October Photos and Chit Chat

Oh, and Jamie, I did a little research on Chirita involucrata. It's now in the new genus Microchirita together with M. micromusa, hamosa etc.

This genus was created mostly or exclusively for the annuals but I'm not sure on that one.

From what I know from own experience is that M. micromusa will immediately wilt and collapse when undomed for longer than a few minutes at a time...

Hope that helped

Olaf

Thanks Olaf. I'd better try to set some seed then and keep it humid too.

lynn and olaf, both are sooo cute. I just wish they would stop changing names. makes it so difficult to keep up.

Streptocarpus 'Weismoor Blue'. Thanks Lynn! :)

Streptocarpus 'Bristol's Party Boy'. This one didn't have many flowers through Summer - an occasional one or two. Now that the weather has cooled down significantly, the plant has 6 buds and quite a few more coming. I can't wait for this Strep to reach its full potential. :)

Sinningia eumorpha 'Saltao'. Third growth cycle. The tuber just barely fit into this solo cup. :)

Sinningia speciosa. Second growth cycle. I got the labels mixed up and will have to wait to find out who she is... LOL

Sinningia 'Lil' Tiger'. Almost there... :)

Sinningia 'Country Crocus'. This crown just keeps going and going for more than six months now...

Streptocarpus 'Bristol's Party Boy'

Sinningia 'Lil' Tiger', side view:

Sinningia 'Lil' Tiger', front view:

Adorable sinn's Olaf. I wonder how do you keep their moisture level, daily watering? their pots seem to be so tiny, I'd never got it right without under/overwatering

Finally loaded my pics, here is my fav strep Hototugishu

Ness' Fantasy Gold, first timer

The new NOID from a grocery store, the blooms are huge and so bright

Another NOID, what do you think about her? the flowers are so weird almost ugly but so big. A wasp?

Very nice pics!

The micros that I grow enclosed are thriving on neglect, the unenclosed ones are on a pebble tray, on wicks or in a high sided container. Watering has never been a problem. The unenclosed ones might initially lose a leaf or even a crown but they bounce back stronger and better and can actually take a bit of (almost) drought...

Beautiful Olaf and Maria! I have lots of things in bloom,but my darn camera keeps acting up.My son in Texas could probably figure it out,but if I tell him I know he will go out and buy me a new one and I don't want that!

Lynn

Lynn, we definitely miss your charms, you gotta do something to that camera lol. Olaf, some day I hope to master the art of growing sinns as beautiful as yours

Lynn, let him buy you that camera. I am sure that you deserve it and we deserve to see your pictures!
Jamie

Thanks Maria! Here's the thing, though: You can do it too! It's easy! - I've only been growing Sinningias for a bit over a year now... ;)

Thanks all LOL.I am going to try and get it to work for a little while.Keeping my fingers crossed.

Lynn

I should have darkened the room,but here are a few.

Can't capture her yellow and purple markings.

Alissa

Bob Serbin

Alice's Aussie
She was in bud when Heidi sent her a few weeks back,but my camera wouldn't work.Her leaves are huge!

Butternut has so much color when the temps drop.

Nemanathus Nervosa
Blooms are tiny,but it's so cheery

Trinket Summer Skies Thanks Heidi ^_^

Another beauty from Heidi.
Trinket Terriffic

Olaf....Your sinningias are very nice. Could you please post a picture of your plants growing conditions. You say they are enclosed and some in high sides, etc. I would hope you could show a pic and also if they are on a light shelf, a pic of where they are growing. I have to change some growing conditions for some of mine as they are not growing and blooming as well as I would like and hopefully some of the pictures you post could help me. Thanks so much!

Thanks so much for the compliments! I'm actually not doing anything special and my plants have to endure neglect and oven-like temperatures in Summer.

This is my light stand:

That's one of the high sided but open containers. Clockwise from top left: Primulina tamiana, Saintpaulia 'Cirelda', Sinningia pusilla, Sinningia 'Country Tiger' x self.

Same container, side view:

This is a brandy snifter with Sinningia 'Mighty Mouse' in the center and some S. pusilla around it. There are also some little S. muscicola seedlings somewhere in there. Again: The container is not covered.

And a top view:

Sinningia pusilla unenclosed on wicks:

Sinningia muscicola unenclosed on a pebble tray:

Fishtank with most of my new micros, some sprouting Sinningia tubers and a whole lot of other Gesneriads... :)

As usual, too busy talking about myself... LOL

Lynn: Spectacular plants! Wow! Thanks for posting!

Thanks Olaf.Loved your too,especially your fishtank.I always used mine for Rex Begonias,but I'm not growing them right now....too many other plants.