Gypsy Bride

Did anyone grow this variety this past season and how did they do in your zone?

where did oyu find that beauty? I had to add it to my must have list for spring.

The mythical "Gypsy Bride"!!!! You will get a reaction to that one here! Seems as it is a bit particular who it will bloom and set seed for. Very nice bloom. Is it on one of your plants?

I have not grown it nor tried yet....seems the seed is not too readily available.

Arlan

I finally got hold of some seed at a high price. This is a photo of the parent plant. I was wondering what to expect when I try to grow it in the spring. I only got ten seeds so am worried about it not blooming and not setting seed.

How about if I send one seed to the first five people that respond...the only catch being you have to share seed with me next fall (if you get any).
atenkley, you're first if you like...

Works for me. I'll give it a try.

Okay, blpender, in Michigan...your in!

Photo of the parent plant

Another photo of the parent plant

Am I too late? OMG I would love to grow it and happy to share seeds.

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I saw one pack on ebay. I couldn`t stand to try and "steal" it because I knew who the person was and couldn`t stand it. :)

I think they are stunningly georgous!!!

I figure I`ll get to try these sooner or later. Lord knows I have tried a bunch of them!

This message was edited Oct 20, 2006 6:09 PM

The photos shown are from seeds that I gave to David - who sells on eBay.
Joseph has had success with his blooms. No idea if he is getting seeds.

I started these early spring and ended up ripping them out - MISTAKE - because I thought they were going to do to me what they did last year and just give me a lot of HUGE leaves and no blooms. I have now learned that they are a 'LATE BLOOMER' at least in my zone.

David's blooms that baolvera has posted are quite unusual. This particular seed was 'supposed' to have Lilac Eyes, however, if you will look closely, you will see that there are more colors in his blooms. Looks like they are throwing all colors as well as unusl multi streaked ones.

Emma


This message was edited Oct 20, 2006 7:45 PM

baolvera - Take a look at the posts near the bottom of this thread here
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/642051/

TTY,...

Ron

Am i to late to get a seed?

will torties eat MGs?

Don't you just love the flowers of this MG? Wow!

baolvera, I'll bite! Growing it in the various climates makes sense from a risk mitigation standpoint....as well as interesting to see where it thrives next year! I'm sure I'll find something to return the favor....You have D-mail. - Arlan

I would be interested in a seed if they are some to be had!!

wow! Beautiful!!!!

Emma, glad to know the seeds I got originally came from your seed plants. I hope by sending the seeds to be grown in different climates, we can get more available for the MG community.
Beth

Offer is officially closed. People I will be sending seeds to are:
blpender
atenkley
noell_swft
pweelee
phicks
luvsgrtdanes
gardener2005

Please confirm your mailing addresses and send me your email address outside of "Davesgarden" so I can keep in touch with you about the seeds.
Beth

PS: these seeds were not purchased on ebay.


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This message was edited Oct 23, 2006 1:04 PM

HI Beth,
This is a great idea to spread the seeds throughout different climates.
I hope everyone will give us feedback on their results next year.
Also, as I understand it, the strain of the seeds that I received were originally grown in Guatamala.

Emma

I feel faint!! Swooning over this one. I am so sorry that I missed out on sharing this beauty. Please keep us informed for next growing season, as I am sure that many here would love to know about seeds for this one!!

I certainly hope that out of the 8 of us growing it, at least one of us should produce seed. I am hoping with a small group dedicated to this project we can reduce the scarcity of seed.

To those who will be getting seed in the mail....our supply apparently came from Guatamala to Emma, who sold them to David Hughes in Indiana, who successfully grew them and they produced seed.

baolvera, I hope we are successful in getting seeds. This one should be spread and enjoyed by lots not just a few.

This one little seed alone will get me through the winter!! I hope I am successful in getting seeds.

I got my precious little seed today. I filed the little seed still inside the very nice silver bubble envelope with a few other babies I`m keeping through the winter. Thanks for giving me a chance to try this one. You are so very much appreciated. I`ll grow it,give it my best care and hope for the best!

P.S.The seed looks like one of the Hige pink seeds but it is way bigger.

This message was edited Oct 28, 2006 3:49 PM

Just got the mail and my seed was there. It's safely under lock and key until the weather warms.

Thank you for entrusting me with it, promise good care and prayers for successful pods developing.

Jude

My little Gypsy arrived today!! Thank you for entrusting us to her. I will give it my best shot. Looking forward to next summer!!!

I had this one bllom and set seeds for me this year. It took a long time in germinating, and didn't bloom until Sept, but the flowers were stunning. I'm hoping this will come true from seed. I only got a few because of an early cold spell.
Deb

Before the time comes to plant our golden babies, maybe we should decide if its appropriate to use the peroxide water method or not. Should some use it, others not as a test to see what works best ect.

Thoughts and suggestions welcome as always.

Jude

I do use a drop of peroxide in rooting, but not seed germination. The most important thing about seed germination that I have found is the temp of the potting mix you are trying to germinate the seed in...so I use a heat mat. Anyone have good luck with peroxide in seed germination? I want to hear what you do!

Vera, the search enging here is down right now, but I'll look for the threads I've read on this and send you links here when I find them

I'm soaking mine in Messenger. Thank you for the reminder about the heat mat.
blpender

I'll follow whatever you'd like me to Vera.

I need to know what Messenger is

I have never used Messenger...can you "guys" enlighten me,
Beth

It's like a plant hormone. Here is a link to Eden Bioscience the company that makes it. I use it as a mist on growing plants, and as a soak for seeds that require soaking. They also have a puffer for regular seeds, t dust them before planting, and some really good plant food called "Mighty Plant" I did some casual tests, plants treated, and plants not treated, and believe me, there was no comparison. www.edenbio.com
blpender

Great tip, read the promo and placed my order right away. That and your testimonial were enough for me, I want success witth this one precious seed as well as many others I have.

Thanks blpender

Thanks for telling me about it, I will try it this spring!