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Sat, Feb 9, 13 at 3:07
| Has anyone had their 'Playful Spectrum' develop a mind of its own? Every time mine blooms, the color is different. I love this variety, free-blooming and foliage that shapes itself nicely; I just never know what to expect, color-wise. Anyone else have this experience? Linda |
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RE: Playful Spectrum
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| Yup ... It's not very stable. I wasn't thrilled about mine. |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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| I guess it's just living up to its name. :) |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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| I never had one that stayed true to its description. |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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If you get lucky and see somebody showing PS with good
colors - try to get a starter from this person. Generally - this one needs to be propagated from suckers, not leaves - and if you put a leaf - keep all your babies to choose the best. irina |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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| Hello Irina, May I know if playful spectrum is actually a class of av or a particular named av ? |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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| Playful Spectrum is the name of a variety of African Violet. It is not a class. Linda |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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Irina,
If I kept all my babies from a leaf to choose the best, is there a time period to wait to see if it will keep blooming true? The plant I have is a couple of years old and, at first, it bloomed as it should and then it went off on its own. Also, if I were to take a sucker from this plant, as it was originally blooming true, would it be likely to bloom true or revert?
Linda |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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| Hi Linda, Thank you :) that's so interesting. Does this mean the playful spectrum has many many spots then? Ben |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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Ben,
Here is the official description of Play Spectrum: Playful Spectrum (P. Sorano) Single-semidouble white fluted star/blue fantasy, wide lavender-pink band. Medium green. Standard. The first picturebelow is what the plant should look like..
The second picture is the same plant in a different bloom cycle. See how some of the blooms have changed?
My P.S. is now blooming all pink. The plant is genetically unstable which is frustrating to some who want the plant to be exactly what it is supposed to be and very exciting for others.who enjoy the fun of waiting to see what color it will revert to this time!
If you google P.S. images, you will see many color variations of the same variety. Linda |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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| Note how some blooms are the original color and some have changed due to genetic instability. Growing conditions are an influence as well. |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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Ben,
Check this out. Linda |
Here is a link that might be useful: AVSE Forum
RE: Playful Spectrum
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Wow !! Thanks Linda!!! It's soon amazing!!! How I wish I could have one of it hahhaaaa!! Amazing amazing!
I am now setting up some light stand using LED. Hope to start a three next month when I am ready Ben |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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Linda - if your first -second blooms look right on a young plant - keep it. Usually the older tired plants - even matching the description in the very beginning - start sporting after a year year and half. If you see it is sporting- you can sometimes lop the sporting top - and the suckers undel will have a chance to come right - or take an older leaf which produced a flower that bloomed true - and put it down.
The changes in blossoms match to changes in a stem tissue - so if you manage to produce progeny form the older part of stem you will recover the true blooming plant material. |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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Thanks Irina. It sounds like a fun experiment: I might try removing the crown as well as taking a few older leaves and see what happens.
Linda |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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Irina,
Just a thought: if one wanted to have a Playful Spectrum which bloomed true in their collection at all times, you would have to continually take leaves (or suckers) and start them to ensure this? Is it just taken for granted that P.S. will always sport?
Linda |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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| Suckers. I would take suckers all the time and root them - it is good plant to have and to share. Same is with Chimeras - I would never kill a sucker of it - I will wait until it is big enough to be rooted. It is a good idea not to keep plants over 1.5-2 years old. You can top it and reroot the crown - or restart from a leaf. They just do not bloom that well and susceptible to rot, sporting and they look tired. I. |
RE: Playful Spectrum
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| All varieties or just Playful Spectrum? |
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