Today I got two wonderful boxes from Lorry :)) Today is Christmas from Santa Lorry . Thank you so much ! I just love the plants and have always wanted one ! I can't believe you sent me it :)) My Husband say's your a real nice Lady :))
I also got plants and some Plantlets and some most wanted Chirita leaves from her gorgeous new Chirita plant :))
Thank bunches, Lorry
I thought one box was from Lorry and one from Bob but then we fount out they were both from Lorry. So tomorrow will be Chritstmas from Bob . Ho Ho Ho !!
I hope Linda and Sanna got their boxes from me today ok !
Today is Chritstmas from Santa Lorry Ho Ho HO !!!!
Glad Santa Lorry was so good to you. :) That was very nice Lorry!
boy..sounds like Santa being good to you....allison...love it...thought sure you'd get mine today though...not that far from palm bay to dunedin is it?
just chedked...were only 176 miles away allison..no reason the priority mail didn't get there today....geeze
Yeah Priotiy mail is not all as fast as it should be most times. I find that a lot. And it should be 2-3 days 2 days from Florida I would think . It will be here tomorrow !
Santa came here too! I went to our ONLY florist in town the other day, they just moved into an old victorian house on main street, and used to be in this obscure little cubby hole of a shop in the old train station before that. Anyway, I asked if they ever got streps in and she said she was going to the SFO flower market this week and if they looked nice she'd pick up a few for me to look at.
Well, I treated myself! I know they are no names, but great for me to get started with! Any tips are much appreciated since these plus the half dozen babies from the bargain violet thing are all I've ever grown.
What to do with this one?
Where this leaf had been bent and partially broken, a baby has appeared?
begonia...sounds great...glad yuo got them..and sometimes...plants do their thing better than we try to make them do...as you know when a plant is bruised...broken...etc...it's "body" puts all its energy into saving its life...putting out new growth...blossoms..etc...the mystery and magic of plants is amazing.
So glad you liked them Allison!
I hope the Aly's blooms true! I will be interested to see.
I am assuming you mean Holy toledo is the one you wanted?
Were the plants in good shape? I am still learning this packing thing :)
Hopefully soon I will have a mini box and such to send ya! I have a ton of suckers down and waiting on them to root some more before they find new homes :)
You should get more gifts with all your generousity to others!
You are welcome to anything I own lady! You should know that!
Oh and wait until you try that tower pot! They rock!
Critter...yours is on it's way too...so keep an eye out for it..should be there today or tomorrow...the tower pot that is!
i truly think this is the most caring and sharing group i have ever been privileged to be part of...
that varigated leaf and blossom is from Lyndon Lyons site
I whole-heartedly agree Jungle! It is a special group of self-less friends!
Yeah, everyone here seems VERY NICE. I'm glad to be here, too. : )
I lost track somewhere in this thread. What is a tower pot?
Had, several weeks ago, Lorry had extra homeless stacking pots.
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/561280/
scroll down to 12/7 and you'll see them.
Thanks!
Begonia wow your Streps are beautiful ! I don't care to be honest if a Strep has a name. May I have a leaf of all of them pretty please :)) Hey the leaf just leave it ! I have a leaf down most I don't cut the rib too lazy and takes up more room so I put them into cups to root. And one leaf is growing her baby on her back side top side what ever side. lol just like your's only my leaf's baby is getting big. lol too funny. I'd leave it there and leeet thm grow. For now short and simply. Streps like warm/hot water. They don't like to have their feet wet let them get really dry before watering. They can wilt over dry water them they will come back but over water they will die. If by chance you over water cut the leaves off put the leaf in water it will harden up and you can set it and get babies ! They like it cooler 65-70. I gorw mine in natural light they bloom all the time. But light fixture, lamp , window anything will do.
A couple years ago Gary out of Africa sent me a copt of this great article on Streps tomorrow I will post it and it will answer all questions about growing Streptocarpus plants :)) I like to grow mine in pan pots. A couple of mine are in 5" pan pots and bloom all the time. Some are in 3 " pots and don't often . I will be transplanting when I get time from transplanting hundreds of babies .
Lorry I want to put speical plants into the stacking plant pots :) Maybe some Epsicas sense they trail, an Cygnet, Begonia ?? Fun ! Thanks this was so kind of you ! I'll be sending you some super duper good boxes might take a couple weeks I'm way behine I'm always playing catch up. Yes Bob and Begonia this is a Special group of self-less friends :))
Allison, please start a new thread when you post that information tomorrow about Streps.
I'm as guilty of wandering off topic as anyone here, but lately it seems our threads have become really, really random.... and good information ends up getting buried.
I started going on about this, and then I realized I was doing it! LOL So I'm going to start a new thread about thsi subject.
Here's the link to it! http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/566433/
Oh there is no hurry at all Allison! Honestly hun
I also have some streps if you want leaves from them..they are yours.
They are named so I can find links to pictures.
Mine are still not blooming yet....they are little
begonia..how do i get to 12/7 to see the tower pots
Jungle, I'm such a dork, I should have just posted the link to the photo. Duh! Sorry about making you do the run around because that thread was started on 12/7, so how would you know which entry? So sorry here's the photo link http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=1912897
Yes, Ali, please start a new thread for the strep info.
lol..begonia..you're not a dork....thanks...
wow that's an interesting tower pot..bet i could put my strawberries in that
Oh i had planned on a new THread . lol This is my Ho Ho Santa thread boxes from Lorry and Santa Bob coming :))
Beside what I am posting about the Strep's is long and will take several sections so I will ask people not to post in between them until I am finished please :))
Ps Begonia your not a dork your wonderful ! :))
allison..how did things arrive...hope they weren't crushed?
Now that I'm a new mom to these streps, I can't wait to read more on them Ali,
waiting on pins and needles.
Sorry i have not been able to get out of bed. 628 pm. i just finished typing linda and sanna the plants/leaves info in their boxes.
Sorry Bob the box came ! Everything is sauper great will wrte more about it soon !
ALLISON..please don't worry about it...i'm just happy you received it...i had squashed the one thing in and hoping it was ok...no problem.