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Jun 7, 2010 8:37 AM CST
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Name: Pheadra
Southwest GA
It doesn't have to be a Coleus just anything that you had to have?

So far this season I have found 2..
Curly Splash .. love this one can't wait for it too get bigger..


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Jun 7, 2010 8:38 AM CST
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Name: Pheadra
Southwest GA
And this little gem from Home depot.

No id but I love the color..

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Jun 7, 2010 9:05 PM CST
Name: Sidney McCollum
Okeechobee, Fl (Zone 10a)
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Can't make up my mind yet, But I'll get back to you.
How are you doing?
Follow the Drs instructions!
Sidney
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Jun 7, 2010 11:52 PM CST
Name: Patty Hughes
Portland, Texas
My latest is Hibiscus 'Stolen Kiss'. Just bought it on Sunday and got up Monday morning to its FFO on Monday morning. I am in love . . . . .

Patty

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Jun 9, 2010 4:03 AM CST
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Name: Pheadra
Southwest GA
OHH! I love that!! Now I have nursery envy. Hurray!
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Jun 9, 2010 7:37 AM CST
Name: Sidney McCollum
Okeechobee, Fl (Zone 10a)
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Wow Patty, that is beautiful.
Sidney
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Jun 13, 2010 10:39 PM CST
Name: Judy
central Md
New tuberous begonia. Here it is paired with coleus Merlot

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Jun 13, 2010 10:44 PM CST
Name: Sidney McCollum
Okeechobee, Fl (Zone 10a)
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Love the Begonia and the combo. It almost looks like Fishnet Stockings.
Sidney
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Jun 16, 2010 5:39 PM CST
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cut Flowers Winter Sowing Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Echinacea
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This one has real potential of being a new favorite. Echinacea hot papaya:

Karen

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Jun 23, 2010 10:24 AM CST
Name: Sidney McCollum
Okeechobee, Fl (Zone 10a)
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Here are my new Gebharts goodies.


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Jun 23, 2010 10:27 AM CST
Name: Sidney McCollum
Okeechobee, Fl (Zone 10a)
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And

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Jun 23, 2010 10:37 AM CST
Name: Sidney McCollum
Okeechobee, Fl (Zone 10a)
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Love these,

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Jun 23, 2010 11:40 AM CST
Name: Sidney McCollum
Okeechobee, Fl (Zone 10a)
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Karen,
Just wanted to say how pretty the Echinacea hot papaya is especially against the white flowers.
Here is the last of Gebharts.
Sidney

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Jun 29, 2010 6:38 PM CST

my ae ae musa

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Jun 29, 2010 9:20 PM CST
Name: Cindi
Wichita, Kansas (Zone 7a)
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Oh Tobee, where did you get the ae ae? Wow that is beautiful.
I bought a Hot papaya echinacea a few weeks ago after seeing a huge clump blooming in Pennsylvania. It was stunning.
i was happiest to get some of the new hydrangaes this year, but sad now because in the heat they just wilt and wilt. Can't get them enough water to keep them happy.
And my new Bloomerang lilac isn't blooming. Don't know how old it has to be to bloom.
cindi
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Jun 30, 2010 5:37 AM CST

morning cindi,

i had it sent in from thailand ...although someone told me someone had a clump...now that's right a "CLUMP" of them in tampa fl!! i would love to see that!!

i also got this very rare ginger...........doesn't look like much yet.......OK...........(don't say a word anyone about the davesgarden ginger caper) this is an extemely rare ginger one of only three that give actual fruit.....i didn't know what it was until a ginger grower just id it for me. a friend of mine, who has a rare tropical nursery insisted i took TWO...but i gave one to a friend that is a ginger freak....anyway...this is how it was described to me.

"VARIEGATED VANILLA ORCHID - VANILLA PLANIFOLIA VAR.
Vanilla planifolia VARIEGATA
RARE ** VARIEGATED VANILLA ORCHID – VANILLA PLANIFOLIA VAR. NATIVE TO MEXICO – WAS USED BY THE AZTECS. PRODUCES ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST EXPENSIVE SPICE ( NEXT TO SAFFRON & CARDAMOM) VANILLA ORCHID GROWN AS A VINE AND CAN REACH LENGHT OF 70-100FT. IN TROPICAL CLIMATES. IT CLINGS TO TREES. IN CULTIVATION IT IS MOSTLY GROWN ON POLE FOR SUPPORT. - THERE ARE AROUND 50 SPECIES OF VANILLA, BUT ONLY THREE ARE USED FOR FLAVORING. V. PLANIFOLIA , ALSO KNOWN AS V. FRAGRANS PRODUCES THE BEST FLAVOR. IT IS VERY EASY TO GROW- NEEDS VERY BRIGHT LIGHT ( BUT NO DIRECT SUN) TO BLOOM. NEEDS PLENTY OF WATER & LOVES HUMIDITY "....so i'm kinda excited!!

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Jun 30, 2010 5:46 AM CST
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cut Flowers Winter Sowing Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Echinacea
Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: Ohio Region: United States of America Butterflies Hummingbirder Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Cindi, hydrangeas don't need water every time they wilt. They're just wimps in the heat. When they get hot they whine and wilt, but even without water will perk up again when temps drop at night.

My hydrangeas do best with only a few hours of sun a day. Watering them more deeply but less often will encourage deeper rooting.

Karen

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Jun 30, 2010 9:22 PM CST
Name: Cindi
Wichita, Kansas (Zone 7a)
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Karen, thanks for the advice.
i just planted several last week, and we've had 30 mph winds every day. We're also very dry here--humidity most days is 30% or less. I planted them in filtered morning light in half soil, half peat moss, so I will try to withhold water for a few days to see if they do adjust. Our nights in the summer don't cool off much. We're at that point in the summer where we don't have dew in the morning. Your hydrangeas look lovely. My Annabelle, Endless Summers, Lady in Red, Quick Fire, Pinky Winky and Limelight from the last few years are doing ok. It's the poor Blushing Bride who has her pretty white blooms dragging in the dirt, and Invincible Spirit who is slinking along the ground that have me aggravated. The Twist and Shouts are half crispy too. Let's Dance pooped out. Oakleafs do ok here, and White Diamond and my new Deja Bloom seem to be holding up
without trouble. I think part of it is, they get shipped in from cool climates into our stores where they are mistreated and set out in the sun, so they start out unhappy before I even get them planted.
Sometimes I wonder why I keep buying plants that really aren't suited for my climate. Maybe it's the challenge. I will try weaning them off the water sooner. I do have really good soil and they should be able to put down some deeper roots.
That vanilla orchid is quite the find, Tobee. It's my fantasy to someday be able to travel and bring back supercool plants like that AeAe and orchids. I would be happy to travel and bring back photos even ! i don't think I've seen vanilla like yours even in a botanical garden. Wow!
Cindi
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Jul 8, 2010 3:40 PM CST

oppppppps...that's vanilla NOT ginger....but i also have a "rare" ginger...in bloom!! post some pix soon!
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Jul 12, 2010 9:13 AM CST
Name: Kay
Lincoln, Nebraska
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Hello, I was looking around for more Cubits, and thought I would pop in here. I seem to have gravitated toward Coleus in a big way this year. I have always grown some, but this year I just found them to be irresistable.
I have, ummm, 7 containers filled with Coleus.
my camera never does them justice, but here's a sample. Two have Electric Lime, and in the middle is Lemon Twist. they are with a mix of Moss Rose, Angelonia, Vinca, Portulaca, Sweet Potato Vine & Pentas

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