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09-22-2014, 05:48 AM
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Hi Sony, wonderful color your Vicky! Do you grow it in cool or intermediate? Especially for winter rest. I've got it from March, so I'm organizin for the winter disposition.
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09-22-2014, 08:09 AM
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Beautiful! I just love the color!
I have a teeny tiny one that just finished blooming with a single flower. That little thing cheered me up for quite a while  I had to send a picture of it to my son because he was living home at the time I got it and when I unwrapped it from the shipping box he took one look at it and said "Mom, I think you had better name that one Trouble" It was the saddest looking thing I have ever seen with its two scrawny dead-looking canes and just the barest sign of new growth. So...I cannot say it has been too fussy for me, either.
Some day I hope mine will be as beautiful as yours!!!! Thanks for sharing! |
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09-22-2014, 08:13 AM
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Really beautiful, love the color
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09-22-2014, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by sbrofio
Hi Sony, wonderful color your Vicky! Do you grow it in cool or intermediate? Especially for winter rest. I've got it from March, so I'm organizin for the winter disposition.
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Thank you!
Mine grows outdoors year-round, so in winter gets cold night temps, cool to intermediate day temps. These don't take a "rest", tho can grow slightly drier in winter, but shouldn't be staying completely dry for long periods. I don't know if cool temps are necessary for blooming, or not ... I've never read anything that mentions it. |
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09-22-2014, 08:10 PM
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Gorgeous have always loved the name too - seem to describe the flowers perfectly. Meow to kitty Jack.
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09-22-2014, 08:11 PM
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Beautiful! I just love the color!
I have a teeny tiny one that just finished blooming with a single flower. That little thing cheered me up for quite a while I had to send a picture of it to my son because he was living home at the time I got it and when I unwrapped it from the shipping box he took one look at it and said "Mom, I think you had better name that one Trouble" It was the saddest looking thing I have ever seen with its two scrawny dead-looking canes and just the barest sign of new growth. So...I cannot say it has been too fussy for me, either.
Some day I hope mine will be as beautiful as yours!!!! Thanks for sharing! |
Thank you!
The first couple of years that I had mine, it only eeked out 1 or 2 flowers. The next year was a little better, then, with more growth on the plant, it really started to bloom nicely, especially with the keikis left on the patent  |
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09-22-2014, 08:17 PM
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Really beautiful, love the color
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09-22-2014, 08:44 PM
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Gorgeous flowers....this is endemic to the Philippines where they have dry very hot summers and the monsoon floods(only two seasons)....the coldest it gets there is 50F December and January but I read about hailstorms up north in the mountain region....my plant did not bloom this cycle=all I got were keikis
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09-22-2014, 08:50 PM
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Gorgeous have always loved the name too - seem to describe the flowers perfectly. Meow to kitty Jack.
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Thank you!
Jack says "Mrrrraaaooow!"
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Gorgeous flowers....this is endemic to the Philippines where they have dry very hot summers and the monsoon floods(only two seasons)....the coldest it gets there is 50F December and January but I read about hailstorms up north in the mountain region....my plant did not bloom this cycle=all I got were keikis
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Ah - thanks for the info! Mine definitely gets colder than 50 (at night in winter), tho day temps are seldom that low.
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09-25-2014, 07:56 AM
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Should you decide to try again - not too much sun (a little morning and/or late sun), likes evenly moist potting media - no winter rest, but can be allowed to become slightly dry in-between waterings in winter. |
Gorgeous blooms!
I thought it did want a winter rest? I nearly killed mine in trying to provide it!!
It seems to be pretty hardy, I was about to toss mine when I noticed a ton of little shoots! So I would definitely try again. |
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