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| This is a seedling that I was out-voted on. My wife wouldn't let me throw it away.. I hate when she is around when I try to cull my seedlings. If she had her way, I wouldn't have any more room to continue my hobby. It is kind of growing on me, though, even if it will not behave and grow like I want it to. |
Image link: Misbehavin' seedling (40 k)
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| What an armful of blooms! Is it a trailer? i. |
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- Posted by greenthumbgardener Md7 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 12, 08 at 17:52
| Irina, If I had to choose a classification for it,I think that's what I'd call it. One of the grandparent's was a semi-miniature that tended to trail, but that trait never showed up until this bugger came along. Of course, I only keep about One or two seedlings out of each batch, so maybe it showed up, and I threw out the seedling before it fully developed. Bill |
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| Wow, that's the funnest plant I've seen in quite a while! I'm glad you kept it, looking at the picture made me smile! |
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| Bill - The leaves look like trailer's to me. They are skinnier and softer than the single crown plant leaves. Looks like there is more than saintpaulia ionantha in a pedigree (who knows what is in our pedigree 10 generations back - and 30 generations back - we all are relatives ;-)). And - why you kept only 1-2 seedlings? It should be really interesting to see more... Thank you - it is really a cheerful guy to look at. May be pain in you know what to shape... I cannot shape Candy Fountain - it always has a main crown and suckers to me, never 3 crowns. And if I top it - it dies. Thanks again - really made a Friday go faster! i. |
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| ::blink:: Hunh. And *why*, exactly, would you want to 'get rid of' (ie maim, murder, destroy) this gorgeous trailer? Granted, all the flowers on one - side? peduncle? is different... um, is that usual? Gobsmacked, Korina PS And *why* exactly, do you throw away perfectly good, if uninteresting (to you), plants? New homes could include: schools for class projects, nursing facilities for lonely, bored residents, your local club for beginners to practice on... |
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- Posted by greenthumbgardener Md7 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 19, 08 at 20:26
| Korina, I should have explained myself better as to how I cull my seedlings. I usually only keep about a dozen seedlings, because I also have many other plants . I give away all I can before I throw away the remainder. I also advertise on craigslist to give them away free for local pick up. One time, I gave over a hundred of them to my church, when my wife was helping to run a flea market there. |
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- Posted by gardenjunkie4life Z7 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 3, 09 at 7:32
| Do you have any seedlings that you would like to give away now? I am new to AV and would love to have anything you have extra of right now. I could provide postage. Thanks Janet |
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