i just got these today,a little upset cause i can,t read but one name on them,purple and white is named chico,does any one know the names of them,and they was suppose to come with wells ,i didn,t get them,
so got a email to them hope i get them
my 3 new violets
here,s another one
Their beautiful ! Ok where did you by thm from? The standard size and they don't come with mini wells only the miniature plants do.
Did you buy them from Selective Gardners on line ?
Hi Star,
They are very pretty! TFS!
Joanne
Eunice I feel they are slow and bad about answering emails. Call ; Monique at her home office you may do so by calling her at the Selective Gardener phone number 615-309-0594.
Good Luck please let us know how it works out.
Allison
Violet_Treasure
yes i got them from Selective Gardners and on line
here is part of my email from them
******* YOUR ORDER *******
1 of Item #AV4X3 (4 IN OPTIMARA AFRICAN VIOLET W/ WELLS - PACK OF 3) @$27.50
orkidlady
i think there very pretty to
Ok then you did not get what you paid for. Call them and explain what you bought and what you recived and also you bought named plants and can't read the names. You piad good money to have named plants and wells , if you wanted just the plants you could have gone to wal-Mart and paid a couple dollars each plant no shipping.
I'm sure they will want to take good care of you.
Let us know OK.
Allison
PS I got the number after having a problem with them and calling Optimara and her husband gave me it. as I told him I don't like doing businness with them when they have no phone number. All the other Vendors have phone numbers.
Violet_Treasure
my problem is i don,t have long distanced,so i will wait on email
I do have the plant named Chico and it was labeled when I got it. It is on the Optimara website so at least you can find that one. I'm not sure about the others but I agree that you should call them and tell them that you did not get what you paid for and that you want to know the names of the plants that they sent you.
Regarding Chico, he is a Frilled, Bi-color, white with a blue edge. Here is what he looks like. http://www.optimara.com/optimarafieldguide/varietiesa-l/chico.html
Jesse
Eunice if they don't email you back in time that you are please with I will be very happy to call for you. We have unlimited long distance so it cost me nothing extra. :))
Violet_Treasure
Oh you are a angel ,thought i would give them till monday,think thats long enought time.
i might have spent to much on them since im new at this,but thought they was really pretty
thanks again
They are so very pretty. But you should get exactly what you paid for . You should be 110 percent happy !
I'm sure they can give you their names and tell you what happen to the wells. And if you need help I am happy to help !
I love Optimara plants. I bought Annabelle from them I think acouple months ago in bloom for a special of $ 12.00 I love her :)) She has Bell flowers and I have lot's of leaves down so I can share !
Violet_Treasure
it is so pretty,i have seen a couple i really want
one is called black gardenia but can,t remember where i seen it,and bristol,s red typhoon
i just got a email from bluebird greenhouse,telling me they have this order pending wanting to know if they have sent it to me yet ,got it about 2 weeks ago if not longer.there not the same as
Selective Gardners are they
No they are different
Plantcrazii
it does have some beautifull color blooms,i have gone crazy with violets,started out with 3 now 30 are 31. you sure can get caught up in it, done the same with my dolls have over 100
i am going to give them till monday and them will see what we can do
Eunice Gary sells BLACK GARDENIA---:)) One I am thinking of getting too !
BLACK GARDENIA---Double blue-black blooms, medium green foliage; a classic. (Ford)
http://www.garys-out-of-africa.com/streptocarpus2.htm
Violet_Treasure
thanks i thought they was ,but wasn,t sure.
do you know anything about these thought they was different will be getting then after the first of month
Nemantanthus Tropicana
Columnea Aladdin's Lamp
You can see Black Gardienia here
http://www.streptocarpus-info.com/tableb.html
Nice ! Where are you getting them from >
" Nemantanthus Tropicana
Columnea Aladdin's Lamp " ??
I just got my first Nemantanthus today ! I was Blessed to be able to buy it wholesale . Thanks Lorry :)) It's hugh and I gave it a shower and potted it up in a 12 inch pot . It has an old awesome bloom. Lots of buds dropped off but has more !
Let me find you info
Violet_Treasure
oh it is so pretty,hope to order it soon,,i order them last 2 from bluebird greenhouse
plantcrazii gave me the url to the optimara site
one is called jamaica, the other anika
hope i,m right
http://gesneriads.ca/nemata25.htm
Shows pictures of Nemantanthus Tropicana
About Gesneriads
http://gesneriads.ca/aboutges.htm
Columnea Aladdin's Lamp
http://gesneriads.ca/colum190.htm
Columnea
http://gesneriads.ca/gencolum.htm
Gesneriad Ref. Web
http://www.gesneriads.ca/Default.htm
Gesneriad Culture
http://aggs.org/culture.html
Little more info
http://www.robsviolet.com/nematanthus.htm
http://www.robsviolet.com/codonanthe.htm
Tommorrow I can more ! And Maybe others have info to !
