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05-16-2011, 07:27 PM
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C violacea - Awards & AQ
Lots of C. violaceas are blooming now. They bloom now, in summer & sometimes in the fall, depending on how often they initiate new canes.
The first photo shows a cluster of assorted colors from one cross. About half of the plants were blooming at that time. The rest opened a few days later, but there were too many to photograph meaningfully in a group.
The other photos show closeups of individual flowers. We sent in a group of plants & received 2 AM/AOS awards & an AQ (award of quality) for the cross. My friend in Japan made the cross & was credited as the hybridizer. We grew the plants from flasks, bloomed them & received credit as the growers.
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cday2inflorida, dounoharm, nenella, P&S, RosieC, Lady_Vamp, Eyebabe, Kimbubbley, Cavs n' Orchids, Merlyn, Vanda lover, tucker85, kavanaru liked this post
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05-16-2011, 07:33 PM
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Gorgeous! Congratulations and great growing! Another one for my wish list.
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05-16-2011, 08:27 PM
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Holy crap Harry, send some of whatever you're putting in the water out there my way!
OUTSTANDING!!!
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05-16-2011, 09:07 PM
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They're all gorgeous, but the 4th one..WOW!
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05-16-2011, 11:05 PM
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HOLY MOLY!  those are stunning! amazing color! |
05-16-2011, 11:21 PM
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How long did it take from flask to bloom? They seem to be hard to find here in canada.
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05-17-2011, 02:27 AM
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Silken.
They went into 5" pots in July 09. The first batch bloomed late April 2010, more in June & July 2010. Some of the current blooms are 3rd blooms, others are first blooms.
About 6 months in cp, over 1 year in 2-1/4" pots & over 1 year in 5". So, probably about 3 to 3-1/2 years from flask. I've made follow up crosses, to improve the flower colors, patterns & shapes. Now that I see the likely results, I'll push those along even faster.
In Saskatchewan, you would probably need to add about 2-1/2 to 3 years from flask. (I visited Saskatoon years ago & it's pretty cold there).
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05-17-2011, 05:21 AM
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Great job of growing. Congratulations on the awards. Are any of the awarded plants in the photos you posted?
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05-17-2011, 06:20 AM
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05-17-2011, 11:06 AM
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OMG! I'm speechless!
Kim
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