Dealing with Hibiscus Weevils in seeds.

blomma--

ONLY 41??? I have never counted mine--but it would be a lot more than that!

If I had more sense--I would have ONLY 3 houseplants--BUT--it would be
hard to choose which three....
EX: Those big plants with the long fronds by my LR winfow are orchid Cactus.
A pain in the butt---until they bloom. Then I forget all the thorns and the weight
and the ugliness of the whole plant.

I have a roofed over patio outside the LR and DR windows--so I never get bright light.
Besides the roof--I also have 2 old maple trees in the back yard.
Somehow--the plants make it. lets face it--they are all kind of 'resting" anyway.

G.

blomma--

I once grew out 3 Day Lilies from seed someone gave me.
It took 3 years for them to bloom.

I have oodles of seeds from the Frans Hals DL--as well as a red one and the Stellas.

One of my Epis
Frans hals DL

With winter upon us here its refreshing to see such beautiful flowers...cant wait till spring!

The 41 were only in the house. I also had a commercial greenhouse full of plants, including epis and other succulents, plus African Violets.

The photos were taken with a film camera, scanned and uploaded.

You are right that it would have been hard to choose---at that time. But I had my fill of indoor plants since I had the greenhouse. Now, all my perennials have been replaced by irises and daylilies, and their babies.

Last photo is inside the greenhouse. Wish I had taken more photos inside.

I also have seeds of Frans Hals but most of mine are fancy Daylilies since I hybridize. Actually, the seedling of my Frans Hal is nicer in color than its parent.

1] DL and iris seedlings that blooomed at 14 months.
2, 4] Seedlings
3] Frans Hals seedling
5] Seedlings before blooming in photos 1. Iris seedlings on the right of it.

I believe that the reason my DL ad irises bloomed early at 14 months is due to all the rotted horse manure I dug in the Fall before planting in the spring. Others planted 3 years earlier without that much manure took 2 and 3 years to bloom.

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Blomma00

WOW--Your Frans Hals is magnificent!Yjt orange/red is to die for.
And--did it grow out this color from seed from a regular, yellow/orange Frans Hals?

I am just curious. NOT going to go into growing any DL's from seed.

I have a couple clumps of an amazing "Ditch Lily"--but the blooms are double and triple.
Also--one of them grew 5' tall. Massive leaves, blooms and roots.
I thought it was very pretty.

Your thoughts, please! Gita

Gita, The Ditch Lily you have is Kwanso. I almost purchased one but found out it is too weedy for me. It is pretty.

The seedling came from seeds growing in a pod on Frans Hals. It was crossed with a red daylily.

1] Frans Hals
2-5] Unregistered seedling crosses that are under evaluation.

Why not sow your seeds. The blooms will not be all the same. Warning: It is addictive.

SOOO--my "Monster Lily" actually has a name!!!!!

I don't remember planting it there--but it grew and i always noticed
how massive the leaves were. Then, last year, it really hit the roof.

Later--I dug it out and planted it in another area--as it was getting too big
for this side bed.

I have had a similar DL (same one?) by my split rail fence in a bed in the
back of my hard. It is smaller--but, them again, it is growing under extremely
tight conditions. They both look the same to me.

I have a lot of the old, red DL's--everywhere...they are clled "something...volunteer".
I have a struggling mauve Lily--which is slowly being taken over by my
spreading clump of Shasta Daisies.

1--Here's the other "Kwanso" Yes??? by the back fence
2--Here's the red DL.
3--Here's the Mauve one--I love this one. need to dig it out and give it a better spot.
4--Here'sone I grew out from seed someone gave me. "Ap4ricot Ruffles"
5--Here's the other. She just ID'd it as "NWOMxKK

Both of these have been growing in a pot for years. I just, finally, planted them into
a bed--they should be happier there.
My available space is so limited.....

Thanks, Gita
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