Few pics!.. ô¿ô

Someone ask for these pics I took awhile ago on another forum so I thought I shared them
with my Dave friends as well!
Just click on the link above each picture labeled all sizes if you want to
see the full size!
Enjoy!

Gleb Tub Tim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/1399332837/in/set-72157594501128141
Tahitian Rainbow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/1205392055/in/set-72157594501128141
Bonnie Fox
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/1205391171/in/set-72157594501128141
Purple Jack
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/1178064489/in/set-72157594501128141
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/1205390373/in/set-72157594501128141
J105
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/1178921956/in/set-72157594501128141
Lava Flow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/862879953/in/set-72157594501128141
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/862881241/in/set-72157594501128141
Black Tiger
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/862877303/in/set-72157594501128141
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/862876911/in/set-72157594501128141
Golden Pagoda
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/994006181/in/set-72157594501128141
Maroon Star
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/1178897904/in/set-72157601653527284

I was drooling over them at MPG when I saw them, Robert, but I don't post over there. They are so beautfiul! Great pictures. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Thank you clare..
I fully understand about the posting thingy..
;=/

I just uploaded this pic earlier today of the GP in the daytime and a little sun-faded!
Golden Pagoda
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1263/1413273625_13457cc4d5_o.jpg

This message was edited Sep 21, 2007 11:59 AM

I really enjoyed looking at your pics.

Thanks for posting! ;-)

that one pic you have up is absolutely AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Was that "smell-o-vision" or was I hallucinating? Beautiful pictures!

I'll second that beautiful pictures awesome colors!

Ohh Lopaka, I am going to do a drive by :) I need that Purple Jack and the Golden Pagoda. If course they were all beautiful but purple is my thing!!!

Flutter

Thanks friends glad you like the pics..
I am happy to share because i enjoy looking at everyone pictures here while i sit and do nothing but heal..
...so got out everyone and take pictures for us plumerians who can't venture outside just yet!
;=)

Incredible, Robert. Thanks for posting it. That's another one of yours for PlantFiles. Your pictures are so beautiful. I hope you never stop taking pictures of amazing cultivars. I also hope you are taking care of yourself and healing well.

...my pleasure Clare!
;)

OMG!!!!!! those are great pics...


Kyle :-)

Wow! Awesome pictures and and great collection. Thanks for sharing.
Davie

I found a new red to swoon over... that 'Black Tiger' is amazing!

Wowee. I love em all but especially Tahitian Rainbow. I had two plummies but added a bunch more this year. Hoping for lots of blooms next year.

@Kyle
@Davie
@VA_Wild_Rose
@rylaff

Thanks all glad you like them...

..few pics for my friends at Daves!


Fruit Salad
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1474605075&size=o

Thai Peach
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1474604403&size=o

Rainbow Ali
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1474603779&size=o

Took this shot even with the burnt spots to show you
her true colors in relation to the green leaves and brown
colored spots on the flowers..
Japenese Lantern
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1474605775&size=o

Last shot of my HB tree i can no longer reach the flowers
without getting higher on my ladder!
We all know what happen last time i got on a tall ladder!
Hilo Beauty
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1475453688&size=o

Beautiful pics, Robert, as usual! You better stay away from ladders for a while, my friend!

Gorgeous, just gorgeous... plumeria envy over here :)
Brittany

You take such beautiful pictures..... but maybe it's time to give Hilo Beauty a trim so you can enjoy her blooms up close in the future! NO MORE ladders!
Thai Peach is desktop plumie of the day here.

That HB is so beautiful!!
Please get a tall tripod and a remote control for your camera. :-)

Fantabulistic pictures! You do great work with your photography. It certainly helps to have beautiful subject matter, as well.

Do you carry a spray bottle in your camera pack? Someone suggested that to me once and I thought it was a wonderful idea! ;-)

Thanks friends glad you like the pics..
I certainly enjoy everybody pics here..

Lol Teresa,
We traded our spray bottles for skeeter repellent!
It is raining here every day now typical for the summers here so no bottle needed..
Looking at the news and the radar it looks like we are going to get the hammer
drop on us once again..
I have never seen this weather pattern before, really strange stuff heading my way..
Invest 90,91,92,and 93 heading towards florida or already passing thru..
From weeks of drought to this mess!
:(
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/?index_region=at

Thank you Robert for sharing your photo album. I enjoyed seeing all your photos. Truly amazing and beautiful. Would really like to hear about your fertilizing program your plants are pristine and gorgeous...A true labor of love!

I'm absolutely amazed at all the beauty and variety. Please keep sharing your wonderful pictures of your treasures.

Thanks,
Louise

Thanks all glad you enjoy the pics..
Been concentrating on the Golden Pagoda with my nutrients because i need her pollen..
I shot her with 2 injections of House and Garden Shooting Powder follow with a half teaspoon of Mad Farmers Bloom Buster and now i got 4 inflos busting out..
Her anthers are very big, full of pollen compared to most of my plumies..
Here are two shots of some of the inflos:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1573589939&size=o
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1574476644&size=o
Enjoy!

That's an amazing flower, Robert. Thanks for sharing these pics!

What fantastic shots!

I can only wish !!!!!!! How beautiful!

Thanks for sharing,
Louise

You say you need her pollen? Are you making crosses? If so what flower are you going to use as the female? Nice picture by the way.
Davie

Thanks Clare,Teresa, Lou,and Davie..
Yes i been making crosses these past few years..
Am i successful? I won't know until my seedlings bloom for a 3rd cycle..

The female aka receptor is a bunch of my plumies..
This months project includes pollen from the Pagoda,Candy Stripe,and Fruit Salad.
I use plumies i know that seed well to begin with..
Currently this month's receptors are:
Sanuye
Flamingo
Quandamooka
Cotton Candy
Miami Magenta

This message was edited Oct 16, 2007 2:02 AM

robert - how do you remove the receptor's pollen so that it doesn't self-pollinate?

Awesome crossing list. When is the best time to extract the pollen? Time of day? When the flower first opens, or after it has been open for a few days? Would love to make crosses but have yet to find any varieties that will produce seed in my climate.
Thanks,
Davie

I extract the pollen right before the flower opens because after it opens it is almost impossible to secure the flowers after i remove her pollen..
I use straws to slip over the uncurl flower to secure her from thrips or other invasive pests that may carry pollen from another plumie..
I extract the pollen by cutting a smalll incision at the base of the flower with a xacto knife
http://www.action-electronics.com/grc/vlvtk1.jpg
and use micro tweezers
http://www.hobbylinc.com/gr/squ/squ10303.jpg
to pull out her pollen.

Is there a right time to pollinate?
NO!
Plumies can be pollinated anytime but many peeps do it in the morning..
I follow the bugs and do it around sunset or morning when the bugs come around...
I also watch the ants to see which flower they are attacking for the sugar..
You can cleary see the ants pick and choose which flower is spewing sugar..
Sugar content tells me the flower is ripe and ready..
Also when you cut a fully open flower she will not bleed sap and the flower falls off shortly after you cut her..
When you cut a uncurl flower that'a about to open she bleeds sap and i use that sap to mix up my pollen inside of her base..
You can do it either way but be advise that if you use a imature flower then the pollen content will be low..



This message was edited Oct 15, 2007 10:59 PM