Bloom size and fragrance on tiny seedling
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Comments (9)Thank you, everyone! Seedlings are like waiting for Christmas to come. That first little Mardi Gras seedling bloom was followed by another tiny one with a much richer color and interesting shape like the parent blooms. It's like watching your kids grow and change as they get bigger. Laura, I'm thinking "Teaser" or "Austin Beauty" since Austin hasn't had any plumeria named after it, so far as I know. The blooms start nearly red and have now gone a lavender-y pink. They last a long time on the inflo and are starting to smell a little Dr. Pepperish....See MoreSeedlings are about to bloom
Comments (34)I am a little behind with posting progress on my babies. OK, it's a catch up time:) I have couple of interesting ones from 'Blue for You', both have that warm clove fragrance. This seedling is of very delicate blend of white/green/pink. It holds to it's cup shaped bloom for over a week. This one is a few days from opening One of 'Ebb Tide's babies gave me another flower. This one is from it's sibling This pink flower might be from 'Quietness' I already planted all the babies in the ground. Will be interesting to see them blooming again....See MoreWow, Tiny 4 and 1/2month old seedling trying to flower.
Comments (27)Agartta, ha ha you crack me up. I was going to say “it’s not how big it is.............. Maria Elena, No, I had no issues with growth last year. The larger plant with the seed pod in the photo above was one of our own seeds we grew through our Winter and even with the cold, those seedlings still grew well. Our growing season this year started with heatwave conditions from the get go. The tiny seedling and the 4 varieties planted at the same time, (Rinoa’s seed) grew very slow from the beginning. (All four different varieties behaved the same.) Our babies had to adapt quickly to the heat, but I believe this is what slowed them from the beginning. As for fertiliser - we don’t fertilise our babies regularly, they usually get enough nutrients from the soil mix. But, as these grew slower, we did supplement them occasionally with a little fertiliser, (one with a slightly higher nitrogen content). Fertiliser did not seem to help with growth. We do also, feed all our babies with seaweed solution (seasol) while they are small. As for whether it harms the baby flowering early, I don’t know, but I will let you know if I notice anything different with this one. I agree that it takes a lot of energy from the plant to flower, as it also does for growing seed pods. But, I am sooo curious to see if this little one can flower....so fingers crossed. :) Here’s a photo of the seed/variety this little one is from. (Rinoa’s photo)...See More2014 seedling is second rose to bloom!
Comments (9)The seed was sent to me by someone on another forum. They new it was from a polyantha but didn't know the ID, hence the Pollywog name. I often make names out of the parents names since most of them are open pollinations. It helps me remember who at least one of the parents is. The flower is very tiny, maybe only an inch across, but it does usually bloom in clusters of 4 or 5 blooms, like a polyantha, which makes a bigger statement. It doesn't have any fragrance that I can tell. It's been very winter hardy for me but it does black spot some. It's still in a pot and I'm hoping to get it in the ground this year so I can see what it really can do!...See Moresharon2079
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