tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172780875652379872024-02-19T07:35:31.671-06:00North Star African Violet Council Twin CitiesWelcome! Let's talk about all things relating to the growing, showing, hybridizing and appreciation of African violets and gesneriads. And while we're at it, anything else that's interesting about plants too!NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-58132090479480458392015-09-21T08:29:00.001-06:002016-02-08T09:33:46.864-06:00North Star Fall Show<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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FALL SHOW!<br />
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The North Star African Violet Council happily invites you to their AVSA Fall Show at Bachman's Garden Center 6010 Lyndale Ave. MPLS, MN. Saturday Oct. 1, 10:00 AM to 4 PM, and October 2, Noon to 4 PM.<br />
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Flowers, Fun and Friends!<br />
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There will be lots of sale plants and lovely violets to see!<br />
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Come and join us for a great plant weekend! Contact us at NSAVCTC@gmail.com or follow us on Facebook at North Star African Violet Council.</div>
NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-63609211917557757282015-06-06T09:10:00.001-06:002015-06-06T09:10:18.504-06:00Music Maker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Music Maker (10541) 04/09/2012 (P. Sorano/Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses)
Semidouble plum frilled star/pink fantasy. Dark green, plain, quilted.
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I really like this one... the spots are big and bright and the flowers are large! <br />
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A fun plant to grow and something different from the ones you see at the grocery store! Give this one a try. You can find it at Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouses.<br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-67662065218595113092015-04-23T17:07:00.001-06:002015-04-23T17:07:54.724-06:00Walter says.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Walter says, "DON'T MISS THE SPRING SHOW!"<br />
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The AVSM (African Violet Society of Minnesota) is putting on its Spring Show at the <span style="color: #674ea7;">Northtown Mall<br />398 Northtown Dr<br />Blaine, MN </span><br />
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The AVSA show and sale start Friday morning at 10:00 am.<br />
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The show is April 24-25, 2015 in the Northtown mall by the Best Buy store foyer. <br />
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The North Star African Violet Council is now on Facebook!!!! Please come on by and check out our community page! Just search North Star African Violet Council and then hit "like" for our page!<br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-30465401502527624872015-03-03T10:23:00.000-06:002015-04-23T16:57:44.789-06:00Now on Facebook and Twitter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are hitting the modern age! We are now on <span style="color: red;">Twitter</span> NSAVCTC @NSAVCTC and on <span style="color: red;">Face Book </span>at <span style="color: magenta;">North Star African Violet Council </span>a community page for everyone interested in African violets and other fun things!<br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-36100691301222856382015-03-03T10:18:00.002-06:002015-03-03T10:19:51.647-06:00Blooming Too Soon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sometimes violets will not automatically bow to your wishes and bloom precisely on time for the big show.<br />
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Here is one thing that might slow down a plant that will be in bloom before you wish it to be. This crafty grower put the plant on the basement floor, which is cooler than on the shelves, and not directly under the lights on the stands. You can see the stands to either side of this shot.<br />
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Sometimes this will slow the plant down so you will get just the perfect blooms on the days you were hoping for. Other growers turn off lights, or severely reduce the number of hours of light the plants are getting, and some even put them in a dark closet for a few days.<br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-18280974776075105362014-12-30T09:18:00.000-06:002014-12-30T09:27:28.159-06:00Day Brighteners<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These ought to brighten up a cold morning!<br />
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Janice O, sent these photos of some stunningly lovely variegated plants.<br />
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Both of these are "oldies but goodies" as the saying goes. Ness' Candy pink was hybridized by Minnesota hybridizer Don Ness in 1995.<br />
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This lovely plant by Delores Harrington, also from Minnesota, was hybridized in 1998.<br />
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The variegation on each is striking and the flowers are really complementary with the leaf color.<br />
