Wowser, Susan........such awesome blooms. I pinched back every bud on my large ones and now I am mad at myself as I think it is fun to see solid blooms, too.
Here is a baby Spin Art
June Blooms 2
Susan ... You've got SEED PODS! Maybe you can "catch" those seeds when the pods open and sow them for lots of new strep babies!
Lin, I am wanting to have only raised beds for cutting flowers and fill in the rest with the big rocks. Someone told me it would cost as much as grass but at least I wouldn't have to water the rocks (LOL)
Spiritual Corridor
***I saw that big pod sticking up..........on Susan's pic
Stella
The fun part about just growing leaves someone sends you is that I have no idea what the blooms will look like
Last picture is Stephanie
Have to hurry back to see the end of the US Open in golf
Your kidding right? I have cut several of these off last week.. Seed pods? Really? How?
Hugs,
Susan
Just like a lot of other plants, to reproduce they go to seed. I know Kimskreations and others have collected seeds from their Streps. The problem is getting them before the pods open and they scatter. I think I remember someone talking about tying a piece of pantyhose around the pod somehow, to catch the seeds but now that I remember it, that wasn't strep seeds which are very tiny. Hopefully someone will come along with some suggestions for you so you will be able to harvest those seeds.
You might try sticking a plastic cup or some kind of container under the pods so maybe when they open the seeds would drop into the container.
A long time ago in a seed swap someone sent me a very fine net/bag with a tie on the top I just got it out and I am going to put it on the ends of the stem.... Shoot and I cut off at least 6 or more of these last week... Why could I have not had a brain celll grow last week and say gosh that looks like a seed pod..LOL
Thanks Lin.
Hugs,
Susan
Keep us posted on those seeds!
OMG,I missed the party again!!!!! All I can say is WOW.... beautiful pictures ladies!!!!!!!!!!
Ok I have 2 more for sure with these pods and maybe one or two more..LOL Shoot I have been keeping my plants neat and nice.. Here I have been cutting off the seed pods... I am going to try and read up about seeds. I guess I should let them die on the stem right? Also I have a couple net/bag things but they are thicker so should I not use these so that the light can still come in? I know stupid but... I thought you had to do like swapping pollen or something to get pods...LOL
Hugs,
Susan
oooo Gail..you have more new ones! You started all of them from leaves? Wow! I am loving looking at them all..my favorite has to be Rainbows End..Lin I absolutely love that 'Aloha Mauna Loa' episcia in your terrarium..I have given up on all but a couple of mine....all your plants in there look great..also gotta love your Aiko..aren't Yellow Chiritas the greatest!..Susan wonderful Group Shot! They all look so lovely..yeppers those be seed pods..oh no..now you really will have streps coming out of your ears!..lol...! Berry Splash is another beauty Sally!..Enjoy your movie Dimmer,hope you have a cooler week at work...Hi Ya Jannich..I am in awe of all the beautiful blooms too! Oh Kim if you are lurking.. my prayers are with you too for your surgery tomorrow..Hope you are back with us really soon feeling wonderful!.....
For some reason I am simply addicted to growing from leaf (streps). I get more satisfaction even though it takes several months to get a bloom..........then the plant takes another few months to get a decent size. Nancy, I can't wait for these plants to get big enough to start taking leaves from them to grow again (especially that Rainbow's End). I have never even heard of it.
Forgot to tell you when we were mowing and cleaning the yard today, the man helping me killed a 4 foot plus rattlesnake in my yard.
Susan, the pod will first be green and not twisted looking......then it will start to twist a bit........then it will start to turn brown.........gently gently twist a little bit and help it along before you finally take it off and put it in an empty envelope. Several days later the seeds will fall out in the envelope when you twist it........are you confused for good now?
Yes I am confused but that is nothing as I was born this way... I have seeds pods on Silvia,Cherry Pie, Very Berry, and Tiger Lily so far as I can see... Cherry pies is brown how I missed cutting this off is beyond me..LOL Why when you read it says that the flowers are sterile? I try to keep my flowers clean as I don't want bugs and have been cutting these thing off..LOL I have a cover over the one now and I will do the others tomorrow as I am tired and my body hurts.. I hurried to get my books out and nothing about seed pods...LOLOL I was so upset... LOL Ok off to try to find out about seed pods.
Hugs,
Susan
as long as they are green, relax and go to bed..............if you have some brown real twisted looking ones, take them off and put each kind in an envelope............don't worry as you will get the hang of it..................
Very early spring seems to be my magic time for starting strep leaves..can't figure it out..lol..all the leaves I put down right after the 1st of the year rooted really fast..now the ones I put down since the 1st part may are slowly rotting..I am losing alot more than I would like...maybe I need to adjust my starting mix....Gail I do believe I would faint dead away if I ever saw a real rattlesnake,,lol,,
I took the camera around thismorning and snapped a few blooming right now....
1st Spiritual Corridor..
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2nd Chorus Girl....
Last one for now..lol..Something Special...
I am so glad I can take photos again. I love playing with my violets and photos!
Nancy your streps are looking gorgeous! Spiritual Corridor is one of my favorites that I don't have yet .... but I have a leaf down (thank you Gail!) and I hope to have my very own soon!
Gail that Spin Art is an eye catcher every time! Susan sent me a healthy baby of that one and I was thrilled!! Now it needs to grow! ^_^
Susan your group shot of streps made me think JUNGLE! It's a jungle of streps. LOL
Here is how I catch the strep seeds ... when I see the pod is beginning to turn brown I close an envelope around it and then the pod can finish drying on the stalk. It works well if you don't mind envelopes dotting your strep display! ^_^
~Brenda
The above picture of the envelope catching seeds on Iced Pink Flamingo was my first attempt at catching the seeds and then I planted some of them this winter.
