June 2006 Photo Competition DISCUSSION thread

Sorry, I got caught in a chat thread in the photo section too and, besides that, was looking at the wrong photo when I made my comments! It must be the heat!

MF, any luck on discovering what the cascading flowers are yet?

BM, my Rhapsody in Blue can't compete with yours! I've had one flush of flowers so far, dead-headed it and now there's not much but some new growth from the bottom. Mine's about 1 metre tall now and I'm training it against a trellis. Any tips?

 

? I do nothing to it except spraying in march/april, feeding and then good summer watering. It is a pretty self sufficient variety. And I never prune it below 3 foot.

 

I've done that too LoL, can't blame it on the heat(yet) temps of 28-30c on the way except here on the coast, but I work in temps of 30 upwards in the glasshouse most of the day so I don't mind either way.

 

Whew .. big weekend ahead folks. Besides the England v Portugal (and before anyone asks, I'm from Wales and t'other half is American) so we're not saying anything ...

Can't wait to judge the competition .. but gosh, what competition there is ...

Speak to you over the weekend guys .. and good luck to ALL of us who have entered the photo competition.

 

Just for the record MF, I think strongy is right about your Kalanchoe.
L of L, as for the Brug, its growing in full shade, I'm told by other growers that it wont flower in heat or full sun, even in the UK.
So you would probably struggle in the summer, it would perhaps be good for you in winter.
I grew mine from seed last year, but it has the habit of wanting to flower in late autumn, ideal for you but a real problem for me.

 

Funny thing, Pete, you see these things growing here on the roadside with no hope of water and in full flower ... that's what we don't understand. Now that we've moved our two into filtered shade they are doing great. I can't even imagine doing them from seed ... well done!

 

Is that the sanguinea, or brugs in general.

 

God, no, not the red ones ... I've never seen one in real! No, it's the "white" (they're really crean coloured aren't they?) you see nilly-willy here and there.

Assume you get seeds from the pods? Any going on the red?

 

If I get any their yours.
A datura that I think would do well for you is metaloidies I think its called inoxia now, it grows along the ground with flowers facing upwards.
Has a nice evening scent and loves heat, comes from SW USA deserts, I have real trouble overwintering it.
The sanguinea is a distinct type, and does seem to require different growing conditions to most.

 

Ah, yes, had that one a couple of years ago, a purple and white frilly one that t'other half called "the knickers", wonder why? It was a beauty, unfortunately they are the short-lived "real" Daturas, only two years here, very, very pretty though.

 

http://www.cambridge2000.com/gallery/html/P4114564e.html
Have a look MF, its similar.

 

Marley Farley I asked your members last year what this was called as It is growing all over my greenhouse. Have just cut all plants back and repotted mine. http://www.cambridge2000.com/galleryhtmlp7046972ehtm.
Hope I have copied this correctly if not let me know The Name was 'Harmsii' Echeveria