A VERY Odd Thing With My 'TomaHawk' Violet.

8 years ago

Hi All. My Tomahawk violet just opened a bloom today, its in a 4in pot, very much blooming size, not a baby or plug size. It has 6 bloom stems up, and starting to open flowers. It is in a 4in pot. Not its first set of blooms. So it is 7pm, I JUST looked at it, to see it, (I never had a plain deep red violet, till now). I bought it along with a 'Bob Serbin', red with a white edge. And the Tomahawk bloom is closed! What is going on???

Does THIS cross do this? Is it going to open up in the morning? The bloom isn't soft, or the stem damaged, it is sitting next to one of my AeroGrow light garden, the new type with the LED lights, but not directly under the lights.

I have never had a new violet flower, open up all day, then close the same night. It is like a night blooming cereus, in reverse! Does 'Tomahawk' have 1 day blooms? I just have never seen this happen. Can anyone tell me whats going on? The plant is firm and healthy, all the buds are getting bigger, nothing wrong with the plant or its buds...whats up?

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irina_co

8 years ago

No idea. Keep watching it. I didn't know that it is even possible - they are like butterfly wings - keep unfolding and growing more every day...

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PoohBearLvr
Original Author
8 years ago
Well this morning it is open ...again! I have NEVER seen this happen on a violet ever. All my other violets blooms stay open...some get bigger over a few days, then get to a size, and stop. but they never open and close. I am going to watch it again,tonight,and see if it closes again, but now, at 1030am, it is opened again, a tiny bit bigger, more wide and flat. This is VERY odd.
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PoohBearLvr
Original Author
8 years ago
Well it is night again...and Tomahawk is closed up! i dont get it. This has never happened with any violet in my life. Anyone have this happen to any of their violet blooms? It is a bit bigger, but it is closed up for the night.
dviolet1
8 years ago
Time lapse video on that would be fun to watch.
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PoohBearLvr
Original Author
8 years ago
no such luck to do that, sorry.
Rosie1949
8 years ago
Doesn't make violet sense! Rosie
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PoohBearLvr
Original Author
8 years ago
Wide open this morning and other blooms finally starting to open,going to see if they do the same thing tonight.
Paul MI
8 years ago
Intriguing. Very common with some types of flowers, but not AVs
perle_de_or
8 years ago
I have had that happen with a few plants, but they only did it when the bloom was very new and then it stopped as the bloom matured.