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26 May 2009Moved overwintering geraniums to patio Houseplant garden , Geranium 'Crystal Palace Gem' Moved, Geranium 'Graffiti Fire' Moved, Geranium (Unknown)...19°C / 67°F
Things have warmed up enough that I felt safe in moving the geraniums to the patio. The four new plants are doing well— getting larger, and three of four are flowering. Last year’s varieties, ‘Graffiti Fire’ and ‘Crystal Palace Gem,’ both survived indoors, but ...
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04 May 2009The "chocolate-scented" orchid 2 Onc. Sharry Baby 'Ruby Doll' Flowering and Houseplant garden12°C / 54°F
It’s flowering!
The flowers have filled the whole room with the scent of candy, but to my nose, the perfume is more like vanilla caramels than chocolate.
Yesterday, I staked the flower spikes and gave the plant a fertilizer dunk. This is definitely my new favorite orchid— I’m re...
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08 Mar 2009First flowers - auriculas from seed 1 Auricula Primrose 'Douglas Prize Mix' Flowering and Houseplant gardenCloudy 4°C / 40°F
The first plant is flowering; at least two others have buds.
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22 Feb 2009Treated for spider mites Geranium 'Graffiti Fire' Treating and Houseplant gardenWith a shower and pyrethrum. Plant still looks pretty healthy otherwise. Leaves have lost some of their contrast. Hopefully it will return with more light. Also worth mentioning is that this plant has had continuous flowers indoors.12°C / 53°F
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21 Feb 2009Purchased 1 Slc. Kagaribi Dawn 'Red Star' Purchased and Houseplant garden
Sophrolaeliocattleya = hybrid of Sophronitis, Laelia and Cattleya.
“Slc Kagaribi Dawn ‘Red Star’ (Kagaribi x Tropic Dawn) Electric red orange flowers, the kind you can see from across the greenhouse. Very easy to grow and bloom. Very compact growth habit makes this a must have....
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21 Feb 2009Purchased Lc. Gold Digger 'Fuch's Mandarin' Purchased and Houseplant garden
Laeliocattleya – hybrid of Laelia and Cattleya.
Lc. Gold Digger ’Fuch’s Mandarin’ (Lc.Red Gold X C. Warpaint) – Clusters of vibrant yellow/orange flowers with red striping in the throat.
Purchased at the 2009 Northwest Flower & Garden Show.
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21 Feb 2009Purchased Onc. Sharry Baby 'Ruby Doll' Purchased and Houseplant garden
“Onc Sharry Baby ‘Ruby Doll’ (Jamie Sutton x Honolulu) Another classic hard to beat orchid. Smells lightly like chocolate, lots of deep burgundy flowers with a pink red lip. A very nice compact plant and these flower spikes are much shorter than most oncidiums.”
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