A few more children in the family
ConnyNL (The Netherlands, 8b)
7 years ago
I collected these 4 new additions (all grafted) today: new varieties, yippee!
If any are able to id them please let me know, many thanks!
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7 years agoConny. picture #1 I`m not sure if it is/was right. here some more.
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7 years agoOur big boy that we got a few weeks ago and has started to flower in standard pink all of a sudden showed a different type flower yesterday... so clearly it has been grafted, but the point where it was grafted is very hard to find.two big boys
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