Episcias....i believe i have a favorite plant now!!!!

allison sent me some episcias and i am in love with them!!!!!! i think i might of found my favorite plant! i just love their foliage and it comes in so many different color patterns. not to mention they will have flowers as well : ) the plants are amazing even without flowers! i would love to see pictures of any of your episcias.

allison i can't thank you enough!!! you are such a wonderful person. i will be sending out your plant hanger on friday morning : )

I will send you more too ! No rush on hanger

Grey Lady

your plants are so nice! i just love these because they root easily and will be so easy for me to share with others as you have with me. i love the trailing of them also : )

kelly

Chocolate Soldier

the "teddy bear" stolons you sent me have rooted and seem to of grown some already : )

Teddy Bear
Thanks Kelly they are the most easiest Gesneraids to grow and share

That's great Kelly !

another Teddy Bear

i love the flowers on teddy bear!! just look at them! sent you a dmail as well allison : ) i am enjoying your pictures.

kelly

Alice

Blue Heaven

blue heaven's flowers look so pretty and frilly around edges! such a nice color bloom on alice!

i love this one though registered in the 60's as An Espcias now they change it to it's own catorgory Alsobia . Thie is Cygnet.

your alsobia cygnet is so pretty! look at those frilly blooms and i love the spots : ) can't wait for mine you sent to bloom : )

kelly

Your's will be blooming soon Kelly ! It might even have buds. The bids are different looking. I think it was Janis thought they were seed pods and was going to take them off. I'm glad I had the chance to let her know they were buds. Her plant was a baby also and had never bloomed so I knew it had no seed pods.

: ) i do think mine has buds allison!!!! yeah!!! you sent me such a nice size plant of alsobia cygnet!

kelly

ooooh, lovely pics!

Allison, I know I said "no thank you" to your offer of episcias, but I think 'Teddy Bear' just went on my wish list.... no clue if that's one you have babies available of or if it'll fit in the box... but it is just adorable! And my 'Unpredictable Valley' plant is finally doing better (getting larger again, has two crowns now, woohooo), so I'm more confident about growing them.

My Alsobia cygnet (from Bluekat76, the first offspring of the plant you sent her) has put out several blooms and is getting ready to do it again! She got two little shoots last week... I pinched one back, but I'm going to let the other grow so I can give a baby to my sister-in-law. She is starting to fill out a little with a couple of new crowns from the base, too. :-)

aren't they beautiful jill???

kelly

Very nice photos and lovely flowers! TFS! They are doing well for you too.

Joanne

Beautiful Allison!
I love my episcis and now I have a great place for them....at least until winter.


Allison, do you use the same soil mix & fertilizer for them as AV's???


Thanks
MsC

Yes, Kelly, they sure are beautiful! I can't get over my Cygnet's gorgeous fringed blooms with the striking deep purple markings!

I want one of the choc. Allison. :)

Msc I use the same everything for them . They don't get fed much, nor much care no room no mans to do so. They are all in natural light .
Kelly they are so fun to grow and share !
Diane I do have an extra Chocolate Soldier if you like. Did I send you any others ?

Thanks Allison.

They're all beautiful! Congratulations on a super collection, Kelly!

I love Episcias as well. I only have four but they are great plants.
TamiXWP

Hi Tami your Episcias are really pretty ! Which ones do you have ? Thanks for sharing them and Welcome to our wonderful friendly African Violets and Gesneriads forum !

very pretty tami!

kelly

Oh Jill I'm working on your Bingo box will see if I have a Teddy Bear for you ! I bet I do :))
I shipped Amy's box, and today shipped Janis's Bingo box.
Tomorrow goes Jill's, a box of plants to Joanne owed for shipping and a box to Jesse ~ Jesse where have you been ? Hope your home to get a box !
So if I get these three done ? all ready started I'll be happy and work on more :))

wow allison you have been busy! you are such a wonderful person!!

kelly

Allison sure does do a lot of nice things for us. How she keeps up is amazing. Thank you so much for all of the things you give.

i second that!

AWW Thanks you all ! for giving my babies good homes. I enjoy growing them and sending them all to you . Makes my days keeps me going !

Thank's for the Welcom Violet. The Episcias I have are

Blue Nile
Kee Wee
Pink Panther And
Corduroy
I have not been able to get Blue Nile to bloom. What do you use for Fertilizer?

TamiXWP

Here's a Picture of Corduroy.

Well I have not been using any food out of it.
Mine do get a lot of warnth and Humidity, natural light.
I notice my Blue Heaven needs lots of light and humidity to bloom.
Your Courdory is stunning ! I've never seen this one before.
Do you grow any other Gerneriads ?

Violet, I have a few Streps. I just traded for Three.
Daphne
Dibley’s Heidi
Weismoor Blue
They are just three leaf plants. Just rooted leaves really. I have a Concord Blue(I think thats what it is) that I have had for years. I really love Episcias and Streps but can't find them here in Houston where I live.
Tami

Streps are fun and easy to grow too ! I'm glad you could find some trades. Were always trading or sharing here :))

Violet,
I have traded on Garden Web since 2000 but have gotten a bit tired of the no shows. Teresa Mattson and Monica(country Bumkin) have told me how good this site is. I joined yesterday. The trade list here will take some time to fill out. Its a bit more involved than Gardenwebs. I do have several Rooted Episcias,Hoya's,plumeria's and Begonia's though. I guess I should post on the appropriate groups. I was just looking around seeing how y'all did things. Thanks.

Tami