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11-18-2013, 10:20 PM
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Seemani sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset', Gesneriad
Hi all,
I have had this plant for about 3 years now, maybe four. I have had it growing in peaty soil mix in a small pot for most of that time. Then I realized that this year's growth was not doing well because I was forgetting to water it regularly. So I decided to take a chance and stick it in my new exoterra vivarium as a foreground plant. Well it decided to bloom, 14 blooms coming, this is just the first.
I usually pollinate these by hand and then grow the seeds, so this plant is probably not the original.
Seemania sylvatica by tindomul1of9, on Flickr
Seemania sylvatica by tindomul1of9, on Flickr
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11-18-2013, 10:43 PM
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I like the bright, cheerful color of this one! Looks as though it is thriving now.  |
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11-18-2013, 11:05 PM
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Gorgeous! I love the color  |
11-18-2013, 11:08 PM
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what an intense color on that flower!!!
In a way, it looks like one of those fairy tale flowers, and in another way, it reminds me of the monster flowers that eat things like in the cartoon. lol
very unique shape.
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11-19-2013, 10:45 AM
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Thanks all for the comments. If I get seeds I will be more than happy to send a few out here and there.
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"We must not look at goblin men,
We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?"
Goblin Market
by Christina Georgina Rossetti
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11-19-2013, 12:55 PM
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Awesome color.
Kim
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