Here is what I have to show for my efforts. They are still small and I only kept the three little bitty leaves that came up with variegation on them plus one other solid green one just to see if any variegated leaves will come in on it. They are still small but I like knowing the came from seeds I caught. ^_^
~Brenda
Brenda.........bummer I put a picture of Sweet Talk on Something Special in the plant files. Your Something Special looks fantastic........so do your baby seeds!
I have never seen Chorus Line, Nancy and she is such a pretty soft color.
Thanks Brenda and Gail..Brenda that is a really neat way you do your seed pods.. I need to try that.I usually keep a close eye on them until they are dark brown then snip them off and twist them ever so carefully..lol..over my envelope..I am sure I scatter far more seedas on the floor than I ever catch....I love the way your babies look...really nice! Here is a pic of my Sweet Talk..It slowly started blooming about a month ago..now it looks like a huge full bouquet ...I Love this plant!
Sweet Talk is one of my favorites, too. I sold my big one but the babies are growing. Think I am going to get out of the AV club..............want to do what I want 'when I want'. That is bratty enough don't you think!
There are so many streps I want but different vendors carry only one or two........if anyone has small baby strep plants, I sure wish you would put them on DG Marketplace so we can buy.
That is a cool way to catch the seeds and I would never have thought of that... Thank you so much..... Nancy,Sally, your pictures are wonderful....Such colors on them... I love my jungle of streps ^_^
I think I root better in the fall and into winter and I wonder why? I have a few little plants but they are still to young to go to new home... but give them time to grow baby grow and I am sure they will...
Ok I am tired as I went to post office and then food shopping which I hate to do and spend to much money and always say boy that would be allot of plants I could by... Nancy told me about a yellow strep so now I am hunting for one of them...LOL I went to Dibley's site and then I think they don't send to US?
Ok putting my feet up now.
Hugs,
Susan
Here is what I used to catch mine so far.. I have others that I have to do also... So do seeds come true to the parent? I am going to put an envelope on some more I have that I did not put a sock or what ever you want to call it..LOL
Hugs,
Susan
I only covered 3 so far... Thanks.
Susan
Here is the last one...
Sue
Susan, I love you! You are so funny.
Nancy, did Yukako make it? I have a bloom on one of my babies now.
Sinningia 'Glory Be' by Belisle's is blooming again
Ozark 'Pink Sunrise' by Harris
I don't think that white towel is going to be used anymore (LOL)
Oh Gail I really like that yellow and purple one... to cute... Glad you love me ^_^ Are you making fun of my seed catchers?? Hey I tried LOLOL Or about my food bill... Shoot I spent almost 350. today just to feed everyone... Hey they need to loose a few pounds including me. Now is it or is it not allot of plants??? Huh, HUH,,...LOLOLOL Or that I want a yellow strep.. I WANT IT NOW.... REALLY I DO.... Hey can I sell my food on the corner.. Notice I did not say my sleeping pills or my pain killers.. OR how about a child, do you think I could get a yellow strep for one? Shoot that wont work, as you have to feed them and give them a roof over there heads... I will have to think of something else...LOL It is all your fault Gail, I never knew what a strep was until I emailed you and said what is a strep.... Yup your fault.. me tring to sell my kids...oh not mine ok maybe mine...LOLOLOL I will always remember you saying Oh you are really new at this..LOLOL..
Ok going to take my bath and I work tomorrow so will see you all after work....
Hugs to all....
Susan
PS. This is the best thing I ever did coming to this forum... Thank you alllllllll
Susan that is quite the ingenious way to catch strep seeds..I never thought of that!! That yellow strep I was telling you about is Alissa..my sister got me another one after the 1st one croaked and I am waiting patiently or not so patiently for its 1st bloom to open..I will probably take 50 pics of it..LOL...then I will repot it and pray it grows fast..lol..so I can share leaves with people from her.
No Gail..I killed Yukago : ( I did everything exactly as you told me and I still killed it...waaaa!! Oh that baby bloom is so awesome! Wow I really Love the bloom on that Glory Be Sinningia too..thats a real looker!
Nancy,
I love pictures tons of them... I will come clean your house for a year for a baby...NOT... Shoot I don't like cleaning my own none then less someone elses...LOLOLOL I will just have to wait for try the old ebay thing... Hey last year at this time I was not into streps and people sent me these little bags that I did not have a clue what I was suppose to do with them.. Then they told me to capture the seeds.. duh me...LOL So when I found out for sure it was a pod on they went..LOLOL Hey at least they like pantie hose and not boxers...LOL
Hugs and Goodnight to all,
Susan
LOL Susan..Good thing you said NOT..lol..I have a feeling if you would show up to clean my house you would turn right back around and run away as fast as you could screaming"No Baby Strep Is Worth That!" Funny image all your seed pods wearing boxers..lol..yes panthose look much better..hee hee
I took a new picture of Land Down Under. So velvetty.
I am getting so old I can't even 'keep up with me' anymore. Sally has been shopping! Love that Land Down Under.
Took a couple of pics today............
Two new blooms popped open on Scentimental Journey sinningia today.
one more of same plant
Sinningia Touch of Spice has her giant bloom of pink and white
So far, Gabriel's Horn is my favorite sinningia as she never stops blooming......that wonderful fuschia orange color
