this strep was marked wrong , said yahoo, but you can see it's not.
bonnie
anone know this strep?
Yahoo--who? They don't always get it right...Looks a little like my Falling Stars.
I don't know, mrsbonnie. How do you like your new light panels?
the light panel so far is doing pretty well, i think, i put a sinningia among other things under there & it seems to be growing a little faster than the norm.i will keep you posted, the flower i showed is not falling stars, this one is more purple than blue.there is a strep called yahoo, it's a pretty pink.
bonnie
Do you know who hybridized Yahoo?
Thought you were talking about the Yahoo group-LOL--Shows you how much I know about streps! How about an AV--they seem to be an endangered species around this forum...
this is a real beauty,deans bunny blue
bonnie
What a cutie!!
Your Dean's Bunny Blue is beautiful, Bonnie! Is it a standard? Anything else blooming?
this is a chimera,forgot it's name.lol
this is strep, kitten face,
bonnie
oh, forgot dean's bunny blue is a semi minature.
bonnie
here is opt. little hopi 2
harmony's little stinker
bonnie
Beautiful Bonnie,
Be sure to keep posting those AV pictures for me and Phoebesviolets!!
Lynn
I have to admit I love Kitten Face,too.
Pretty Chimera, and Harmony's Little Stinker--I've never had the nerve to try it. Kitten Face has such cute little flowers--I like it every time I see it!
Here's the first bloom on a little mini--Rob's Buttercups...
Oh Jan,it's so cute! Is Harmony's Little Stinker a tough plant? I have a little baby Persian Prince and the leaves are so tiny and brittle I can barely touch it without knocking off a leaf,but it seems healthy and is making buds.
Lynn
its probally blue weismore or happy time,.its hard to tell the two apart
JIM
i love it when i get the last post in a thread LOL
JIM
Post...LOL ^_^
Here is Blue Weismoore......she has fluffier edges I think
So close Jim! Ya didn't really think you'd get away with it, did you? LOL
it looks more like happy time,i think.
bonnie
well the blue wiesmore can be different looking,as most of the wiesmores arent named and there can be several differnt blues, out there
sames as the pinks and reds and they all come from a wiesmore strain,at least thats the story i was told, and yes i had to try to be the last post,was feeling goofy at that time
jim
Jim, you are right and I am wrong..............I forgot that the weismoore seed produces 18 distinct colors when grown.................
it very well does look like happy time to me,but it could be a wiesmore blue,only way to know for sure is to have bonnie send me the plant for proper id,lol
JIM
say what?????lol
bonnie
you heard me lol
JIM
ill send it back someday lol,
I have one I don't know what it is and the leaf didn't come with a name..........and don't know who sent it to me..........waiting for it to open some more.........really a pretty one with the pinks and blues also.
Is it too soon to identify, Jim?
might be the same thing but its a little early to tell,
JIM
Time will tell . . . ^_^
The purple is really purple and the pink is all by itself and is really hot pink.......we shall see....
Ok,a question for all of you Strep. junkies...Smile....or maybe two??
The Streps. I have so far do not drop their blossoms,except Gwen.She drops bright fresh blooms in two days,as if she has been pollinated and ready to set a seed pod.I don't have anything flying or hopping around and this is the only plant that does that.Is this a normal trait for her? She is still a only a baby with small leaves,but it's her second round of blooms.
Next...LOL..When you remove a Strep. leaf or spent bloom stalk,how close do you cut? There are always new buds forming beneath the stalks and it seems like the base of the leaves are so close to the soil I could invite rot if I cut too low.I know AVs need their spent leaves removed completely,but Streps. are different for me.
Lynn
cut the stem close as you want,when removing a leaf thats bloomed leave a inch or two,becareful about lettting young streps bloom too much,they can and do bloom them selfs to death at times
JIM
jim, I have a question. If each leaf will put out either 7 or 9 blooms in its' life, then does it do any good to cut the buds off of a small plant .........or does that bud count as one of the blooms a leaf can produce in its' life time?
it does count but it puts the energy it would take the plant making blooms and puts it into making more leaves and more roots which in return make a lot more flowers down the road,on my young ones if i have any doubt ,ill let it bloom once then cut off future blooms until the plant is decent size,not always but most of the time,then i know its bloomed true and dont have to let it bloom out
Jim,
Thank you.It sounds like I need to start cutting Gwen's buds off and let her grow some leaves.I didn't know they could bloom themselves to death.
Lynn
some streps are such vigouros growers they will do that,besides a nice big plant and loaded with blossoms is better then a little plant
thats is struggling
JIM
That's true.Alissa blooms like crazy too,but her leaves are growing nicely so maybe she's okay.
Lynn