Pubicalyx 'black dragon' not black
My very first 'black dragon' blooms opened today...though I'm not complaining (its a beautiful bloom) it doesn't live up to its name, so I'm a little disappointed :o(...my 'chimera' pubicalyx blooms are much darker actually...it does however smell wonderful!
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greedygh0st
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Comments (12)Quinn, I bet it would look great planted in the same pot. Why not they are both the same variety just different color blooms. I think it would look really cool to have two different color blooms in one pot. I'm for anything that can eliminate another pot and save space. I've planted KQ and KP together and plan on potting up Var. bella with regular bella. As long as the requirements of the plants are the same and they are in the same family I don't see any issues with it...but that's just my opinion. They both are really beautiful!! Whoever gets one...Please post pictures here!...See MoreH. pubicalyx 'dragons' forest treasures....
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Comments (7)I've seen Coleus my whole life, I just never grown any. When I came across the 'Black Dragon' variety, I just had to have them. I loved the dark purple foliage. The other varieties were just labeled as 'Wizard Mix.' I have no experience with growing them, but I had them sitting in full, direct sunlight all day long, and they didn't seem to care one bit. But now I have their planter mounted on my windowsill, they only get direct sunlight early in the morning, and late in the evening. They appear to be holding their color well. I just watered them and noticed them trying to bloom, so I pinched them back. The bright green one, I added to the planter about a week later. I'm glad that I did, because the contrasting colors really make the red and purple stand out much more....See Moresummersunlight
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aurorawa
9 years agopuglvr1
9 years agoThanks sunshine, GG and Aurora! Its weird since I assumed the Philippines and FL has very similar summer weather...I lived there for several years many moons ago...I was hoping for much darker bloomsl...oh well I'm sure culture, temps, care has a lot to do with it, who knows?
It is a pretty plant GG, thanks!!
Thanks for the link Aurora :o)
Here's My 'Chimera'...with darker blooms...
teisa
9 years agovermonthoyas
9 years agoI just want to clarify that my 'Black Dragon' did not bloom that black most of the time, and only got that dark on a couple of occasions. Most of the time its blooms were no different than most other pubicalyx. I think that the conditions have to be just right to achieve the really dark blooms. Here is a photo of the typical bloom set:
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