Clianthus surprise

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  1. sal73

    sal73 Total Gardener

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    Last year I went to New Zealand on Holiday
    and while i was there I`ve been collecting seeds and seedling
    remembering of Longk asked me to find him few seeds of Clianthus
    I went with my aunty on a near by road side where clianthus was growing
    managed to find very few seeds and a small seedling for myself
    more then a year late , the clianthus has finally flowered and with a
    strange surprise... it wasn`t the one I was expecting ... I was actually disapponted with the color , but the more I look at it and the more I love it
    no red , no white ... but a pink flamengo

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      Great result Sal, and good growing too!

      Mine bloomed its heart out this year.................
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      Better still, I got the white form a few weeks ago so next spring should be excellent!
       
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        should I try to propagate and have one of your red version? ;)

        as far as you know do you recon will they produce seeds ?
         
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        I got seeds from mine last year. I'll start them off in the next week as I recall Kristen wanted one too.
         
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