Babies everywhere!

Thank you.

well they don't call them cyclamen mites for nothing!!

great pics Lorry - they all seem very happy! On average, how long from the time you put down the leaves until you see ears?

Did you want a baby of the jalapeno Kenton? If so I will see what I can do :)


Bob are you saying the mites like cyclamen for a reason?

I would say about 8 weeks Anita but it is hard to say for certain.
Each leaf seems to be different!

And some of my larger babies were from suckers.

I actually pulled TONS of Optimara everfloris suckers today :) So anyone looking for those..Let me know :)

which one did you have? I think Everlove is a gem!

I have optimara space babies growing too. Some set aside promised out but have extras !

Affirmative, Lorry. There is a chance that I have something you would like, but I won't start listing things until I know how many and they are all divided up.
Kenton

I think I should have at least a few babies from Jalapeno. I will put it on your wishlist. I am not promising anyone out either until it is all said and done :) Just in case....But I like to know what people are interested in so I can tell them what I have to share come spring.


I pulled ever grace suckers, ever rejoice and everyoung I believe. I may have leaves of ever young done but not entirely sure.

Sounds good, Lorry. I was just inspecting my ears last night, and I think I have one leaf putting up 10 babies. Wild.

Oh ues Kenton WOW ! This happens to me a lot ! Keep them with mom a long time they will get big and strong and good root system !
>>>>>
Heh I have a couple of these for adoption I see goes high on Ebay.
"Ness' Fantasy Gold" 7743666914 Current bid: US $10.49

You have fantasy gold Allison? I tried to buy it from the Violet gallery but they were out! And it has always gone for so much on ebay.
If you ever have an extra, :) Keep me in mind!

Wow Kenton :) that is awesome :)

Ok Lorry I will keep one for you :)) I have 2 babies in their own pots now ..if leaves did not die I have more !

It is just spectactular! I have been trying to get my hands on it for eons :) but no luck without spending a fortune!

Great I'm so happy yo have it for you !

Are you kidding? Getting that is like getting the holy grale ;) I am totally excited now..I have been looking for it everywhere and everyone is out or it or it goes for a small fortune on ebay :)
So you have more then earned the tower cyclamen LOL
Thanks again Allison!
~Lorry

Lorry,your plants look so pretty & healthy.
I love Jalapeno!
You & Allison has the magic touch on growing Avs.

Oh Lorry we love them all :)) Wink Wink
You said something like this about Baby Moonbeam lol
I have a whole bunch of goodies for you so stop buying them all !

Love the pictures Lorry! I have a white cyclamen, but I have managed to almost completely kill it. I'm still trying to nurse it along, but it's very unhappy. It never was nearly as beautiful as yours, though.
I posted my want list on your Trade Primer thread. It's a doozy, so I won't repost it here. LOL

LOL Allison..I will try but NO promises :) I have a hard time saying NO :)
LOL ok I will look there Raingazer :)

Ok I went sucker shopping on my plants today and I got these :)
Private dancer x3
Fantasy surprise x1
Lemon kiss x1
Harlequin x3
Wranglers jealous heart
orchid girl x2 (Allison she was 3 plants :) Not that I am complaining!)
Sweet Same x3 (Allison this one was 4 Plants! Again NOT complaining!)
Rainman x3
Cherries and cream look alike...This is a NoID but looks like cherries and Cream. I know someone mentioned wanting that one..they can have this one if they don't mind NoID plants!
Double Blue NoID with white markings
Single fuschia NoID x2
Optimara Everyong x2
Optimara EverPraise x3
Optimara purple and white semi double x6!
Fairy fountain x1
Ma's frogland fantasy (I put down a lot of stem baskets today!) So let us hope!
Rob's calypso beat x2
Mas Arbor glenn x1
Optimara Evergrace (My favorite everfloris variety) x2
Optimara Everrejoice x1
Rebel's Camille x1
Skydiver x1
Honeysuckle rose x1
Carribean ice x1

And an update on Jalapeno!
I looks like FIVE plants...let us hope!
I have on the list for wanting it
Critter
Kenton
Laurie
and me :) Since I only grew the leaves and dont' want to give them all up :) One baby is mine! But with luck, I should have enough for all that have asked me for it..
Keep your fingers crossed!

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Thanks Christmas...It looks like I will have PLENTY to go around come spring..so send me a wishlist through Dmail. I am setting up my trade primer now with what people want!
I won't make an guarantees but I will send what I can to the people who want them!

Raingazer..from what I have heard..the cyclamen like it cooler then Avs...also it says they are prone to rot if you water from the top and the center..it rots the tuber.
I am not sure if that helps any :)

Oh Lorry, I forgot completely about Private Dancer and it's not on my wish list! I've been drooling over that one! If they're not all spoken for I'd LOVE one! We'll try to come up with something special I have to trade you for it. :o)

It should be plenty cool enough where I have the cyclamen, and I've watered it either from the bottom or only around the sides. I'm still working with it, though.

I will put it on your trade tracker I have going I have 3 plantlets so I am sure one will make it and be on it's way to you :)

Lorry Sweet Sam is a trailer supose to have more crowns ! I thought I sent you a small Orchid Girl ??