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I should mention that Janice grew these for a fall show. It's sometimes hard to get good looking variegated plants over a hot summer and keep the variegation as nice and evenly colored. In warm weather, variegated African violets may start growing new leaves that are less variegated or even totally green. Not all variegation is affected by temperature but most seems to be. Once a leaf starts to grow, it will keep the patterning that is on that particular leaf throughout it's little leafy-life. A particular single leaf does not change its appearance. The plant produces leaves and grows (hopefully) continuously and the look and color is reflected in the plant as a whole. So, variegated varieties of plants that grow in cooler circumstances tend to have coloration that displays the variegation more than ones that are grown in warmer circumstances.<br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-62512972512650233612014-12-06T08:42:00.000-06:002014-12-06T08:42:31.518-06:00More Bloom Stem Fun, or Genetic Accident in a "Never Floris"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The previous post was about propagating more plants using a bloom stem.<br />
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This plant's version of trying it out is unique to me, but I found a plant that did the job for itself.<br />
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This is a very quirky African violet named 'Never Floris'. It never blooms, the buds form and stay that way permanently.<br />
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The first picture shows one of these stems which are quite long. The tweezers is pointing it out for you. The buds apparently didn't form but it made it's own "baby" on the top of the bloom stem.<br />
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I've pulled one off to show you how large this thing really is. It's a fully formed small plant with an incredibly long stem.<br />
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Very weird.<br />
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This shot from above shows that the main plant has 6 or more of these little plants forming the crown of the plant. The true "crown" of newly growing leaves was overcome or shaded out and is now dead. This is what is left.<br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-4215434507193745962014-11-17T10:37:00.000-06:002014-11-17T10:37:02.787-06:00How to propagate by using a bloom stem<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So.... You may have heard that you can propagate an African violet by using a bloom stem.<br />
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Sometimes this is important to you because certain varieties of African violets do not "come true" or reproduce the same sort of flower if you simply reproduce another plant by rooting a leaf. Chimeras are one type of plant you must either take a sucker from OR start a bloom stem if you want the flowers to have the typical two color or striped pinwheel pattern on them.<br />
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To begin, you must put the name of the plant on the pot with permanent marker. No one remembers what that little thing in the unnamed pot is a couple of months down the road. PUT IT'S NAME ON THE POT!<br />
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Here you see some bloom stems just taken off the plant with the spent flowers still attached.<br />
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Next you see that the spent flowers are trimmed off and the broken bent stem is trimmed so there is a fresh cut on the bottom of it.<br />
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There is still a little flower bud on the lowest one.... that should be taken off too. The stem needs to use it's energy on making roots and not trying to open that flower.<br />
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The topmost stem has larger "leaves" on it. The bloom stems that work the best are the ones that have the biggest "leaves" on them because they catch the most light and photosynthesize for the stem. Some varieties of violets produce bloom stems (or peduncles) that have larger green appendages ("leaves") and some produce ones that are almost nonexistent. Now, after the stems are in the soil, you water the pot and keep the pot moist but not soaking wet. Covering with a loose Baggie or a dome keeps up humidity. Many people prefer keeping newly starting plants covered till the new "babies" are 1/2 to 1" tall.<br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-65475130537989476582014-11-10T17:03:00.004-06:002014-11-10T17:12:05.647-06:00Bubble Gum Charm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Bubble Gum Charm</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Large, single, creamy light pink stars, shimmer and boast darker pink edges, that are also outlined with darker pink flecks. Flowers stand proudly above the large growing, medium green, tailored foliage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am a big fan of this particular violet. It's got the greatest color combination and it lays very flat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also notice, the petals are fused until just near the outer edge of the flower, making a saucer shape. Not all violets are like that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Even the flowers have the "hair" on them?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a fading blossom but pretty anyway. The flowers last a long time and are nicely large.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It puts on a good show!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I can't help but love that you can see some of the pollen on the exterior of the anthers. Also you can see some of the "shimmer" or sparkle of the flower. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I know you want one! Lyndon Lyons is one of the vendors that carries this variety.</span><br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-24947629443242071142014-10-03T18:48:00.002-06:002014-10-03T18:48:17.341-06:00Show at Bachman's Tomorrow and Sunday!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's Show Time again! The North Star African Violet Council is having their fall show at Bachman's Garden Center on Lyndale in the Heritage Room!<br />
