A couple late season bloomers

houstonpat

12 years ago

Guillot's Sunset

Sariah's Curly Pink

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the_first_kms2
12 years ago
Pat, Your GS looks great. Did you plunge it or is it in the ground?

The Sariah's Curly Pink you gave me has a seedpod.
Andrew Scott
12 years ago
Hi Pat,
I love Sariah's Curly Pink....Just AWESOME!! I am getting some seeds of this variety so in what 4 years I will hopefully be able to enjoy them too!!

Thanks for the pics!

Andrew
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HH...not a problem at all..thank you for the thought...and good that you took a wee break! It's a lot of work, canning...but in the middle of winter you and yours will be the lucky ones enjoying the fruits of your labor. ..YUM! My MM opened only two flowers yesterday for the first time, but even with the warm weather and sunshine we are having, they sure are slowwww to open...waiting to see if they all do. If they don't, it's alright...the buds are so stunning on their own. Looking forward to next year to see how much growth my 2-yr. old takes on. Happy canning, HH! :-) Jo.
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Loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, Virginia
12 years ago
Hello Pat,

Love the pictures of the Guillots Sunset and the Sariahs Curly Pink...they are loving your heat down in the South!!!

Thanks for sharing your beautiful trees and blooms!!!

Laura in VB
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
12 years ago
Pat, wow!

DO you plunge your pots in the ground or plant in Spring and dig each Fall? Tell us! Or maybe just cover the plants during cold weather?? What do others in your area do? If you dig, do you pot them up or store bareroot?

I had a friend in Houston who used to put his plants in a gazebo over winter. Then he 'wrapped' the gazebo with plastic wrap and stuck a small heater in there.
sunseeker53
12 years ago
Very nice flowers on your plants Pat! The G.S. looks so healthy with so many leaves and flowers!
houstonpat
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks and Hafa adai y'all!
The G.S. is in a black plastic ~20gl pot, half buried and surrounded by caladium. It gets full sun till about 2pm. I store many staghorn and other tropicals in a plastic wrapped shade house over winter with a small electric heater and fan running. I keep the fan running all summer even through rain (no rain this summer though). The bloom on the SCP was a surprise as I had cut the top off that branch this spring.
jandey1
12 years ago
Pat, do you mean the original tip was cut off and that's a new tip this summer that's blooming?

I'm starting to confuse your photos with Dewaine's, which is a high compliment. Beautiful shot of SCP!

I haven't seen/heard "hafa adai" since I was on Guam. A long time ago.

Jen
sunseeker53
12 years ago
Wow Pat, I'd like to know what your electricity bill looks like :-)
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
12 years ago
Pat, do you trim all the roots that grow out of the pots when you dig them?
houstonpat
Original Author
12 years ago
Yeah Jen, I was a "Navy Brat"; born on Guam. Yup, I cut the tip off SCP in the spring. From a stem
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
12 years ago
Pat, does your garage have lights on in winter? How long is your 'dormancy' period? Do you remove most of the leaves prior to 'storage'? What is the coldest temp they must endure in your garage? Also, do you find your plants do better when you 'plant' the pots vs. not?

I find my plants do best when the roots grow out of the pot and into the garden soil for the summer.

Sorry, lots of questions. Just like to compare notes.

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