I am Happy In the mail yesterday came my Gesneraids Journal !
~ A gift that keeps on giving ~
I am always looking at my first one ! Yippe I now have my second one Vol. 2 second quarter of 2006
On the cover of Gesneraids to drool over I could wish for each one. They are a selection og gesneriads that won Best in Show awards at AGGS conventions in the past twenty years !
I am Happy In the mail yesterday came my Gesneraids Journal
HEy hey...sounds like a great issue...glad you're enjoying it....got busy yesterday..didn't ck in much...hope all are well and happy!!
Drum role on the cover ~ I will start with my favorite !
Chirita ' Kitaguni ' Best in Show , 2001, by Carolyn Conlin-lane
Ok this is also my favorite :)) and my good Peep Jan 'Jannich' sent me a large plant last week !
Streptocarpus ' Black Panther' ~ Best in Show, 1993, Marlene Beam.
Then there is Columnea ' Yellow Dragon' ~ Best in Show, 1989 , Marna Striepens
Kohleria ' Strawberry Fields'~ Best In Show, 1985, Bev Britt
Aeschynanthus ' Big Apple' ~ Best in Show , 1988 , Maryjane Evans.
The image designed by Julie Mavity-Hudson ( from slide in the Society's archives)
Anyone grow any of these Beauties ! I am thrilled to be a new grower of ~Black Panther ~
If you do not belong and recive this Gesneriads Journal I highly reccomend joining the Gesneraid Society !
For applications hurry to ; www.gesneriadsociety.org
Thanks to many giving DG Peeps and Keyring I am enjoying being a memeber each and everyday !
Thank you !
You did not miss anything Bob I could not even get on line most of the day . But that's ok Dave spent loads of hours up-dating so we can have even a better place to hang !
Lot's of fun Hybrids we grow today are Vintage and we are Blessed we are still growing them today !
One of my favorite and most shared plants
Alsobia Cygnet ' ( R.E.Lee, 1967)
My plant I bought tiny about 2 years ago I have been growing and sharing from it !
Episcia Cleopatra' " Some have been chatting about !
( E.L. Esterbrook, 1964 Sport of Episcia 'Frosty' )
For the Nematanthus lover we have a beautiful picture of ~ Nematanthus ' Tropicana ' ( W.R. Saylor, 1969)
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So many wonderful Hybrids.
I think Laurie put the link of registered Hybrids in our second sticky !
Lot of the Gesneraids we are all growing are Vintage.
Grey Lady, Chocolate Soldier ~ One I notice going High $$ on Ebay not an easy one to buy~
And so many more !
In the 1960's was an exciting period for new hybrids ! The 60's were an exciting period where many new cultivars were created along with interspecific and intergeneric hybrids. Dale Marten ( who most of us know or know of her ) ( She also wrote this great article) was please to come across this in a '1971' article in the Gloxinian called, " Twenty Years of Hybridizing" by Carl D. Clayberg.
Rush to join you could still read this great artical drool over the pictures, learn facinating information about the Great World of Gesneraids !
Ok I must let you know there is a Photo's of the most stunning Streptocarpus !
'Lemon Curd' ( Kenji Hirose, Japan )
Stunning bright Sunny Yellow ! I wish I owned one !
Streptocarpus ' Ice Wine'
( Morgan / Martens, Canada/USA )
I had a piece of this leaf I bought and lost it :(( The variegation is to die for .
Pretty Photo's of the most Stunning Sinningia's, Kohleria, Episcia's, XAchmenantha, Chirita's, Petrocosmea :))
I picked out the Petrocosmea I wanted to grow in the last Journal :)) Only have room for one !
I haven't been to the mailbox yet, maybe today! I have Nematanthus ' Tropicana ', it was one of the $1 bargains from D&P. It's looking great now.
Really you have this one ! Yipee Nematanthus ' Tropicana ' ( W.R. Saylor, 1969)
You have her ! Hope you get your journal Laurie it's great ! I really enjoy mine :))
I joined them last week. Looking forward to my journal! :O))
Oh super Anna it's really nice ! I read mine over and over ! I got my first one I think in Jan. and I read it over and over. Now my new one WOW !