That's in Minneapolis on 60th and Lyndale Ave.<br />
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Loooookie loo at the pretty plants! <br />
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We've got lots of pretty violets to see and for sale.<br />
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Come on down and visit. The store is also having their Gathering of Friends Antique sale too. Something for everyone!<br />
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A couple of pretty plants here. This is a chimera and edged. Wow.<br />
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I must have liked chimeras today. But another pinwheel with an edge. Nice flower for a cold and windy day.<br />
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The winner's table with the best plants, designs and gesneriads from the show.<br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-38806137576324958622014-03-10T08:46:00.000-06:002014-03-10T08:46:00.527-06:00Upcoming Shows!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Just a little bloom to help you THINK SPRING!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are two upcoming shows in the Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota area in about a month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The AVSM show April 11-12, 2014 at the Har Mar Mall. Look for us at a new location down toward Staples!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Twin Cities Gesneriad Society show is also coming up on April 26-27, 2014 at the Bachman's on Lyndale in the Heritage room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Plants, plants, plants..... Join us at both shows and then prepare yourselves for the National Orchid Society show which will be hosted in the Twin Cities this year the weekend after the Gesneriad show! It's a great spring for plant lovers!</span><br />
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The North Star African Violet Council is having their annual fall show and plant sale at Bachman's on Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN on Saturday October 5, and Sunday October 6, 2013.<br />
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Hours are Saturday 9 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 4 pm.<br />
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Come and get out of the rain! Violet fun for everyone!<br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-28945310195209288282013-08-22T07:56:00.002-06:002013-08-22T07:56:45.389-06:00State Fair Show 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"> It's State Fair time again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Enjoy some pix of the African violet show in the Horticulture Building now showing Thurs. and Friday August 22-23, 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> AVSA table....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Some pretty plants!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Congratulations to all!</span><br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-51827216489541756972013-01-18T09:34:00.002-06:002013-01-18T09:34:31.591-06:00African violet 'Irish Laughter', 'Splatter Kake'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Just a quick update to tell you we're back. Between some trouble with the Google blogs and a little trouble with photos to post it's been a while. Sorry<br />
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But now! Let's have some more African violet fun!<br />
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This is 'Irish Laughter'. I've always been a big fan of the green flowers and this one has it all!<br />
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It's got the really nicely frilled double flowers, with a wavy edge of bright green! It's also got lots of blooms even when the plant is relatively small.<br />
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My grandma was going to violet meetings in the 60's and 70's when they were just dreaming of green blooms. It was one of her biggest wishes to get a hold of one something like this.<br />
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This one is in a pot that says 'Arctic Frost'... haha. Someone has been mixing up the labels again and I'm going to blame the cats.<br />
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Nonetheless, it's bright and pretty in the middle of a cold day in winter.<br />
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I only had two of the aging blooms of 'Splatter Kake' left but I like to think this has all the mutations anyone would ever want. The Geneva edge, the fantasy speckles, the star shaped bloom etc.<br />
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It's hybridized by Bann, a Minnesotan too! Not bad eh?<br />
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NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-82973756956076976362012-10-06T06:17:00.001-06:002013-01-18T09:09:19.826-06:00SHOW!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Fall SHOW and sale at Bachman's on Lyndale, MPLS today from 9:00am to 5:00 pm and Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.<br />
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Come on down and see the really great looking violets and Gesneriads and check out the sale table! Lot's to choose from, especially the semi-minis and minis!</div>
NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-74722049163258360772012-08-19T10:04:00.003-06:002012-08-19T10:04:52.752-06:00Commuity Education!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well.... we've got a Gesneriad and African violet related community education class coming up in October!<br />
