What's Blooming Part II

That thread was really long for dial up people...........ready to start a new one?

I will start with a couple of pics
'Dark Shadow'

Blue Mars

I have already lost the name............could it be Midnight Flame?????? It has a tag in it of Grape Jelly but I know that is wrong

this is my kitchen windowsill.
mrsbonnie

this is rebel's rosebuds, i took it from a friend who was throwing it away because it suckered to much, there is 2 plants in here, i have to devide, i just thought it was just to pretty to throw away.
mrsbonnie

Gail that 3rd strep is the most dramatic red...awesome..all of them..

Mrsbonnie,Beautiful plants and..Oh how I would love to have a large window like that for natural lighting.

I wanna play today..LOL..I actually have some blooms to share today..1st is a purple strep gail sent me.the deep rich color is better in person

The tag on this said Looking Glass but I don't think it is....

My faithfully blooming Susie...

Her Kim.....Look familiar??..LOL..I do believe this the beginning of my 1st H. multiflora bloom?

Another almost always in bloom.. Little Rose Quartz....Pay no mind to the dirty shelf please..lol

OK just one more..This is Evergrace from Amy...One of my absolute favorites!! I wish the edging would show better..hmmm..Think I need a new camera....

OMG, what STUNNING pictures ladies!
Gail, those streps are breath taking!

REALLY feels like spring is coming! It's actually in the 40's today. Thinking I will go get the bathing suit out *lmao*

Nancy, I am SO excited about your first Multiflora buds!!! HOW AWESOME! Congratulations my friend! *smiling ear to ear*
Lin, yours should be budding up soon too :)

WOW, GREAT picture morning ladies!! Keep 'em coming :)

XO
Me

Msbonnie I love your windowsill garden, very pretty. That purple strep on the right is so cute with the smaller blooms, do you know the name?

Susan

yes, it's called edged blue, just keeps blooming, such a lovely one to have.I love being able to grow them on my windowsill too.
mrsbonnie

Love your window sill mrsbonnie!

Beautiful pics everyone!
Especially like Dark Shadow & Susie
Congrats on the Hoya buds!

Spring is coming!!!

Don't forget to turn your clocks ahead Sunday night!!! Whoooopie MORE daylight!!!

Here is a cutie blooming today. Oxalis Triangularis

Closeup:

Here is a funny one *lol*
Got bored and started some annuals from seed *silly me*
Here is Balsam Impatiens.
Something to note, these do NOT come true from seed *lol*
I THOUGHT I had planted just the coral ones and this one is definitely pink *lol*

Closeup:

Bonnie, love your pretty window sill.......................

nancy, you have kept Night Beacon blooming away........and ,yes, Susie is faithful isn't she for blooms. I love that Little Rose Quartz............

Kim, you are the funniest of all with your balsam and oxalis..................they are pretty even in the house! well...........especially in the house...........

That red strep has to be Midnight Flame because she is the only true red one I have right now............(in bloom that is)

Now, how did I miss this new thread until now? Guess I've been snoozing!

Gail, that deep red Strep is absolutely gorgeous! I like that name Midnight Flame!

MrsBonnie: What is that Wonderful, Purple plant on the far right of your window sill? Is it a Sinningia? I LOVE IT! Also like that Rebel's Rosebud AV! Love variegated foliage!

Cedar: That deep purple Strep is Beautiful! I'm really loving the color purple lately! Oh, and how lucky you are to have your Hoya multiflora getting ready to bloom! Mine has blasted the buds and peduncles twice. It was not doing so well until someone suggested I put it in one of the self watering AV pots because it likes water! Now, it is doing great, has a new little peduncle and I am hoping to see blooms before too long!

Kimber: I have that same Oxalis but mine just stopped blooming. It is out on the deck outside. I need to water everything out there tomorrow! Everything is sooo dry! Love that pink Impatiens. I've never heard of Balsam Impatiens though. The regular 'ole garden impatiens has always been a favorite landscape of mine for shade. I've tried growing the New Guinea Hybrid Impatiens which are supposed to be able to take a bit of sun and they always die on me!

What's the difference between Streptocarpus and Streptocarpella?

