'Buds n' Blooms!' What the future holds!

14 years ago

With all the rain - buds are popping! lol! Now if the sun will only shine! Here are a few things I'm waiting on! Still keeping my fingers crossed that the rain & wind don't knock off any more buds!

Some pics I didn't put any info underneath - as you all know it's 'Xena' anyway!! rofl!

Mike

{{gwi:546944}}'Confusion' has currently about 24 buds!

{{gwi:546946}}'Confusion'

{{gwi:546948}}Brenda's (gottahosta) 'Divinity!' I've been trialing this one for her! First buds of the year! Yay!

{{gwi:546949}}One bud on 'Flame!' Better than nothing! lol!

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{{gwi:546952}}'Native Habitat Double Peach!' Look how Lonnnnggg!! lol!

{{gwi:546953}}First bloom on 'Pink Favorite' - just wasn't fast enough to catch a pic of her fully opened!

{{gwi:546954}}'Pink Favorite!'

{{gwi:546955}}One huge bud on 'Angel's Sunbeam!' Definitely waiting to see what this one looks like!

{{gwi:546956}}'Tropical Sunset!'

{{gwi:546957}}'Tropical Sunset!'

{{gwi:546958}}First couple of buds on 'Wanda Sue!'

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{{gwi:546968}}Datura 'Goree Island!' This is the first & by the looks of it - the only bloom I may get of this one! And I don't think there will be enough time for it to set a seedpod! And that stinks!!

{{gwi:546969}}Edna's 'Vigna Caracalla!' Love this one!

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threas
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Congratulations, Mike!!! Everything looks great!!! Can't wait to see NHP!Hope we have several more weeks of frost free, so we can see all these buds open. Love the VC, mine should be open any minute now!!!!(Rolling Eyes)lol

Theresa
sibhskylvr
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14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago

{{gwi:546970}}'Flamenco'
{{gwi:546972}}'Flamenco'
{{gwi:546974}}'Golden Dreams'
{{gwi:546975}}'Golden Dreams'
{{gwi:546976}}'Inca Sun'
{{gwi:546978}}'Inca Sun'
{{gwi:546979}}'Isabella'
{{gwi:546980}}'Isabella'
{{gwi:546981}}'Maya'
{{gwi:546982}}'Maya'
{{gwi:546983}}'Ollie'
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'Peanut'

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'Rosamond'

I'll have to check around & see if there are any more future buds & blooms! lol!

Mike
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pagrdnr
14 years ago
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Wow Mike, I can't wait to see pics when they all open!
marquest
14 years ago
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Double WOW Mike!!!! You really have a good collection.

Question can you tell me which box you use in Photobucket? to get your pics to come up without going to the site. When I expand your pics they come up so nice.
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14 years ago
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I know what's in your future Mike...lots and lots of flowers.

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14 years ago
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Those are going to be gorgeous soon. I'm getting really tiny flushes this season. I think the most I have had on any plant is about a dozen. That's a far cry from the normal 50+ but I guess it's still better then nothing. I just love the Corkscrew vine.
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14 years ago
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Oh, Mike you better baby that single blossom on Goree Island! I know dats don't transplant well but if you were really, really careful.................!

Yep, you are on the verge of an dazzling display and overwhelming fragrance! Lucky you!

Karyn, my flushes have not been as stupendous, either! On some, I'm just happy to get a blossom, so I know what they look like! :-)

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karyn1
14 years ago
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Brenda I don't wish a bad season on anyone but I'm glad to know it's not just me. lol Just cross your fingers, toes, eyes..... for a better growing season in 2010.
taz56
14 years ago
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Very nice !
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14 years ago
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Mike everything looks great!
givelittle_getlots
14 years ago
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Mike that is amazing and I know that we will get our brug flush fix from you for a while...yippeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Karyn I am with you. But at least I am still living with hope to see some flushes.

If not, I will start painting brug flushes. rofl

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chena
14 years ago
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Looks Great Mike.. I'm finally getting tons of buds as well.. about time..LOL

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14 years ago
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You got a garden there, Mike! I bet in a few days the place is going to be all color and fragrance. I just put mine all back outside after a scare Monday when the forecasters told us to cover our plants and we might wake up to snow! Thank goodness they were wrong, but looks like the ski areas are getting a good start. The sun is out for the first time in 3 days and Cherub is budding as well as Heloise. Santa Rosa has some tinesy buds and... Peach versi is doing NOTHING. Oh and the 'maters and peppers are going nuts.
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Thanks Mike for posting these. Really inspiring!

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sibhskylvr
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14 years ago
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Theresa - I'm hoping for more than a 'few weeks' of frost free weather! lol! Some of these I haven't seen bud or bloom yet! I've waited a long time for 'Wanda Sue' to bloom! Had to dig her up last year when I bought the new place. And of course, she didn't bloom after the move, as well as quite a few others that didn't get a chance to do anything! So I'm anxiously waiting to see some action around here! :)

Marquest - I tried to help Kim set her photobucket account the same as mine & it didn't help her pics expand either! Not sure what I did or didn't do! :) Maybe one of the pc experts can help out!

Brenda - It stinks knowing I most likely will not have 'Goree Island' seeds! I overwintered two plants - planted them outside thinking 'maybe, just maybe' but no such luck! I still have two 1' tall plants which I started this Spring! I'll have to see if maybe one of them can make a short journey to Ga! lol! They're sort of naked though! rofl! Just a couple of leaves at the top & naked down below! Sheesh - that sounds rather dirty, doesn't it? I didn't mean for it to! ;)

Margaret - Let us know what's budding & blooming! Pics girl! Pics! :)

Elizabeth - My 'Creamcickle' went to Angel Heaven during the winter! I really missed that one this year! Maybe someone I sent cuttings to last fall has one that may be big enough to cut! I'm sure they'd send you a cutting!

Diane - Yayyy on the 'maters and peppers!' lol! I dread that evil word - SNOW!! lol! Glad you managed to protect them - just in case! Maybe you'll get to see a few grand 'flushes' before the evil snow comes flying!

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