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Deformed NOL blooms

17 years ago

Here's a couple examples but all the blooms have been deformed and it's been blooming for about a month. At first the flowers were dropping before they'd fully opened. Now they are holding but are fugly.


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Here's a freaky looking caterpillar that turns into a very common butterfly, a skipper.


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Cape Fuchsia


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A couple passie varieties that opened yesterday.


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Snowbank foliage is recovering.


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A little non-stinky stapelia. lol


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Just a NOID white but it has a really big, nicely shaped bloom. The skirts separate well and it's about 10" past the calyx.


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Comments (10)

  • 17 years ago

    Karyn it looks BIG and colors look nice. Maybe...just maybe it will bloom a pretty one before it goes beddy bye.

    I do love the white one. gorgeous!!!

    Oh and the Fuchsia is very pretty! One of mine is actually putting out buds. yuhuuuuuuu

    guess it is not a little stinker..just the big ones are lol

    The cat, I have not seen before.

    Again thanks for sharing your garden with us.

    ALWAYS new things :-) INTERESTING things you show us

    Lucy

  • 17 years ago

    Karyn, I Know You Are A Plant Expert. May Ask What Kind
    Of Fertilizer You Are Using.

    I Will Be Right Back, Going To Snap a Picture Of Something
    I Will Like You To See. Then I Will Share My Experience
    What I Use On New Orleans Lady.

    Chocolate Brug

  • 17 years ago

    The Snowbank looks amazing! I love fuchsia, but have never been able to grow it here. Yours looks like jewelry!

    I hope that the NOL does better on blooms for you next flush. Do they smell as nice as the ones that CB grows?

    I think I like the NOID brugs the best...well except for the Snowbank and Maya. I do love the variagates ;-)

    Pam

  • 17 years ago

    Karyn, Take a Look At What a One Day Difference Has Made In New Orleans Lady. As You All Know I Stop Feeding My Brugs In
    The Month Of July & August Because They Were Growing Out Of Control In The Location I Have Some Of Them Planted. On The
    First Of September I Started To Gradually Feed Them Again.
    The Only Thing They Have Had Since The First Of July Is
    Milorganite Around The Base Of The Plant. Also Have Sprayed
    The Brugs Leaves With Kelp. That's All They Have Had Since
    The First Of July.

    Chocolate Brug
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  • 17 years ago

    I don't know what it is with the NOL. Maybe because it's still fairly small. It's put out about 15 blooms and all have been deformed and not just a little bit. Their fragrance is wonderful though.

    I use mainly Dyna-Gro products (fertilizers and Pro-tekt) but do use some other brands. I buy most of my supplies at a hydroponics store. I also use kelp extract and the Spray n Grow trio along with Cal-Mag Plus and Thrive Alive w/B1 and Superthrive. Not all of this is given at once! lol It depends on the condition of the plants and the time of the year. Most everything that will be going dormant stops being fed about 4 weeks before dormancy. I've heard that Miloganite is great but I just can't use it. The thought of spreading human waste, no matter how processed, just grosses me out. lol

  • 17 years ago

    Maybe they will straighten up soon, their still very pretty. I love the Stapelia ! The ones you gave me are growing really good, and I want blooms ssooooooo bad ! My cape fuschia you also gave me is doing great as well ! I think everyone on this forum has your plants!
    Same here on the Miloganite... just can't do it.

  • 17 years ago

    The white NOID is REALLY nice!!!

    later...April

  • 17 years ago

    Ohhhh, Chocolate Brug, your New Orleans Lady is breath taking. I guess that's one I'll have to add to my want list along with about 30 others. LOL

    Edna, your so right about Karen and YOURSELF. I know for a fact that I have plants from both of you and think of you each and everytime I walk past them.

    I drool each and everytime I check back on this forum.
    Happy Gardening everyone, Marian

  • 17 years ago

    Hi Marian,

    How the heck have you been? I haven't seen you here in such a long time. I hope all is well and glad to see you back here.

  • 17 years ago

    She may be deformed..and I may be too..lmao..but I like her in those pix..I think she looks cool!

    All your pix are beautiful as always!