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This will be a grand experiment to see if we get enough interested people to have the class take place, but it's the first step to seeing if this works!<br />
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The North Star African Violet Council and all the violet folks in Minnesota would like to extend their most enthusiastic CONGRATULATIONS to Kathy Lahti for winning BEST IN SHOW at the AVSA Annual Convention 2012!!!!<br />
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Kathy won with African violet 'Eternal Orbit'.<br />
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Not only are Kathy's plants excellently grown but I'm always amazed that you can travel for hundreds of miles with a plant like this that is so perfect and get it to the show looking like this!<br />
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Congrats!<br />
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Saw this the other day and I was chuckling. I've heard over and over you don't want the parent leaf to use all of its energy growing, you want it to use the time to make roots and babies.<br />
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This leaf started out as a normal size leaf less than three inches across. It's petiole was also a normal size roughly 1/8 inch is diameter. It got stuck into a solo cup and tucked into the back of a prop box.<br />
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It came out of the prop box because it was overtaking it's neighbors!!!! I think it was trying to eat them or something.<br />
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It's over 7 inches across the leaf and the petiole is over a half inch in diameter. Wow. Now we'll see if it starts to put up some babies. Maybe they will be mutant extra large or something!<br />
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Now here's something you don't see everyday on your average Streptocarpus! It's got a stem. Streptocarpus usually do not have stems that are visible above the ground and are referred to as 'acaulescent'. <br />
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Here we've got the little stem with leaves planted in a Solo cup with some soil mix. Let's hope it roots and we can see what becomes of this rather interesting offshoot.<br />
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Streptocarpus are a fiberous rooted member of the Gesneriad family. They usually reproduce by rather conventional means such as seeds and the occasional leaf cutting. But here are two very different methods that the strep has chosen to ensure that it's DNA isn't lost. In the first photo a very distressed strep is trying to think of anything it can to keep alive. You can see from the poor leaf quality and the darkened base that this plant was probably severely over watered and was just hanging on by a thread.You will note in the above photo that the center leaf is starting to produce new leaves. These are NOT flower buds. Normally, a strep will make a row of buds running up the leaf starting at the base, but these are new leaves trying to form. The front leaf to the left side of center has more of the baby leaves that are a bit larger. It's definitely a last ditch effort to reproduce before dying.<br />
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This photo also shows an unusual method for a strep to reproduce, but it's the opposite of the top photo. It's living conditions are so very favorable that it's sending out babies along the roots that were in the wick-watering pot. In this case, the plant is already doing so well it's figuring that it should just keep on sending out bits of itself to grow since it's life is so easy and everything is provided.<br />
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It would be an interesting experiment to see if the baby plants along the roots were able to be potted up. As far as I know it wasn't tried with this plant. Thanks to Sharon for providing this happy plant for us to look at!<br />
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Comments???? Leave some, it makes us happy.</div>NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-8734973973911876642012-01-13T09:38:00.000-06:002012-01-13T09:38:09.289-06:00Streptocarpus! By Neil's Streps and Others!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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WOW!!!!!!!<br />
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Here's a post for everyone needing a little color in January!<br />
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My first entry is a soothing blue flower called Inky Frills. The center throat lines are nearly black and the contrast is amazing.<br />
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This is one from Neil's Streps. It's Neil's Maverick. It's personally one of my favorites with the really fuchsia coloration in the lower three petals and the veining and the ruffles in the upper petals.<br />
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It was a very happy hybridizer's day when this one bloomed for the first time! An excellent plant and great color.<br />
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Another offering from Neil's Streps. This is Neil's Darkest Night. It appears a bit light in this photo but when you are looking at this picture the bottom flower shows a more representative look at what the flowers look like in general. Very velvety and dark.<br />
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This is Silvia! For the longest time it was quite rare to see yellow in a strep flower. This one has a dynamic contrast between the bright, sunshine yellow and the upper purple petals. It makes a very good show plant!<br />
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This is Neil's Requiem.<br />
