Southern Spirit Hunters
Gardening => Houseplants => Topic started by: barleychown on Apr 16, 2008, 07:54:53 PM
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I thought I'd start a thread for all of us to share our AV blooms together in one place.
Here's mine for today:
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Let's see yours! :dancingbunny:
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Ohhh very pretty. None of mine are in bloom right now.
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Jim bought me these just this past weekend. I love the colors....
Sarah, your purple one looks "rufflier" than mine... :grinnnn:
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Very pretty! I love that raspberry colored one! :Wow:
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wow barleychown pretty colors, I don't have that one. I do have the ones that look like yours Dianna. Maybe we are twinning up again lol. I also have some solid colored ones. Some have just finished blooming and some are just comming into bloom. When I get a pentium, I'll see about getting pictures. Either that or I'll take the pictures and see if I can borrow someones pentium to put them up on photobucket. Where there is a will there is a way lol.
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These are still blooming for me, too. They must have liked being moved from where they were at to a new spot... :wink5:
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While up in NC this past weekend, my daughter-in-law's grandfather showed me his AV. That thing was huge. I don't believe I have ever seen one that large! Very pretty color, too...
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Those sure are pretty. The look so fragile like something that would croak with me.
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:ThumbUp: So pretty you guys!!
I have had my violet for 2 months now, and when i bought it , it had no blooms and still doesnt.....what would you's suggest, since you obviously have the "green thumb" for violets :ThumbUp: :ThumbUp: :ThumbUp:
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Bonnie, AV's are stonger than you would think. You should try them!
Penny, the key to blooms is the right lighting, and the right food. Have you fed yours?
Here's a new one today:
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It has more of a purple blush to it than what shows in the pic.
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Hmmm, the light seems to be adequate, so what would i feed them Sarah?
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For now, and until the middle of June or so, I feed a bloom food at about 1/2 strength. Bloom food is sold where th emiracle grow is, and instead fo being something like 12-12-12, it is instead something like 12-55-7, bacause the middle number, the phosphates, is what induces blooms.
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wow dianna those are nice. Especially the third one. What a color. One of mine is blooming and I'm trying to find a place where it won't get sunburned. They sure are a low light plant in my apartment. Hopefully that will hold true in the new place.
Yesterday I went out and got some AV soil and two pots. Then I finally got up the gumption to divide the two baby ones. Hopefully they will survive my ham fisted gardening. I've got my fingers crossed.
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New blooms today!
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And, my favorite, with my finger for size comparison:
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Is that first one a true red? I've never seen that color AV. It is fantastic.
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It's as close to true red as I have seen. It's a very pretty color in person. :grinnnn:
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I have never seen a red AV before, Sarah. That is beautiful! :grinnnn:
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Well I think you have a real winner in that one. I'll be looking out to see if there is one that color in the stores for me to get. I'd ask for a cutting but I don't have any luck starting them.
I'm finding that in general I like the ruffled edged av's alittle more than the smooth edged. What about you?
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Well, I'm drawn to the violets with varigated leaves, and this one I have that is called "peppermint girl". She has very scalloped edges. :grinnnn:
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Guess what, Sarah! The Rob's Gunderoo that you sent me is blooming... :Yahoo:
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Dianna, he looks great! He must really like where you have him. :BigGrin:
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More great pics and thanks for the info Sarah.,
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My favorite purple ruffly edged AV has bloomed so I know it has forgiven me for leaving it outside for several days during the move. I never knew they could be so forgiving. I think where I have the others may be to dark. I think I'll move them to a new location and see how they do.