7 Year Old Krinkle 8 Blooming
postpunkgirl
7 years ago
This Krinkle 8 is one of the first Hoyas in my collection, at least I think it's a Krinkle 8. It has always been a little away from the window so I never really expected much for blooms, but look! Her first peduncle/bloom! And of course, it's mashed against the wall. Ha!
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Monica bf N. Carolina zone 7B
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8 years -- no blooms
Comments (8)Of all the suggestions above the most sound and probably most accurate is from greenhaven. By this time most probably the bush is Dr. Huey. In our zone 5 it dies back to the ground each winter. Blooms are set on that bush in the fall. When it dies or you cut it back, the blooms are removed. Chances are in zone 5 it'll never bloom and if some canes do survive, are not removed, and it does bloom it'll have clusters of smallish red blooms lasting a couple of weeks if that long, then nothing else until the next year and then only if the canes survive winter. Unless, it's rosa multiflora rootstock in which case all of the above is still true except any blooms you might get will be small white flowers with five petals. If you're new to roses, get hardy shrub varieties that'll survive zone 5 winters. Avoid grafted roses and hybrid teas, which tend to be less hardy and winter tender. Ask lots of questions here or join a rose society and as you gain more knowledge and get some experience you can try other types. Or just buy roses you like at a garden center or big box store that may or may not survive our winters and learn from experience like most of us did. BTW, Before I began growing roses, I inherited a rose bush with my house. Like yours, it never bloomed but grew like a weed each year after the winter dieback was removed. Unlike you though, I removed it the 2nd year and dug up the largest root I'd ever seen. I missed a few pieces that tried to grow for a few years after that but I finally got rid of it....See MoreBlooms on Wed. 7-8-09...lots :)
Comments (13)Keltic Blush is one I'd like to have in my garden some day. I noticed (on Tinker's) that it's a tall one, but blooms are only 4", but that's O.K. if you have a high bud count! Moonlit Masquerade is a classic favorite of mine. I like the way you sometimes match the text color with the color of the bloom - very artistic! Looking forward to seeing more, Julie...See MoreHoya Carnosa 'Krinkle Kurl' - blooming and propagation advice
Comments (6)Ok, well since you didn't get response I'll give it a go :) I didn't see your pic in the container gardening gallery, but I know what a krinkle looks like. I don't have one, but I'm assuming it's similar to hoya compacta (looks like a mix b/w compacta and carnosa). Anyway, you should feed from March to September (not just in the Summer), probably once a month. A bunch of us here use Eleanor's VF-11 which is a very harmless fertilizer that you can actually use with every watering, year round. But if you're using a regular fertilizer like MiracleGro or something (I guess C+S fertilizer is fine, but I would probably stick to houseplant fertilizer), then stick to the schedule above. The beer mixture (which you can find if you do a search for it on this forum) is also great and easy to make (thanks again Fred!). Hopefully you have the plant in a well-draining soil mix (not regular potting soil). Hoyas like to be potbound, and this encourages growth and blooms. So you should have it in a relatively small pot. Most of mine are in 4-6 inch containers (4 inch for the regular sized plants and 6 inch for the large adult plants). As for where it blooms, I don't think there's a specific spot. Just examine it every now and then to look for peduncles (that's what the blooms will come out of), and they can be anywhere on the plant. Most hoyas take a LONG time to bloom, so I've learned to be patient! But again, keeping the hoya potbound can encourage blooms. As for propogating, I don't think these will propagate from leaf cuttings. You'll need a stem cutting. So cut off a nice sized piece of a stem (maybe with 4 or more leaves), and you probaby have to remove a set of leaves so that the nodes are in the water. It shouldn't take much time before the roots develop, and once they do just remove the stem from the water and plant it. Some people also like to propagate by putting the stem in soil, but I find it easier to root in water. Good luck, Gabi...See MoreHelp! My fiancee's 7 year old daughter still sleeps in his bed!!
Comments (35)Help I have the same problem but it's EVERY weekend and it's MY house and MY bed. at first it was just saturday night but now his ex has taken to last minute asking my fiance to take his 8 year old daughter on friday night's. the first night she asked to sleep with us he got mad, he was still enjoying our cuddle time. i felt bad cause our relationship was so new i told him she was scared and it was ok. WHAT A MISTAKE! it hasn't stopped since, 3 months. he doesn't even try to put her in her own bed. if i do stay in the bed i usually end up on the couch. the other night i went to sleep in her bed but could not fall asleep. i thought screw this, that is my bed. they were both asleep but i pushed myself in next to him. i don't know what to make of it. i can't think she's afraid. it's a small house her room is literally 10 feet down the hall. we leave a light on in her room, the bathroom light on and both bedroom doors wide open. i've talked to him about this twice and my plan was to just go sleep somewhere else but now i'm thinking he can sleep with her in the little twin bed or if he can't be man enough to stand up to her and lets her come to our bed he can sleep in the middle so i can still be close to him. she does this whenever we are together. if we are sitting on the couch she insists on sitting between us. when we took her to the movies she let us know well in advance she was sitting in the middle. i hate to sound like a spoiled child. i just don't know what i am doing. i never dated a man with an ex wife let alone children so all this is new to me. he doesn't have these things to deal with as my children are grown. i think it is even harder for me because when my son was the same age i had moved in with a man and he was still dealing with his father's and my divorce. he would come to our bed almost every night. my boyfriend at the time would get very angry. i worked really hard to get my son to sleep in his bed through the night even as it broke my heart.of course i wanted to comfort him and make him feel safe. i feel like i am in a terrible position...See Morepostpunkgirl
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