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Another bright fantasy bloom with good color contrast and large blooms.<br />
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This is Neil's Blizzard. As I'm typing this this morning, I'm seeing it snowing and slowly covering the neighbor's yard. Not quite a blizzard, but I like looking at this much better!<br />
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A very lovely flower with a soft blend of pastel colors.<br />
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Ok, WAKE UP NOW!<br />
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This is Hot Time Tonight! There isn't much more to day except WOW.<br />
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A very bright and cheerful fuchsia, another one of my favorites.<br />
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This is Azure Giant. The flowers are FOUR inches across and wildly huge. It's a Dave Thompson offering. The photos don't give you a notion of the size of the flower until you scroll down a little further and check out this next one......... <br />
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Which is Azure Giant next to one of Dale Martens' recent introductions called Heartland's Baby Starfish. The size difference is startling to say the least. <br />
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This is my personal favorite flower amongst all the lovely flowers. This is Stroke of Luck. This flower has an incredible dusty purple/blue veining that simply jumps off of the bright white background. The hint of yellow at the center sets off the colors even more. This one is a must have in my humble opinion!!!!!<br />
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And finally, here's Neil's Plum Puddin. A very pretty plum color plant that produces a heavy bloom count.<br />
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All of our day-brightening blooms come from our friend Sharon - who is the lucky one. She gets to see all these incredible plants every day.<br />
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Streps like the cooler weather and sometimes bloom their best when kept slightly cooler than normal house temps.<br />
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Thanks again, to Sharon for sharing these lovely blooms!</div>NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-13474292560081517972012-01-05T11:35:00.003-06:002012-01-05T11:35:58.097-06:00Saintpaulia Hybrid Roots, A Look at What's Under the Soil.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A young Ness' Crinkle Blue suffered for this post. Here are some of it's roots washed off for the most part and exposed for your viewing enjoyment!<br />
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The following photos are somewhat similar but interesting in that you usually don't get to see how the roots of your plant branch and attach themselves into the soil. <br />
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Wikipedia describes the basics of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root">roots</a> in their article, which is one of many about the subject.<br />
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Roots preform a multitude of tasks for the plant including: "The four major functions of roots which are 1) absorption of water and
inorganic nutrients, 2) anchoring of the plant body to the ground and 3)
storage of food and nutrients and 4) to prevent soil erosion."<br />
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Here is a root hair, which is also like the hair that sometimes occur on plant leaves. It's function is to increase the surface area of the roots for nutrient absorption.<br />
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The roots grow from the tips, or the region known as the apical meristem. It elongates the root. Wikianswers describes it thusly: "An apical meristem is of each root tip a dividing zone that forms new
cells in two directions. The meristem produces new cells in front of
itself that become a loose fitting rootcap. Layers of cells in this cap
are continually brushed off as the root elongates between soil
particles. The cap is perpetually renewed by tiers old cells being formed
and pushed down from the meristem.<br />
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Another shot of the cool root hair which are usually single cells that become elongated and rarely branched.<br />
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Here is the transition between the roots and the stem.<br />
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And finally, where the nutrients and water go after they are extracted from the soil.<br />
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At first glance most people would be pretty happy to have this violet on the coffee table. It's got nice shiny leaves and plenty of flowers. But, after a closer inspection, you'll see that there are a few grooming needs that will make this violet much more attractive and improve it's growth and overall health in time.<br />
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I'm going to say right now that for a serious violet grower/shower this plant would never have made it onto their shelves for starters and if such a plant was in their collection they would strip it down to about three leaves and start it all over again. This tutorial is for the person who doesn't want to start their plant all over again but just wants to spruce it up and see that it's healthy and will continue to provide pretty bloom and enjoyment at home for a long time to come.<br />
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When you peak under the leaves you see all sorts of tiny (baby) leaves. Ideally, a violet should have the largest of its leaves in the outer most row and then have them decrease proportionally with the smallest leaves in the center.<br />
