Factors that determines coleus color
ActionClaw (Northern Ohio zone:5a/5b)
13 years ago
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ActionClaw (Northern Ohio zone:5a/5b)
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Comments (17)Baked soil stinks - true. I always use a sterile medium for starting important cuttings & never have had trouble transitioning cuttings started in a sterile, solid media to an unsterile potting mix. Make the transition when the roots have filled the container the cutting is in or when it's getting hard to keep a group of cuttings hydrated in the perlite/other. You can treat the cuttings as plugs if they are singular. If they are planted in mass, break them apart & plant in new medium with root/perlite mass as intact as possible. If you root plants in water, you can insure a higher % of parenchyma tissue in roots if you float the cuttings on top of a water reservoir (through holes poked in a block of Styrofoam) and use an air stone (aquarium bubbler - you'll need the pump, too) in the water, + a few drops of soluble fertilizer. This produces a very high % of strikes, quickly, though I still prefer rooting in a solid medium whenever possible. Al...See MoreEl Brighto Coleus Not so bright???
Comments (7)I guess it's just can't be that simple with coleus. I have talked to the folks at RDG and other horticulturists and get different stories all around. I see other people planting coleus that aren't necesarrily considered "sun" coleus (wizard or maybe versa) in containers that get full sun all day in zone 6 and they seem to be thriving. I have had some of the wizard series in the same location as I have my El brighto and they absolutely burned up even with regular watering they wilted badly every day until and they eventually died. I see coleus in small containers put out by the city street department that never seem to wilt even with all day sun or for sure the most abusive half of sun during the day and I really doubt they get watered more than once a day by the city workers and and my supposed "sun" coleus wilt badly every afternoon without daily or sometimes twice daily watering. I have been told by the "experts" in the coleus arena that even the most sun tolerant coleus should never get direct afternoon sun but my El brighto appears to need more sun to achieve a desireable color or is it getting too much sun? or not the right kind of nutrients? There seems to be a lot of varrying opinions. I have amended my soil with peat moss to make it drain better and I put a time release fertilizer on top of the ground around the plants. I realize that the combination of factors can vary widely between locations but I seem to be having more trouble than most folks are. Maybe I'll figure something out one of these days. I have some cutting started and I am going to experiment with them and see what kind of results I can get. Who knows what I will run into....See MoreAny studies done determining role of soil in pink color?
Comments (23)Really?? You went through all 75 pages! Good for you, you have more patience than me, at one sitting! I don't know, maybe there are monitor differences because, for instance, Lyndell's Forever Pink is just beautiful...and pink. Of course, would that I could acquire that one...lol! Portofino, Song in My Heart (which I use as my avatar), Ribbons and Things (picture of which will be going up today, I hope...it's very hard...no, impossible...to keep up) and Michigan Magic are pink, to name just a few. You probably already know that some of the later Stamiles (Nancy Billingslea, Time Drifter, etc.) are nice pinks. I do think you'll be happiest seeing the daylilies blooming in someone's garden and then selecting shades that appeal to you. I also don't think you'll solve this with some one size fits all universal truth. Garden conditions vary greatly...even in the same garden. Most of the new daylilies that are coming out with some blue to them...only have it in the mornings...so, if you happened to look after lunch, you'd miss it. I also read on the Robin that further north, some growers believe they get truer colors...who knows! It is what it is. People that are newer to daylilies are often surprised by daylilies that may not exactly reflect the pictures...again, there are many variables there...and I've heard several hybridizers speak to this. Here on this forum, you can see color differences...sometimes due to location, time of day...and yes, those tricky cameras, to name just a few. Last year, One Last Dance (not that it is pink...just using it as an example...for me) had a horrible year. I would have moved it out, except I visited a garden and saw it in spectacular bloom. I decided to give it another chance. I'm so glad I did! It's wonderful so far this year, really performing. Maybe it just needed to settle in a bit longer...and maybe it appreciated the fact that I gave it a little fertilizer last fall instead of just leaving it to tough it out. Who knows. It seems no matter how many years we've been gardening, no matter how many years we've been into daylilies, there are lessons to be learned...and, for me, patience seems to be one I need to continually learn...lol! Do join a club! It is really wonderful to be around others who are just as excited as you are about daylilies. And, check out those garden tours! Nothing beats seeing them in bloom!...See More'Heredity might determine the color of her eyes...
Comments (4)lou midlothian tx, as far as my information goes, 'Floratam' was originally selected for its resistance to SAD and chinch bugs. Were it not for this quality, it may not have survived to undergo the trials for drought tolerance which were done later; 'Floralawn' and 'Floratam' were judged to be equally tolerant to drought and both were comparable to 'Buffalo609'. This information is documented by:- Don Cizar, IFAS. "New St. Augustine Grass". Tobey Wagner, President, Sod Solutions. "Palmetto St. Augustine Grass". As for my message (your word), your post serves to reinforce it. My observation (my preferred word) has been that plant breeders select for specific criteria but the end user is manipulated to buy and grow the turf (or other plants) to meet a widened array of standards. Some of these standards may be beyond the scope of the genotype. "A dwarf sweet pea will not grow tall, no matter how well you treat it!" was the refrain of the lecturer in genetics. The article by Mr. Wagner was so stimulating that I take the liberty of quoting an excerpt here. "It has always been my contention that God is a better plant breeder than most that I have met (especially here in Texas!!) so I will give Him credit until I find out otherwise. However, I worry when I see statements that Palmetto is more drought-tolerant than Floratam without research data to support such a claim. I am promoting Floratam in the San Antonio area and have research data to support that it is the most drought tolerant of the St. Augustinegrasses EVER tested....."...See MoreTiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
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