a new shelf with lighting and adding on or taking off is a breeze. :)

Kohleria 'HCY's Jardin De Monet'. One TALL Kohleria. My plant comes in at about two and a half feet... LOL

Kohleria 'Jester':

Kohleria 'HCY's Jardin De Monet'. Ta-daa! :)

And once more because I've been waiting for this since April... LOL

Happy Holidays, everybody! :)

Olaf

Episcia 'Silver Sheen':

Ok so it's official. I will be getting Sinningias come spring. I placed my order and sent payment info. Here is what I'm getting.

1 Sinningia Bright Eye
1 Sinningia Amizade
1 Sinningia Cindy
1 Sinningia Country Bumpkin
1 Sinningia Country Crocus
1 Sinningia Eileen
1 Sinningia Flair
1 Sinningia Evening Star
1 Sinningia Los Angeles
1 Sinningia Sky High Spot
1 Sinningia Country Prayer
1 Sinningia Danielle
1 Sinningia Ozark Fireworks
1 Sinningia Ozark Red Lightning
1 Sinningia Orange Zinger

Uh-oh! What have I done? LOL

Olaf, you should know by now that you are an 'enabler' LOL
Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!

Well, to my defense: I'm just an enabler among enablers... LOL

Thanks! And Happy Holidays right back at you! :)

I'll second that opinion Eileen!! LOL!!
Merry Christmas to all!!

You guys ARE a bunch of enablers, with a fine holiday spirit. My baby strep "Nightmare" is blooming for the first time, that's my Christmas present :)

Alright then. Let me keep enabling then... LOL

Kohleria 'Jester'. First flower after two years of blasted buds...

Merry Christmas to all!

Lynn

Kohleria 'Jardin De Monet'. One more time... :)

Sinningia cardinalis. Almost the colors of a Pointsettia... :)

Sinningia 'HCY's Taurus'. Putting on a little show. :)

Sinningia 'Country Bumpkin' x 'HCY's Fairy Weather'