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Diane..This is what I found while researching them on the internet.... Streptocarpella is in the same family as streptocarpus but where streps have long sword-like leaves,streptocarpella has small one-inch leaves similar to a succulent. A streptocarpella has similar looking flowers but they are quite a bit smaller than streptocarpus blooms. Streptocarpella bloom colors are limited to blue, purple, whitish blue. Streps have many colors including bicolors and fantasys..
I myself only have 1 streptocarpella(concord) right now.I think I received it from Mrsbonnie in a swap last fall.Not blooming yet but growing nicely : ) I had another from Amy/raingazer I believe and had it out in a hanging basket last summer and it bloomed its fool head off..then I forgot to bring it in before a frost and now its history ; ( I am going to go snap a pic later so you can see the difference between the foliage....that is unless someone else has one they can show?

There are two Streptocarpella's listed in Plant Files: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2114/

and this cultivar, "Concord Blue": http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/58138/

My sister in N. Georgia always has huge baskets of these out on her deck all summer, in hot, hot afternoon sun!

Hmm...thanks. The Streptocarpus leaves look to be thin..Are they? That's why I think they'd be hard for me to grow. That usually translates to needy- more humidity and unforgiving about water.

Hi All;
I have 3 strptocarpella, one is white, another is purple & 1 has varigated foliage, but that one has not bloomed yet.theey are really cool plants.

I really like the soft furry looking leaves on these

This is what AV are blooming here today I have to get better on the stillness of the pictures
Dimmer(AKA) Kim

Very pretty av's dimmer : )

mrsbonnie..your streptocarpella are Huge and the variegated foliage on that one is really neat ; )

Kim...I have never seen a Oxalis that color.Here I thought they only came in white..lol..I really like that and your impatien bloom looks so sweet : )

Ok I have been playing with the camera and I think that this is so cool where you can see the water drop , No Idea what name she is called
Dimmer

Dimmer: I see you have some pretty little bloomers there! That is neat with the water droplet on the leaf!

Mrsbonnie: I love that Streptocarpella with the variegated foliage ... how cool! I never knew there was a variegated version!

LOTS of great information here and LOTS of beautiful pictures too ladies :)

I grew Balsam Impatiens for the first time last year and simply fell in love with it. At first I didn't know what it was because I didn't mark the pot *lol* and Ecrane ID'd it for me. Luckily, every bloom produces seed. I had planted it a little late last year so I literally brought the plant in and cared for it until I had gathered every seedpod.

I was told that they don't come true (color wise) from seed. But as an experiment, I tried to separate the colors when I took the seed. I am assuming that they really don't come true from seed as I am quite sure the only color ones I sowed were the coral color but got the hot pink. *lol*

So this year, I will have a HUGE bucket full of them. I also got some seed for the spotted ones that I'm really anxious to try too :) I can't wait ,to get out there and sow some seed. Do you think it would be possible that our 4 feet of snow will melt by morning in our 20 degree night tonight? *lol*

Here is a picture of one from last year. I had pink, purple, white and a few coral colored ones. It was love at first sight and I will grow them every year from now on. I never really cared for annuals but WOW, what a difference they made last year. I will have annuals again this year but all from seed I sow as I refuse to buy a plant that isn't a perennial or houseplant *lol*

Kimber

Kim, I love that particular balsalm. Lin, I like balsam better than impatients and plant it real thick as the stems are tall and individual like..............here are a couple of pictures taken from Park Seed of the new Peppermint Stick balsam and the second one comes from Burpee and is mixed seed. I like the mixed colors in seeds, too.

Here is the mixed one from Burpee's catalog on line

***they almost don't let you even see the picture (LOL)

Gail,

Do you need some Balsam seeds?

Kim, your plant looks like the vintage impatiens that here in Ga are called 'touch me not' because when the seed pod is ripe you only have to touch it for it to pop open and spray the seeds. They grow nice and tall and bloom all summer and are self sowing. My Grandmother always had these in her flower bed. It's nice to see them again.

Susan

LOL, I googled Touch Me Not Flowers and lookie what came up: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/156/

Looking through those photo's I LOVE that peppermint looking one! They are all beautiful though! The exclamation of the seed pods reminds me of four o'clocks ... when they get to a certain point if you touch them the seeds go everywhere too.

decided to google Balsam Impatiens and only got these two: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/72751/

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/72750/


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Beautiful plants, ladies!!

Nancy, I'm so glad EverGrace is still blooming for you! I killed mine, of course! :oP LOL

Here's what I've got blooming. Not much, but I'm quite tickled with all of them!

Aeschynanthus 'Mona Lisa'

Sinningia pusilla

I could not possibly adore micro Sinns more!!