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New Season, new blooms ;-)

Hi everyone


Long time no see I know, but I wanted to share a plant with you and I really hope u guys join me and show your own plants.

Although Im in my military service and just could escape for a short weekend, im very proud of that plant.





Maria Elena gave me a lot of seeds and that is the result of one of them. Thank you again Maria!

I hope u enjoy the pic and as i said, feel free to show your own plants here.


Sunny greetings from Switzerland

Francesco



Comments (18)

  • 5 years ago

    Hi Francesco

    Nice flower with lots of buds :-)

    This was mine first flower this year - from Riona - Night Shadow - a little back can nearly be seen.

    Looking forwards for more flowers

    Summer hallo from Denmark

    Dorte


    Francesco Switzerland ZH, 8a thanked dorte_franck
  • 5 years ago

    Yaaay!! Love it ... So happy to see you got good results. It's going to be a beautiful plant when it branches out. When I get a chance, I'll post pictures of some of the ones you sent me.

    Be well, my friend.

    Francesco Switzerland ZH, 8a thanked Maria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
  • 4 years ago

    i love it . perfect

    Francesco Switzerland ZH, 8a thanked voshi anydj
  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    And another one is blooming for the very first time. The bud looked like the ground color of the bloom would be like a creamy yellow with red sparks. When it was opening. i discovered that it looks so much different then i imagined.

    half open:


    Open:



    But i must say, i love it anyway! The seeds were also gifted to me from Maria! THX again! ;-)

    Greetings from Switzerland

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Beautiful bloom, Francesco! Here is a surprise from a KO_59 seed you sent me that's supposed to be peach. It's WHITE double. Love it ... Thank you.


    All of the KO_Super Star of Tomorrow seeds produced only single pink or red blooms. I give these away to friends, family, and neighbors. So far, the same is true with the KO_Touching Heart seeds. I am waiting for the last one to bloom with my fingers crossed! The KO_Variegated Red and KO_Apollo seeds never germinated.

    Be well and enjoy your brief leave from your military duties. Sending a hug.

    Maria Elena

  • 2 years ago

    Some of my Plants I wantedt to share how they are doing:

    That one was supposed to be an Yellow Earth from KO but as it bloomed the first time i discovered that it is a white with a hint of a creamy yellow hint. I like that one a lot...:-)





    My Mini Red which is also blooming twice a year. Most of my Mini's are not consistent and keep losing their leaves but this one is doing great even it also lost some of the old eaves as you

    can see.






    And some random pics after watering my plants under the rain ;-)







    I hope you enjoy the pictures.


    Greetings

    Francesco

  • 2 years ago

    Beautiful. So happy to see you are still nurturing your babies. They are loving you right back by brightening your day with lovely blooms.

    Francesco Switzerland ZH, 8a thanked Maria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
  • 2 years ago

    Thank you! i still like my collection but unfortunately i gave in a hurry (new appartment is smaller) some really nice blooms away….



  • 2 years ago

    But i can still be happy with the ones i still have. 😊


  • 2 years ago

    Now you can concentrate on hand pollinating. Try the various methods. There are some great videos on YouTube.

  • 2 years ago

    I will definitely try that sometimes. But im afraid it takes a lot of energy out of the plant so it will stop to bloom for a while so i enjoy the blooms again for a while and will pollinate it sometimes in the future. Have you tried that already and do you have some bloomes to show from your cross?

  • 2 years ago

    Hello Everyone

    Has anyone an idea why this plant produces so many buds but never opens them up? They will fall off after a month or so and they can get very big. When i open them up after they fell off the plant they are brown within. Any sugestion what this plant needs? It has started to produce buds 4-5 years ago and never managed to open one bud. At first i bothered a lot. Right now i dosnt mind to much as i still think that „one day“ it will and the flower must be marvelous. But if someone has an idea, i dont mind to try.

  • last year

    New Season, new Blooms in 2023:

  • last year

    New Season, new Blooms in 2023:

  • last year

    Some more…
    So fare I love them all but still hoping for a yellow or purpel one one day. So wish me luck with my: Golden Treasure, Brown Sugar, Glorious from Rinoa.
    Hope you are all well and that esch of you enjoys your plants. 😊

  • last year

    Newest bloom 😊👍🏻

  • last year

    Beautiful!