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16 years ago

Just a few update photos depicting my seedpods in the making, and a few other shots that I thought you might enjoy seeing...

Exotic Star Seedpod forming...

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Sweet Lilian's second scape in bloom, and to the left, a seedpod forming...

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Aphrodite in full bloom...

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Red Pearl, just about to open...

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White Christmas Cactus in bud...

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Cactus Babies I grew from seed...

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Minerva and her HUGE bulb!

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Thanks for looking!

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cindeea
16 years ago
Nice photos, Jodi! I love the Red pearl. Very shimmery and gorgeous color.
salpal
16 years ago
Thanks for those Jodi, so what did you pollinate exotic star with?
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mrbrownthumb
16 years ago
Sweet Lilian looks like a nice one to grow.
jodik_gw
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16 years ago
Salpal... the only breedings that took were to self, so it was Exotic Star x Exotic Star... nothing spectacular... the same for Sweet Lilian...

Mrbrownthumb... Sweet Lilian is a joy to grow! It is not only gorgeous, it is a profuse bloomer! The color is very delicate-looking... it's one of my favorites so far!
chazparas
16 years ago
Those cactus seedlings are adorable! I've got a pack of seeds that I need to sow.
Sweet Lillian is gorgeous, and the red pearl looks like a satin gown to me!
cindeea
16 years ago
Hey Mr. Brown T, Nice to see you hanging around again. I hope you and your amaryllis are well and happy! Good to see you!
wildebloem
16 years ago
What a gorgeous flower, "Sweet Lilian". I have never seen it before, but with some luck, I will find it.

"Aphrodite" - I am adding a shot of one I grow. Is the difference in the light/age/... or do I have another mislabeled bulb?
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cindeea
16 years ago
wildebloem - fabulous photo and look at the texture! Wonderful, thanks for showing. I love the red and green veins integrated against the white. Stuning job, my friend! My fingers can feel it!
jodik_gw
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16 years ago
Thanks, Chaz... the cactus seedlings are just from the seed pack you can buy where ever seeds are sold... I just sprinkled them on top of the little pot of light soil and barely covered them... I did keep the soil rather moist to start, but once they came up I took off the plastic covering I had on them, and there they are! Once they get a bit bigger, I plan on putting them in individual tiny clay pots... the ones you can get at the craft stores... Michael's has them for a few cents a piece. As for Red Pearl, I think that one will be a very rich satiny red once opened. I have it in the same north facing window as Aphrodite is in...

Wildebloem... I like your version, and in fact, yours is the one I see most in catalog pictures... I have mine in a north facing window, which could explain the light coloring... Mine seems rather chiffon-like compared to yours... yours seems more solid, and the veining and color way more pronounced. Either mine is not what it should be, or light intensity plays a huge role in coloration!
soultan
16 years ago
Jodi,

Yours is what it should be. Wilde has a very interesting bloom.

Wilde,

Let's wait for it to open then examine it then. It is WAY darker than it should be. Aphrodite should be white with red picotee and dots all over it...

Another freckled one, Cindee, if you can get one... I see you are into frecled blooms. Aphrodite is one of them.
dizzy77
16 years ago
Jodic, Wow your home must look like a florist at the moment. Your hippies look like they are doing so well.

Wilde,
Whatever you have there, it's beautiful. The color combination is stunning.
jodik_gw
Original Author
16 years ago
I live in a small jungle, Dizzy! But, I really enjoy it! I can't remember a time when I haven't had at least a few houseplants surrounding me... I do tend to take it to the extreme, but it makes me feel good to wake up and see all the green and flowers!
dizzy77
16 years ago
Yes Jodic it is nice to have some greenery around you. Even though I grow most of my plants outside I bring the orchids inside when they flower and I have started to plant some of my Hippies in pots so I can bring them inside too.
jodik_gw
Original Author
16 years ago
Dizzy... it must be nice to be able to grow so much outdoors! I'm kind of stuck keeping everything in pots indoors, but it just makes for a bigger jungle!

I plan on bringing most of my bulbs outdoors in the spring so they can summer over in the garden... I think that will help some of them recover from heavy blooming, which I think really takes a lot out of them! A few of my bulbs look like they're shrinking a bit... a summer outdoors should cure that!

I do think, however, that I should keep the orchids inside... I would hate if something happened to them, like bugs or if they got too dry...

There's talk of possibly getting a greenhouse here, but nothing is written in stone, so... I'm not sure about that... it would be nice, though... I'd be able to keep ALL my plants out there, and not worry about them so much!

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