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17 years ago

Ryan gave me *simple* instructions using photobucket, so we're giving it a try! Let's see - The flower that just wouldn't open:

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The Cherub - first flowers since last fall when it came inside (peach versi in background):

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The Santa Rosa as 4 new flowers opened:

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and the Santa Rosa with color in all flowers, next to the lemon tree, and then the abutilon:

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Thank you Ryan!

Comments (12)

  • 17 years ago

    Worked beautifully!

    Is that a passion vine I see climbing up the 'Cherub'?

    I love the 'Santa Rosa'... such a beautiful pure white.

    Ryan

  • 17 years ago

    Wow, this post disappeared, then reappeared! Good eyes, yes there's a red passion flower by the Cherub, and a blue one climbing the peach versi. You can actually see the closed bloom of the red one at the bottom of the picture. But, look again at the Santa Rosa, it opened white, like they all do, but then turns deep pink.

  • 17 years ago

    Have you ever been able to get them to root from cuttings? I've tried on mine (I have a purlpe/blue one and a white) without any luck. I've also not had luck with them setting seed either. They are so pretty, but BOY DO THE CATERPILLARS LOVE THEM! Its a full time job in the summer to pick the rascals off!

  • 17 years ago

    Wow, you are so lucky to have them looking so good in the house. Great job!

  • 17 years ago

    Very pretty brugs and ya, lucky to have them inside your home :)

    knotz

  • 17 years ago

    Good job on posting pictures!
    Everything looks great. :)
    Dorothy

  • 17 years ago

    Wow, Diane! You're doing a great job with them in the house. Love the abutilon & the lemon tree too! That's a great idea growing the passies up the trunk. Thanks! :)
    Just a tip about posting pics, if using Photobucket. Check the box under pic, then go down to the bottom of the page, hit "Generate HTML Code". Use the first code. It posts on the forum as a clickable thumbnail. The pix load faster & some people only have dial-up connections.

    Theresa

  • 17 years ago

    Very nice! Glad Theresa said that was a lemon because I was about to ask what it was. Just curious if the passiflora would weigh down the brug?

  • 17 years ago

    Kristy I am with you. For INDOOR Brugs they look absolutely GREAT!

    So glad the opened for you and that you figured out how to post the pictures

    Thanks

    Lucy

  • 17 years ago

    Thanks for the encouragement, and so many great tips! Ryan, I've never tried to root any cuttings off the passion flowers. I've also never had a bug problem on them, but they sit in a pot on a deck one story aboveground if that's a reason. As for weighing the brugs down, I don't know cause this is the first year I've grown them together. But I'll have to keep them from getting too intertwined because they go on separate patios in May. The blue has a ton of tiny buds, when it blooms I'll post pictures, now that I know how!

  • 17 years ago

    Thanks Theresa for the tip on thumbnails!

    My passion vines are planted in the ground, and every butterfly within a ten state radius knows they are here!!! I'm torn between enjoying the butterflys and hating the caterpillars. So I planted a sacrificial passion vine in the corner of my yard and I let the caterpillars devour that one. My favorite vine is right next to my pond, so I can't even use a spray to control the caterpillars.

    Someone emailed me regarding this post and said they are able to get passion vine cuttings to root in water when they take cuttings in the spring. I'll have to give it a try again this year.

  • 17 years ago

    Great job Ryan!Post pics anytime you like we love them :0)

    Rigo