New Here

I just typed a long welcome to you, VioletMom!!! Makes me so mad..........I left to go find a picture (we are picture nuts) and I lost my post....................

Welcome aboard and Kim thinks you are pretty wonderful and knowledgeable......maybe you can help us all.....................

This isn't my aeschynanthus lobbianus blooming but it will someday..............glad to have you join in our 'madness'
gail

I, in particular, truly welcome you! Kim thinks you hung the moon when it comes to gesneriads and I think she is right! We are delighted you are joining us in everything from plants to 'hair do's". (LOL)

love that Rob's Mad Cat!
I have to find a picture (we are picture nuts on this forum)

First is Sinningia Gabriel's Horn.........fire engine red that bloom is going to be

and here comes Sinningia 'Mckenzie' almost in full bloom

jannich, you gave her to me..........is she Mckenzie afterall???????

Hi VioletMom! I'm Amy or Rain. ;o) We're so happy to have you here with us on the forum!! Welcome!!

Rob's Mad Cat is gorgeous! I hope you'll be posting many more pictures. You did it perfectly. :o) We love pictures and frequently have threads for the sole purpose of posting pics of what's blooming for us. I do hope you'll join in!

Gail, I do believe that's Sinn. Mackenzie. Here's mine.

Welcome Aboard Violetmom...Love your Mad Cat..Looking forward to getting to know you and seeing more pics : )

Gail..Love that 2nd Sinningia to death!!

Edited to add>Amy yours is a knockout too. Loving that color : )

This message was edited Mar 5, 2008 8:57 PM

Ok Y'all ... I have plans to buy a couple of the standard size Sinningia's this spring! Gail, S. Gabriels Horn is going to be stunning with that red flower! I love Makenzie ... will add that one to my list! The only Sinningia's I have so far are the micro mini pusilla that I got from you Rain and micro mini rio das pedras that I got from Jannich! I've got to try the larger ones!

Welcome to the party :;) you are here..
Hugs,
Susan

Ok Lin, we are going to have sinningias everywhere. I have a confession to make publicly.
I joined a gessie site AND there just happened to be one of the best sinningia hybridizers on the site.

Do I need to tell you that I went to Dave'sviolets' site and ordered more than 20 new sinningias! Promise I haven't ordered any other plants........just seeds. That means that they will grow and I will be taking cuttings and starting lots of sinningias. I tried to find the biggest ones I could (LOL) thinking they might now die so soon.

Wow, Rain, your bloom is a biggie!

****edited to say, Hi Cedarnest..............didn't know you were on here tonight..............when he gets a little bigger there will be lots of cuttings..........thanks to our friend jannich who grows them so well and traded with me.............
I better send her those pictures........she asked about 4 days after i got them if they were still alive??????I can't imagine why she would ask that (LOL) I have killed more than I have at this time.

This message was edited Mar 5, 2008 10:12 PM

Gail, I think you told me about that Daves Violets site. Need to look it up again.

Seriously, Lin.............don't buy any.........they will be shipped the first of April............and I will have lots to propagate and share with you. You always are so good to share with me.

Goodness gail..sounds like you are going to have sinningias coming out your ears...lol..Can't wait to see them all.You always grow everything so well..ooooo I need to go check out that site too.

Welcome Violets Mom!!!

Welcome, Pier!! I'm so glad Kim found somebody to share her plant passion with in person! I'm looking forward to your posts and pictures on this forum... especially since you're planning to do some hybridizing -- how exciting!

Dave is working on an auction site, so we'll have a place to sell our extras... and of course there's a lot of trading here, too. I've got my eye on your gorgeous 'Rob's Mad Cat'... I am sure I see an unnecessary leaf or two along the back side of that plant... LOL!

This is just a fun, informal group, and I hope you'll jump right into the discussions here. We're glad to have you!

Oh Sally, that is the cutest picture ... looks like your little doggie in that basket!

I am always amazed at computer literate people like you, Sally. That is too cute!

thanks!

I KNEW I could count on you ladies to welcome Pier with open arms.
I didn't even know she was signing up for Dave's until I saw her intro thread *lol* She really surprised me :) Was a GREAT surprise!
Pier grows primarily AV's but does love all the gessies like me. I'm the opposite, I fell first for the "other gessies" and now after our first meeting I have my first 25 AV leaves stuck *lol*
We have another meeting this Saturday and Pier is coming over my house to give me some pointers and suggestions.
I can't wait!
I haven't tackled sinningia yet ladies but your pictures are simply beautiful!
Right now I am on a Chirita/Strep kick and am FINALLY thinking I am getting the hang of this growing stuff *lol*

Gail and everyone who has posted, I want to thank you again for welcoming our new friend :) She is a little overwhelmed by how much is on the site and it may take her some time to get the swing of it but that's OK, I'm sure if she needs ANY help with anything, all she has to do is ask :)

GREAT to have you here with us my friend!!
Kim

Wow Everyone!
What a warm welcome! I just love it when I come back to a thread and there are 25 replies...wow! Everyone seems so nice and it is nice to meet you Gail, because Kim talks about you a lot. I am very impressed with the sinningias...I am still kind of feeling it out with them. I will grow one that looks nice and I can't remember what I did and then I have some which are kind of scraggly and when I tried to "pot them down" like a violet, I sent the tuber into dormancy because I planted it too deep. So if someone wants to enlighten me...
As for the other gessies, I grow a little of this and a little of that. I will send some pictures...
Episcia Nancy Gay...

Alsobia dianthiflora...

close up of bloom....

Hi Violetmom
I think you will love it here, they are all so nice & helpful.As for sinningi'a i have over 100 & love everyone of them. I also do hybridizing & thats so much fun.It is so nice to be able to go to a group of people with the same hobby.I have 2 groups i belong to & 2 griends that i see real often that grow alot of the smae plants that i do & i really love it.So welcome & here are a few pictures i have, this one is my first cross of bonnie's baby

here is my gabriels horn , open

I Love that Episcia nancy Gay ... have never heard of that one! I am really getting into the episcia's! Alsobia dianthiflora is beautiful, a perfect looking plant. I had a large basket of that a year ago but, alas couldn't keep it alive! Not sure what I did or didn't do right but it ended up croaking on me! I had a small Alsobia cygnet that died too!

Your photo's are just wonderful!

this one is a real beauty hcy's lady lady

here is a cross of dollbaby x mercury

this is really an old one but so beautiful. called mercury

this is piresanam, unusual one.

here is hearlands dancing, really a beauty

Very nice, Mrsbonnie! Wow! Over 100 Sinningia's? That is a lot to take care of! You are a true enthusiast! I love those blooms, Bonnie's Baby is so pretty! I am in awe of all the hybridizing! I have never gotten into that, I just love to grow but I imagine it must be so much fun to come up with a new plant to name.

The only Sinn's I have are Micro Mini S. 'pusilla' and S. 'rio das pedras'. I plan on trying a couple of the larger forms sometime this year. And, I have really taken a like to the Episcia's and am going to buy a few more of them too!

Oh my .... lovely, all of them! I really love that one called Mercury! The bloom color is so vivid!

these have been my favorite plants for the past 25 years, i do however grow streps & some trailing violets & a few other gessies. oh, just got my first orchid also.lol this is peachy propeller
mrsbonnie

Hi Plant lady;
I have plenty to share including epescia's. as soon as the weather is warm enough i can send you some.mercury 's coloring is really intevse. i'll send you a cutting.
mrsbonnie

That is so sweet of you! Is there any particular plant you are looking for? I might have something to trade!