Streps in Bloom

Cynthia

You have gorgeous Streps, Snowrose! Absolutely love your Spiritual Corridor! And the color of your Daniel is beautiful, Allison! I wish the plantlet of Cynthia that you sent me in the Bingo box would have survived; it is lovely.

Don Ü

Snow - I did. She was very kind and welcomed me and my son into her home, showed us all of her plants and her growing area. We both learned a lot and saw a lot of plants we had only seen previously on the internet.
Your streps are really pretty.

Oh what Beautiful photo's y'all have posted of your Streps! Now, I can't wait for my one li'l ole baby to grow up!

Snowrose: Thank you so much for the pic of 'Canterbury Surprise' .... that's the one little baby I bought from Rob's. They didn't have a photo on their website so I wasn't sure what it would look like!

Lin

I want 'Bristol's Sunset' and 'Spiritual Corridor' and 'Daniel' and 'Cynthia' !!!! They are all so so Beautiful!!

Ooooh! I'm like a little kid in a candy store!


Lin

Kathy in Georgia has nice healthy plants. Must have been fun to visit.

Thanks everyone for all the beautiful strep photos. Trouble is, makes me want more, more, more!

Thanks everyone ! Love seeing all the pretty pictures ! Wish your Cynthia had made it Don .. she is a darling sorry. I grew many, many babies of her Streps are the easiest leaf to progate. I did give Jan " Jannich" Mom plant of Cynthia and Daniel. My Crystal Dawn is looking once again more Happy on our new sun porch ! Maybe she will bloom soon. I have still a few others. Maybe in the Spring I'll get a few as I enjoy progated Strep leaves so much !

"streps are the easiest leaves to propagate"

Yay!

Hopefully my variegated one won't end up being tricksy.

Thats good to know Critter.I have never tried starting streps from leaves.Now I will : )
I usually just divide my plants. : )
All of you just have the prettiest blooms.Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures!! I am adding more to my list of wants everytime I check the thread : )
Nancy

Can't wait for my one and only, "new baby Strep" 'Cantebury Surprise' to grow up so I can try my hand at propogating leaves!

Lin

Wow! That Bristol's Bluebird would be a great Christmas gift for Mom. I'll have to look around for that one. Blue is her favorite color and she would just freak out at that one. Allison, I also have "Daniel"; it was the first strep I bought. I think the flowers on these plants are just so beautiful - the color, the shape, everything! And for those who doubt their gardening abilities - if my mother can grow them, anyone can! I think it's because gesneriads don't care if she forgets to water them for a while, LOL. She has all of hers in the master bathroom. One wall is mostly glass block and there are two high windows so they get plenty of light and humidity.

Allison they are gorgeous!

WOW They are all so beautiful! I just started with streps last month! I have 7 in total. I bought 3 at our AV meeting in Calgary, I also have a baby of Dale Martens "JT04-14R" it is a new species. Supposed to have a crucifix in the bloom. Can't wait for it to grow up!
Have a baby "Party Girl" Started leaves of "Susan"& "Texas Hot Chili"
This is Raspberry Velvet

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This is Blue Mars.
OH! I also have strep Marie seeds sown. Have little babies popping up already! So tiny!

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Dawna, Blue Mars is gorgeous! So is your Raspberry Velvet! WTG!

Don Ü

Be-au-ti-ful Dawna! Blue Mars is one that is so showy in person, isn't it. "Only one month"....you are getting a great collection already!

OH! I have a new beauty that was a gift from Nannanavarro this afternoon! And it has a bud!! I will post a photo when it opens... such a gorgeously lined purple and white bloom, the tracing on it almost looks like netting... oh, I am not doing it justice! It was my favorite of all her blooming lovelies (she has them in the pretty window that we've come to know through her posts), and I'm pretty sure I squeaked out loud when she said it was the one she had plants of for us!

Can anybody explain the difference in streps and AV's as far as culture goes? My AV's look great, but my streps have yellow leaves and look lethargic. I only recently got some through the mail and they have not looked good from day one.
Beth

very very general strep v. AV notes:

- streps like to be in a lighter mix because they like it a bit drier (but AVs will survive longer with no water)
- streps like it a bit cooler (but most are fine at normal home temps)
- streps are more sensitive to fertilizer (use less)
- streps tend to like alkaline soil (not sure if AVs also do, or if streps are just pickier) so add a bit of lime or something to peat mixes

When the commonly grown hybrids have good root systems, they seem to grow pretty much like an AV. It's when they are stressed that these differences might be more important.

I don't grow them much, so I hope someone else has thoughts on the lethargy.....

So many beautiful Blooms.Thanks for sharing pics everyone.I love them all!! : )
My Bristols Sixth Scents opened today. It has only one single bloom. It is supposed to have a scent but doesn't really have any scent to it that I have noticed. Maybe my smeller is just off today. : )

Sixth Scents is on my wish list! Beautiful!
Dawna