Tunnel Vision
February Blooms III
The last is for the best. Upfield's Coral Dream picture doesn't show the coral in her precious bloom. Can't wait for her to really fire up and produce lots of blooms.
WOW, I missed this thread. Wonderful blooms everyone! Just got home from a great bday dinner for my son at Aka Sushi.
Gee go away for a day and look what I missed!!! I went to see my DD in Mo and of course went to Daves's here are some of my new beauties
Well that will teach me to hit send instead of browse!!
sinningia sky high red
micros Treva Daniels and Snowflake
Variegated sinn
Aurora borealis
Nice big healthy pot of epis, Gail. Lin sent me some cuttings last fall (Queen of the Night) and they rooted well and are growing like mad now. It will be fun to see what yours will be like when they bloom. As always, your streps and photos are fantastic. I can only aspire to have half the streps you do. Just beautiful. Must be wonderful walking from room to room seeing all your lovely flowers under the lights.
HGran, a great day for you galavanting off to Dave's and adding to your sinningia collection. Such pretty leaves on Aurora Borealis.
Lou it's so nice to see you again! I've got lots of pictures so be ready!!
Hi Nichole, Love the name on Rob's Smarty Pants. ^-^
Gail that Upfield's Coral Dream is to die for! The bloom looks like a sinningia bloom with all those little dots in the throat! The rest are beauties too!
Goldleaf I consider it very high praise if you think I've got a green thumb! It's so far from the truth .... but at least streps seem to like me and I can live with that alone! Don't ever come look at my yard though : ( LOL
HillbillyGran those micro sinningias are enviable!!
Although this month sees my plants taking a bit of a rest January was awesome, so a few more favorite pictures from last month.
An all time favorite, Sylvia ...
~Brenda
This is Spin Art sent to me last summer as a new baby plant by Susan. She's grown up well and I love her, thanks so much Susan!
~Brenda
Roulette Cherry from mkviolets (I think that's the correct spelling) on eBay, it grew up fast from this summer!
I bought Roulette Azur from the same eBay vendor as Cherry and it too turned into a beautiful blooming plant fast!
With some of the lighter colored bloomers it's hard to tell how pretty they are with a picture (especially with my camera!) but in person they are beauties!
Edited to say this is Blushing Bride with all her pretty whoop de doos in the center!
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Another light bloomer, Bristol's Goose Egg ... I love anything with a yellow center and this one has it along with other subtle details.
Last one from me tonight, the light but beautifully detailed Country Girl
~Brenda
absolutely beautiful flowers from all you ,i particularly love the sinningia's,Mine are doing terrible this year & i really don't know why.think i will give dave harris a call. had way to many go to sleep this year, usually don't have any.Well i am getting ready for my monthy meeting tonight & we jhave a new member, her name is sherry burchett & she also is a hybridizer.She is also bring her crosses with her today,those are streps.can't wait.to cool, then i leave for florida tommorro, get to meet linda in daytona beach, really looking forward to that. looks like i will have some new leaves for gail soon. ^_^
bonnie
gorgeous plants Brenda!! I actually saw spin art in person at Daves yesterday-- it is to die for--he didn't have any for sale tho--- photo's don't do it justice!!
VERY pretty photos, Brenda. I do love Spin Art. Had one once. It died - eventually. It lived long enough for it to bloom once, though, remember Gail?
Anyway, I am taking it slow with streps now, and they seem to like that better. My Purple Panda isn't blooming right now, but I'm wondering if that is not because it is working on it's seed pod?
What I do have blooming as far as streps this AM is another little Bristol's Potpourri
(ok, that will teach me not to try and take any pix before coffee)
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The blooms on the Coralette's seem to be a bit heavy . . .
Hey,Hey,Our friend Brenda is back! You have been away way to long.We missed you gal!
Look at all the beautiful plants! I'm just sitting here drinking coffee and drooling away.I can't decide which is my farorite.Love them all!
my turn ^_^
Sinningia super orange x self
sinningia Raspberry tart
sinningia country justice
mackenzie cutting,this ones going to live a mrsbonnies house when it warms up ^_^
helps if i add the picture! LOL.
first flower for strep burgandy ruffles,my camera isn't picking up the color,it's more pinky.
last one,my pride and joy.Strep Falling Stars.Wish they would all grow as good as this one! and in natural light.
Is anyone growing strep Gloria? I would love to trade a leaf.
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how could I forget sinningia teddy.
blast it I forgot falling stars ^_^
Nice Jan! I love Falling Stars also--mine is blooming much like yours. Where's everyone getting their Sinns?
Guess where I'm going tomorrow?!!!!!!!
Jan, I see you have your strep in an azalea pot. Do they grow better in the shallow pot?
Everybodys pictures are so great it's impossible to pick a favorite!! What a treat.
Lynn
Hi Jan,ARE YOU GOING TO LOGEE"S????????????? Waaaaaaa I want to go too.LOL.LOL.
Would you mind picking me up a plant if your going? I will send you the money and postage.Hand picked is so much better.
I get my sinningia in trades mostly.Or a dear friend send them to me to feed my addiction.LOL.I will have cutting for you when your weather warms up.
Hi mortswife97630,the streps do love the pan pots cause there so shallow.I need to find a vendor that sells them and get some more.Glad you joined us on this forum.Theres lots of wonderful people here.
Trying to catch up on all the threads this Sunday morning.
Brenda... good to see you again, and that you have survived the winter out there thus far.
I so love your fantasy streps, Helter Skelter and Tar Jar... and would love to do a trade for a leaf section in the spring, or gladly buy one from you, as I don't know what I have to trade!
All of your plants and especially the streps are just gorgeous!
I am determined that I am going to grow a strep to it's full blooming beauty!
Karen
OK all: I need help here. I potted leaves in baggies with light soil like I read. I just noticed is getting fuzz on it so I opened the top of all of them. Is this a good thing to do? They are under a grow light.
It sounds like they are much to wet and are growing mold.
Morts--do you have a spray with neem oil in it? It zaps the mold away--let plant dry before placing it back under lights. I use Gardensafe Fungicide.
Jan--not Logee's this time--though that trip will be soon and I would be glad to pick up whatever you want. I'm going to
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You're not going to believe it!
I'M GOING TO
come on,come on,spill the beans.Where you going?
Thanks, all. I have nothing like Fungicide. I occasionally spray underside of plants with alcohol. Would that work until I can find a store with this? We have one store which might carry fungicide.
Hee-hee!!
Lyndon Lyons Greenhouse!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!