July pictures and chit chat

It's been a busy month and a heat wave is in full swing. Stay cool, everyone! ;)

Kohleria 'HCY's Jardin De Monet'

Kohleria 'Ingrid'

Kohleria 'Peridots Rolo'

Kohleria 'Bristol's Possibly Bronze' x 'Pink Shadows'

Kohleria 'An's Dice Dots'

Sinningia 'Wild Razzleberry'

Some micro mini Sinningias with a quarter for scale:

First two pictures: S. pusilla, concinna and muscicola

Third picture: S. muscicola, sprouting tuber

Fourth picture: S. 'Mighty Mouse'

Fifth picture: S. 'Lil' Georgie'

And some more micro minis:

First picture: Part of the old fish tank that they're growing in

Second and third picture: S. 'Lil Georgie'

Fourth picture: S. concinna

Fifth picture: The "Mystery Micro" turned out to be S. pusilla in all likelihood

The micro mini species side by side:

S. concinna, muscicola, pusilla and pusilla 'White Sprite'

Sinningia eumorpha "Saltao" x piresiana

Sinningia bullata

Sinningia 'Ozark Rosy Cheeks', 'Country Bumpkin' x 'HCY's Fairy Weather', 'Snowbird' x self and speciosa 'Donna'

Primulina tamiana, Primulina tabacum and Niphaea oblonga

Some more Kohlerias:

K. 'Bristol's Possibly Bronze' x 'Pink Shadows', K. 'Ingrid', K. 'Strawberry Fields', K. 'Peridots Potlach' and K. 'Green Goblin'

Great pictures, Olaf! I hope the heat eases up soon

Earle

Love the pictures Olaf!
Do you cover the fish tank the micros are growing in?
Lynn

Awesome July flowers! my S. guttata keeps blooming (1) Some more exiting flowers are on the way (2) I've grown this plant from mixed gessie seeds and suspect it to be a Gloxinia speciosa. What surprises me most is her branching habit, there are a couple of secondary stems coming out with buds as well. And flowers will be another surprise to share.

What beauties Maria! What is causing the leaf spots on S. guttata?

Lynn

Thanks Lynn! well, the spots are all my fault, I took the plant outside and she got sunburn the very first day... now she's well protected and happy again and keeps the new buds coming

Thanks, everyone!

Lynn, the fish tank is covered. It was a whole kit (lid, light fixture etc.) that I found at a garage sale.

Maria, that S. guttata is holding up nicely! It's one of the Sinningias that you have to be a bit careful with when it comes to sun exposure. Their leaves get damaged easily by too much sun or too little water... Please keep us posted on the flowers of that speciosa seedling. That's always exciting. :)

Olaf

This message was edited Jul 10, 2012 12:10 PM

Maria,
At least that won't do any real harm to your gorgeous plant!

Thanks Olaf. was wondering because so far I have Bright Eyes x self uncovered.
Lynn

You're welcome, Lynn! I have grown both S. pusilla and S. muscicola unenclosed and it's normally not a problem but grown enclosed, I water them maybe four or five times a year and they pretty much take care of themselves.

Thanks guys, guttata is a pleasure to grow, so forgiving and eager to bloom. Glad you mentioned watering Olaf, will make sure she's not underwatered.

About mystery speciosa -- can't wait for those buds to open!

I can't either LOL.
Lynn

Here's a little Kohleria-collage.

Top row: Kohleria 'Strawberry Fields', 'Bristol's Possibly Bronze' x Pink Shadows', 'Ingrid'

Bottom row: Kohleria 'HCY's Jardin De Monet', 'Peridots Rolo', 'Green Goblin'

Wow, great work Olaf and ready to print! gorgeous collection

The new sinns blooming!
1- Double Dilly and Silhouette
2-Country Tiger
3- Roxy

Awful focus, lets try again

Don't have much luck with these today.... well, maybe something else will look better. None of these are gessies but I thought it would be fun to post them

Maria,
They look great to me.Nice growing!
Lynn

Hi everyone,another great month of blooming gessies, and the beautiful orchid! Wow!

Thanks ladies. I'm about to take a short break and will be back soon. Stay cool!

Came back for my morning drool .I want to grow them all.Thank you all for the awesome pictures.