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Sat, Sep 15, 12 at 22:13
| I put a pic in my other thread but it is a long thread and I thought this pic was worth its own thread.
I noticed a seed pod on a desert rose in early August 2011. By mid-October I had seedlings. Now my first has bloomed and its RED!!!!!! Ain't she pretty? Luckily I was able to save her from an oleander catepillar attack. Boy can those critters eat fast! |
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| VERY Pretty...Congrats!! |
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- Posted by yumtomatoes 10a/FLA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 16, 12 at 11:14
| Thanks!!! |
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| Oh Yum that is breathtaking! Is that a rare color in DR's? My seedling gave me a pretty pink bloom, but I've learned that pink is the common color. What color is the parent plant? Susie |
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- Posted by yumtomatoes 10a/FLA (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 14:28
| Hi Susie - Thanks! I think it is not very common to get a red desert rose from seed. Most seedlings produce pink flowers. The parent plant was had red flowers and was grown from a cutting, so its caudex is not as impressive as those that are grafted or grown from seed. I am so excited to have a red one grown from seed! |
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- Posted by goldenpond (Vero.Beach FL 9b) (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 16:33
| awesome |
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| Very nice Yum, you've done well! What soil mix are you using and how have you been fertilizing? Whatever you're doing is certainly right ;-) Tom |
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