Lorry,
Loved the pictures of all your babies. You and Allison are always so generous, but I don't remember seeing a list of what you want. Is there one?? How about a list of what Allison wants, too? Seems only fair if you guys are so willing to share.
Sharon

They were not crowns Allison :) they were seperate plantlets..I didn't need to cut into them to get them :) they had a very seperate stem :)
The orchid girl was also several plantlets with seperate stems :)
Stownes
I posted a wishlist a while back on another thread but I am working up a new one to post :) I should have it up in a day or two :) Looking through to see what it is I really want!
But I do LOVE anything girl foliage and ANYTHING variegated! that much you can be sure of!

Add Spindletop to the list os babies I have for adoption :)
I pulled off two large rooted suckers today.
Here is a FC picture of her

Silly Lorry Trailers frow like that. When ever I end someone a trailer I like it to be trailing ! I have trailer so full you could make dozens of plants out of it ! Well I like my trailers really full. and bushy ! Next time I send you a trailer should I make it look a regular plant ?
See this one it has grown so much sens I pit it into a 5 inch pot ! Now for it to bloom :))
Angel Tears Trail (6126) 01/22/1986 (C. Sotkiewicz) Double white frilled/pink fantasy. Medium green, pointed, quilted. Standard trailer
I'll take another picture soon maybe give it bloom booster ;p;

Lorry did you know the Chimera I sent you is a trailer also ?
You can see I like pan pots for trailers, Streps , Epsicas Chirtas :))

You haveto see this trailer I will take a new Picture . I have many of her. Rught now she has 4 times more blooms and grown so much she's going into a 5 inch pan pot soon !
Christmas Catus I have a blooming one for you too ! I love her @ Laurie do you still have your's ?
Aly's Rosy Baby (Droege) Semidouble rose. Dark pointed. Miniature trailer (User Database)

Aly's Rosy Baby (Droege) Semidouble rose. Dark pointed. Miniature trailer (User Database)
Here she is a few days ago I cropped it out of a group picture.. she seems to bloom and grow everyday in good ole natural light ! i'll get more pictures soon and put her in a pan pot :)) I want to grow some trailers like on Violet Barn ! Big ! full bushy
lots of crowns = more flowers I hope !
She's in the middle !

LOL..Ah Allison :) You forget I am a newbie to all of this! LOL>>I thought they were supposed to have suckers :)
Ah well..live and learn!
I love the pan pots too! And I will have to use it for trailers also :) I have not thought of that!
Aly's Rosie is just a cutie too :) You are a very good mom :) Your plants seem to be so very happy!

Love those trailers...

I hope their Happy I kiss and hug them each day !
So many times I send people bushy trailers and people don't know their trailers and take them apart to one crown. That's one reason I send everyone that does not have First Class info so they will know what is a trailer, mini, semi, standard and so on.
I enjoy my trailers bushy, not leggy , and trailing with as many crowns I can get . More crowns more flowers !
One person Dmailed me wanting to take apart a trailer and I said oh no it's a trailer . She was new and did not know. Lot's of sellers will sell you a trailer that has one crown and not trailing yet. This is a way to sell more plants make more money . All the trailers I have bought from vendors like Violet Gallery have been trailing ! Rob says he grows trailers as ground coverings. He shows pictures of the big trailers on his web sight. He also says his trailers are natural trailing and rarely need pinching. A good trailer with good trailing habit will naturaly trail ! I have never had to take a plant apart. If I have a trailer with one crown that will not trail I prefer to take one or two leaves off the crown to promote trailing , if a must I take the crown off of the plant and it will start trailing. I have hardly ever had to do this I have been lucky to have trailers that have natural trailing habits.

*giggle* Well live and learn :)

Lorry I re-read your post up there on trailers.
Trailers are the same as other African violets except their growth habit is different their growth habit is to branch and naturally have spreading habit . Trailers have a shallow root system that's why they like being grown in pan pots !
Trailers are plants with multiple-crowns. Something I really enjoy about trailers their growing habits of crawiling and multiple-crowns can give you plants with large amount of foliage and large amount of flowers ! Their fun for me to grow ! More crowns more flowers :))
http://www.robsviolet.com/trailing_violets.htm

I've been decrowning all my young trailers... It lets light get to the first small suckers and lets them develop more rapidly into their own crowns, and it also seems to encourage the plant to grow outward rather than up. Removing a couple of the larger leaves would also accomplish this. None of my larger trailers have really started trailing yet, though... lots of crowns, but the crowns aren't growing away from the main stem... there's a photo of 'Biscayne Trail' on this thread http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/576249/ (7th post down) showing it looking pretty odd. I hope it starts actually trailing soon!

I did just remove a nicely rooted crown from 'Marion's Enchanted Trail' just because I wanted another plant, and because I thought the change improved the symmetry. My 'Ramblin' Angel' from MsC has started trailing nicely also after I took the big crown off the top.

I guess I'll get better as I go along & try different things. I sure should have left my 'Teeny Bopper' micro trailer alone though... removed the crown, the mother plant promptly died, and the crown cutting is on its way out I think. :-( Well, there's an excuse for another order to Rob's sometime! :-)