I will start the month with an unnamed cross from Olaf.Thanks!
October Photos and Chit Chat
Gwen
Ozark Red Lightning
Happy Times
Heartlands Bonfire
Crystal Beauty
Optimara Yellowstone. Thanks Lane!
Have to look up.
Two-W Miss Jennie
Nematanthus Nervosa
Fall Fresco
Nice pictures, Lynn, and very nice plants.
Earle
Thanks Earle!
That turned out pretty, Lynn! Thanks for growing out the seedling. :)
And all your other pictures are just wonderful!
Nautilocalyx sp. 'Burle Marx'. Finally a flower that's not hidden among the foliage.
Sinningia eumorpha 'Saltao' x piresiana. Last flower for the season on this one. Goodbye Summer... :)
Nematanthus hybrid
Saintpaulia 'Cirelda'. First bud.
Sinningia 'Orange Zinger'. Buds, buds, buds... :)
Sinningia speciosa cv. One of my seedling that went dormant a few weeks ago and decided to resprout already.
Sinningia 'Amizade'. I'm in love with that fuzz. Thanks Lynn!
Great pictures Olaf! One of the flowers on your seedling fell off when I was taking the picture.It's so cute.
Can't wait to see all your buds open.
Funny thing about Amizade.When I first started growing it the fuzz was so thick I thought I had mealies LOL.
Lynn
A better picture of Happy Times
Country Tiger X self Thanks Olaf!
Awesome pics Lynn and Olaf, great plants. But Amizade!!!!!!!! makes me scream, she's the cutest little thing I ever seen. Is she grown from seed? love love love it
Maria,
I didn't grow mine from seed.It was a gift from a friend.It is lovely.
Lynn
Thanks Maria!
Trust me, if I could grow the two parent species of 'Amizade' and make the cross again, I would. However, both parents (S. kautskyi and S. hirsuta) are notoriously difficult to grow.
Fortunately for all Sinningia growers out there, 'Amizade' is easy to grow, bloom and propagate and is a beautiful, little plant!
Thanks, Lynn for sharing 'Amizade' with me. :)
Olaf
Please, please LMK if there is a kind soul to share a start. Did I say PLEASE?????? LOL
Here is my lovely Alsobia:
Maria: I tend to propagate early and often and as soon as I have a cutting, your name will be on it! :)
Thanks Olaf, I'm inclined to think you're a gessie fairy in a man's disguise? hehe
LOL. What a nice thing to say!
I'm just trying to keep it in the spirit of 'Amizade' which is Portuguese for friendship. :)
Olaf
It's a beautiful story:
http://www.gesneriadsociety.org/Membership/docs/Sinningia_Amizade4Q2005.pdf
And it's wonderful to have friends like you Olaf and Lynn and Bonnie and many others in this community
Well, thank you Maria!
Here's Sinningia 'Orange Zinger' putting on a little show. :)
Lynn and Olaf, your plants are gorgeous. Olaf, I love that little 'Amazade'. Could you please put me on you list for a seedling or cutting? I love the meaning of it's name-friendship. I think it's the perfect plant to be shared among gessie friends. I am waiting for violet leaves to send up babies, and as soon as I have some I will send them off to you. I'm just starting again with gessies. Last winter I lost most of my collection of orchids, hoya and violets. I had an emergency trip to NY for a death in the family. Unfortunately the orchids and hoya reside outside on the patio. Violets are inside. Freezing temperatures froze the outside plants and lack of water did a number on the violets. So I'm starting over. Keep posting your pictures. I have a want list that is getting longer and longer each time I see beautiful plant pictures.
Eileen
Hey Eileen!
'Amizade' is still a baby but you sure are on the list for a cutting. :)
I'm not a Violet person but I'd be happy to share what I have. Other than that: There are always mini Sinningias, Kohlerias etc. that need a new home...
Olaf
Maria,
Thanks for the link and what a sweet thing to say.I have made some wonderful friends here too. ^_^
Lynn
Just because 'Amizade' is so cute and I took some nice closeups today, I thought I'd share them with you all:
And a closeup:
Sinningia 'Amanda's Penny'. Getting started again...
Sinningia 'Chippewa Twilight'. One more time...
Sinningia 'Freida':
