Hi rick they look very stretch out are you going to trim them down. im asking this because i have some like these this spring im contemplating cutting them back what's your thoughts

That looks like a lot of heavy lifting each spring and fall. They look wonderful and healthy.

Hi Rick. Very interesting comparing the growth habits. You planted all the seeds at the same time? How old are they? Thanks for posting.

Tyler

The Swazicums where sown last year. Larger in Jan. and smaller in May.

Bragu, yes between all that I have it seems like an eternity. Bringing them in and out, but it is my joy of having these which makes it doable.

Peter. They are tall, but from what I am told by my friend in S.Africa. This is a natural growth. I believe Mark Dimmitt made a comment in some of his writings, that it is genetically programmed to grow as such. Some say there are more shrub like ones.

With the boehmianum. My older seedling (3yrs. now) that I was given looks very similar, but larger. The one seedling of boehmianum I see is producing a leaves half way up main stem and a few more further up. Not through pinching or pruning, will have to watch.

Definitely would not hurt to prune a few if you have a number of them.

They are definitely slower growers than Obesum's.

Rick

Oh Rick, it is so good to see them! I still have multiflorum and swazicums seedlings that I grew from your seeds! They are sure look different from obessums, especially swazicums. I thought I'm a bad momma because they look so skinny and don't fat up ,lol. Thanks again for them!

Thanks rick i might leave them to see what happens this summer these seeds were from a order that was messed up from the grower and has since supplied me with replacement seed so they are a lucky dip i will take pictures this summer coming to see if anyone can identify them there is some completely different plants. :×)

Elena, You are welcome. They do look quite different and I love seeing the different characteristics.

The only thing I have to watch for with the Swazicums are for Spider mites. The mites like the fuzzy/hairy leaves.

Rick

Peter, look forward to seeing photo's of the plants.

Rick

Rick, thanks for the heads up on the spider mites affinity for swazicums. I was not aware but will keep an eye out.

Tyler

Yes, I did not know when I first started with them. Should have mentioned it.

Rick

Mmmmmm spider mite suck

Rick, I believe it was summer of 2015, but I would have to check the dates- but you traded some MF, and Swazicum seed with me. One of those thought to be MF turned out to be something different in appearance. The plant has long, slender leaves rather than the rounded thin leaves of MF.

I was wondering if it might have had another seed slipped in, or if you believed it to be a hybrid. I will take a picture to post here if you like. It is a very nice plant, with a sturdy main stem like MF, but very different leaves.

Would love to see it jedoba. Wouldn't have been one of Mark's Dimmitt's seed crosses? If it was w the seed MF & Sw, that came from S.Africa from a friend.

Rick

I believe you had said they were from S. Africa!

Wow, quite the array of different leaf shapes there. Some of the leaves almost look A. boehmianum type?

I just had a comment made when I was showing my friend the photo's of my Swazicums. A fella that had received seed also a different time had said that he got seed of swazicum (from same friend) which does not have the hairy/velvety leaves?

I guess the bloom from them will be a good identifying tool.

Rick

Whatever it is, I really like the plant, and it is very strong compared to the others.

I definitely look forward to flowers!

I just looked at my other Dimmitt OxC and it is budding! (The other one was the recent red single with what appeared to be a second set of mini petals)

I'm excited!

Definitely show a photo, when it opens.

Rick

i love the title of the thread, reminds me of what could be a joke:

A Swazicum, A Boehmianum and a multiflorum walked into a bar ...

Very true. Have to finish it at some point. :)

Rick