Good Morning ! I could not write good last night it was dark and Hubby was trying to sleep and I use my computor from bed ~
Nemantanthus Tropicana
is great ! I love yellow flowers :)) In 1969 William Saylor, of Brewster Massachusetts, crossed most Nematanthus in cultivation and came up with some interesting results ! One of the hybrids, " Nemantanthus Tropicana " . Nemantanthus Tropicana
is a vigorous plant perhaps easier to bloom than others. The leaves are an inch long, of heavy texture
and red back . The stems are also deep burgundy. WOW what a nice combination with the prettiest golden yellow heavily striped with chesnut flowers !
Nemantanthus Tropicana grows more upright but very colorful foliage.
Nematanthus like a rich mix and great for hanging baskets. In the window they can be started easy and moved to baskets later . Their soil should not be packed right around the roots, since a good deal of aeration is liked by these plants. In the window some direct sun is neccary . ( I am wondering though about this in Floridas hot sun I would think would burn the foliage ?) I read it likes tempertures of above 65 degrees F. Beacasue of this plant likes loose soil , watering must almost be daily unless a it's cloudy.
After a spout of flowering these plants seem to need a rest. This is ture in the Winter . ( may be different here in FL ). The reason though for this happening is not known for sure whether this is a consequence of lower tempertures in growing room or seasonal . However , once bloom has ceased, for what ever reason watering should be reduced and no fertilizer used. Never good to force fertilizer on a plant. It will let you know how much water and food is needed by it's growth. If over watered leaves will drop off. N. Tropicana if the temperture is over 65 and high humidity, growth and bloom can be year round continous !
Nematanthus ( formerly was Hypocyrta) Gesneriaea. Nematanthus flowers are unusual beauty , at first sight a vier may think a joke. It is a tube with deep keel or pouch , at the end of which a little opening with minute lobes. The color may be bright orange, plain or tipped with yellow, or a most unusau horizontal striping of orange and chestnut, bright yellow. The beautiful contrast with the shiny, waxy foliage is very striking !
The indoor plant World was quickly changing in 1957 with this wonderous Nematanthus plants. In 1957 Dr. Harold E. Moore, Jr. a major authority, wrote African violets, Gloxinias and The Relatives and included only species called at the time Hypocyrta nummularia. I'd like to get a hold of this book !
These plants are very fasinating ! I know I am going to enjoy my first one ! Hope you do too :))
Columnea also like tempertures over 65 for bloom humidity fifty percent or better - and plants also enjoy misting. Cold water will discolor the foliage. They like to be topped watered. In the house the most important part of growing Columnea is trimming . The upright types, which are preferable to the trailers, still have a more horizontal growth, though when the stems are long enough they will hang down. The only difference is they are thick and stiff instead of being stringy. Thicker stems will branch freely if the tips are nipped back. So nipping should be done regularly. Instead of long streamers covered with flowers, you will have a many-branched plant doing the same thing. Growing this beautiful house plant this way will be more desirable .
They do best if not subjected to direct sun for more than an hour or two daily. On the other hand they do require brightness for at least five hours each day and, if there is a cloudy spell, only green growth will be produced. They like potted rather loosely in a rich mix with plenty of lime, and fertilizer with balanced numbers at every watering. They also like small pots. They also enjoy a bit of potbinding. They are not affected much by insects.
Reading about these plants seems each variety grows a little different some more easier than other some bloom more. Sounds just like different varieties
of African violets. In general they are a fun and easy plant to grow and enjoy. Progate and share :))
Violet_Treasure
Wow!!!! you got my old heart thumping,can,t wait to get them,the Nemantanthus Tropicana sound so wonderfull.hope i can do justis to them.
my hubby is very happy i have found violets,he says it has put a new outlook far me,and oh yes he is so right.don,t seem lile something so fragil couls give you so much peace.
i see your a early bird to.i get up at 3,30am
are you a collectorof anything except violets?
hope you are feeling well this morning
Hi :)) I can't wait for you to get them ! I think they are easy to grow and even easier in Florida with our heat and humidity. I know what you mean if it was not the joy of growing plants and babies and sharing to keep me going I'd be sleeping 24/7.
I don't collect much more now. I like growing everything but grow all mostly by leaf. Stretocarpus, Chiritas, I have a Nematanthus now ! I can root you one too :)) I am getting a Petrocsmea ! from LL. I saw the picture of the one I would love in my Gesneriad Journal and went searching so Happy they have it. I don't really have much room , we have a single wide one bedroom trailer. I love growing African violets by leaf so much. Some how I still have about 300 different varieties growing different than the ones I have sent to people sense Nov 05 DG friends. So I will have lots to share in the Fall for people before the long dreary winter comes. This is the very best time of the year to sent leaves they grow the best then in the Fall you have trades and sharing and in the winter many flowers to cheer your home :))