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In the very center of this picture besides the small leaves you will note the two leaves that are close together <u>but not in the center</u>. This is called a sucker and needs to be removed so that the parent plant will not create a twin plant side by side and ruin the round "rosette" shape that violets are grown for. This is the very start of another new plant.<br />
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Here you see some spent blossoms that are dead. It's a must to remove these and keep your violet clean so that bugs and pests don't have a place to hide and make your plant sick over time.<br />
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Besides, fresh flowers are lovely to look at, dead ones just look like the plant is neglected.<br />
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You can see some of the larger leaves twisting and bending instead of being straight. This problem is a little harder to fix but there are things to try besides taking off that outer leaf.<br />
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Ideally, these twisted leaves probably be removed but sometimes you really don't want to make your plant into a tiny "starter plant" because it's looking good otherwise. So... you can try gently moving the leaf into the position you want it to be in and inserting a straw, coffee stir stick or toothpick next to the leaf stem and holding it in the place that you wish it to grow.<br />
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If you look closely you will see that the main stem of this violet is not in the center of it's pot. This won't hurt the plant persay, but it looks so much better if you have it centered.<br />
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Take the plant gently out of it's pot, loosen a little of the dirt in the root ball and place the violet back in the center, filling in any extra soil you might need to fill the pot again properly.<br />
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Here's the plant with some of the extra leaves removed and the dead flowers taken off. There are gaps and holes where leaves should go but with time and placing the plant in even lighting these issues will right themselves for the most part.<br />
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You can see the stake moving one of the rouge leaves into a more desirable position. A couple more well placed sticks and soon the violet will be much more symmetrical. Remember to occasionally turn the violet so that it gets the same light on all sides and doesn't tend to grow to one side like this one did.<br />
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This violet also shows that it perhaps had a little less light than is optimal, the petioles (stems) of the leaves are longer than they could be. More light will make them grow shorter and make the plant appear rounder.<br />
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By taking the time to tend to your violet now and then, you get a plant that uses it's energy to grow proportionally, bloom more regularly and make a more pleasing display. It' well worth the effort!<br />
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We'll see if our grooming helps this plant make some pleasant improvements in a few weeks. Stay tuned for future photos.....<br />
Comments??? Questions??? Disagree???? Tap the comment button and let's hear what you wish to tell us!NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-42250690450867071142011-11-27T17:44:00.001-06:002011-11-27T17:49:30.230-06:00What's Bloomin' Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Isn't this a pretty bloom? This is Saintpaulia 'Amy Lackner'. Amy is a member of the AVSM and long time grower and this plant was named after her. <br />
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This is 'Emerald City'. It's a nice chimera with a delicate blue streek with the green highlights. <br />
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This is a Chirita tamiana. It's a really pretty little plant that is about the size of a semi miniature with the blooms that stand up above the foliage. It's an easy plant to grow.<br />
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How about this one? A Streptocarpus that was unnamed but looks a whole lot like 'Purple Panda'. Really eye catching with the clear white upper petals with just a hint of webbing on the tips.NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217278087565237987.post-75609868565048329362011-11-27T17:35:00.001-06:002011-11-27T17:42:00.005-06:00A Domed Terrarium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found the big bubble-bowl terrarium up on the shelf and thought that it was a great day to think about making a terrarium.<br />
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It's cold outside, gray and cloudy... what better activity than putting together a little something for the show.<br />
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It turns out that finding just the right materials that fit into the bowl purr-fectly, getting something that doesn't mind the humidity is all part of the art of design.<br />
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This display won a best container garden ribbon!!!!<br />
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The trouble with this terrarium though is it seems cranky. When I tried to move it to the shelf, it protests. I tied to slide it to the end of the work table so I could continue to work on other projects and it makes funny noises. Apparently, it demands to take up the exact center of the work space so that it's visible from all angles. *Sigh.NSAVC Twin Citieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860230040628977898noreply@blogger.com0