Donate Now
and become
Forum Supporter.
Many perks!
<...more...>
|
03-01-2015, 02:46 AM
|
 |
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Zone: 7b
Location: Queens, NY, & Madison County NC, US
Age: 44
Posts: 19,374
|
|
Seemania sylvatica
Hi all,
Here I wish to share with you a blooming gesneriad that I grew from seed. Every year I get this plant to bloom, I pollinate it and collect the seeds. I set the seeds to grow by summer and by December I have blooms. This year I had two pots, but the first one bloomed while I was away on vacation. It also died of thirst while I was away. So no chance of survival there.
At least my second pot survived and is blooming now. But for whatever reason I have not gotten the flowers to produce pollen.
These have their anthers mature a day or two before their styles. So far I have not been able to get a good coating of pollen from the anthers. I hope I get some success.
 Seemania sylvatica by tindomul1of9, on Flickr
 Seemania sylvatica by tindomul1of9, on Flickr
__________________
"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
|
|
Post Thanks / Like - 5 Likes
|
|
|
|
|
03-01-2015, 02:58 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Zone: 7b
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,351
|
|
Wow! Very fetching! Lovely shots, too. Incredible intensity of color.
|
03-01-2015, 12:45 PM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Zone: 7b
Location: Queens, NY, & Madison County NC, US
Age: 44
Posts: 19,374
|
|
Thanks!! I do love the colour!
__________________
"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
|
03-01-2015, 12:51 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2014
Zone: 7b
Location: Zurich
Posts: 440
|
|
I have to try these. Love the color.
Just googled something that might help with the propagation
http://www.actahort.org/books/1000/1000_33.htm |
03-01-2015, 12:58 PM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Zone: 7b
Location: Queens, NY, & Madison County NC, US
Age: 44
Posts: 19,374
|
|
Sounds good actually. The mist chamber thing probably explains why this plant is growing like a weed in my terrarium.
__________________
"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
|
03-01-2015, 06:48 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2008
Zone: 9a
Location: Nor Cal
Posts: 26,634
|
|
Nice!
|
03-02-2015, 03:58 PM
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2011
Zone: 7b
Location: Manhattan, NY
Age: 40
Posts: 8,411
|
|
How lovely! They look like terra cotta rosebuds
|
03-02-2015, 04:47 PM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Zone: 7b
Location: Queens, NY, & Madison County NC, US
Age: 44
Posts: 19,374
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bud
How lovely! They look like terra cotta rosebuds
|
Never saw it that way. Thanks for commenting!
__________________
"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
|
03-02-2015, 05:50 PM
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2014
Zone: 6b
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 3,176
|
|
Oh yes, thought someone was posting roses. Stunning and hot-to trot!
|
04-05-2015, 10:44 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
Zone: 8a
Location: West Midlands, UK
Age: 49
Posts: 25,462
|
|
That's really cool!
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:03 PM.
|
Linear Mode
