Hello Group, I would like to add my sincere thanks to Pen for all the hard work on editing and keeping this group going as well. I really appreciate this! ...
to our Chinese members i would like to ask a question what percentage of seed from self pollinated nice wide short variegated plants will become nice wide...
Hello Dick: Generally, the self-crossed seeds will bring degraded offsprings. So We often do not advocate self-crossing in our breeding. I think the percentage...
Hi All, Thank you for all the wonderful emails. I`ve attached a pic of one of my cream/yellows that I hope you enjoy. Happy New Year!!!! Pen:) Western...
Will, Where to begin..... There have been thousands of postings on this site alone that would turn you into an expert if you have the time to read them. Then...
cfgrimes
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Jan 2, 2006 3:02 pm
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While those of you in the southern hemisphere are basking in the sun, we in northern California are having an especially wet winter. For 5 hours on Dec 31, all...
Hi All For overseas delegates who wish to see game there are numerous opportunities and a great variety, including the first photo of Christmas Eve giraffe in ...
Hi, Does a peach flowering clivia seedling usually have a green base, or is there some variability? Likewise, do pastels usually have red bases? Finally, I...
Hi, Happy New Year everyone. Can anyone give me more information on Apple Blossom? Why is there always a Q1, Q2, ... associated with it. How well does this...
Seems the crossword puzzle was easy. Or, at least, the answers were if not the explanation - especially to overseas members. The answers to all the 'Down'...
Hi All Attached is a picture of a variegated miniata x "Aussie Nobilis" in flower at the moment. It has reasonably open brilliant orange flowers (as compared...
Dear All, I occasionally send out a little newsletter by e-mail to customers and friends who are interested in Clivia. I call it "Clivia Alert." I remind folks...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has (or anticipates having) some pollen of Type 2 yellows this flowering season (North America) that they are willing to share or...
Hi Ian, Best wishes for a miracle regarding your efforts to give life to that little plant...........................In Spite of being told by experts that all...
Dickie Gunston
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Jan 4, 2006 11:04 pm
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Craig, when Kirstenbosch collected Appleblossom, 6 other look alikes were collected with it. Appleblossom was the second collected and was coded Q2, with the...
Mick Dower
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Jan 4, 2006 11:04 pm
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This is what keeps me confused, what is the difference between a Group 1 and a Group 2 yellow. I have a plant that blooms yellow and produces greenstemmed...
If I use the cream as the pod parent and I use a peach as the pollen parent, what do I get with the seedlings? Im guessing that they would be orange with the...
Hi Craig and All the other Enthusiasts, On 18/10/03 a plant was purchased at a Plant Sale at "Alphin . The plant was not in flower. The marker in the pot...
Richard Sorry for your losses. As we know, Mirabilis is rather different so I cannot know the cause of your rot. Picture one certainly looks beyond hope but...
If I have purchased seeds and/or divisions of plants from a seller, is it ok for me to use the Seller's picture of the plant if I sell it? For example, I have...
cfgrimes
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Jan 6, 2006 12:09 am
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Cathy, You should have written permission from anyone to use their photos and/or their descriptions. Linda ... in the Great Adirondacks of Upstate New York,...
I wonder if the term "apple blossom complex" refers to the color or the appearance of the blossoms, because they do have a similar wide open spread like an...
Kathy, This is Ted Haworth from Abington Massachusetts, and I shall try to answer your question, but I am there are others in the group who are much more...
Dear Will/Clivia-enthusiasts This is Joe Dana from the suburbs of Los Angeles, California. Regarding Will's question about breeding his peach flowering plants...
Thanks Ted and Linda for your inputs. I would think most large sellers would not want to be bothered with having to respond to many of their buyers constantly...
cfgrimes
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Jan 6, 2006 8:49 am
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Jerry, the name "Appleblossom" was my suggestion when the plant was collected in the habitat and was based, not on the shape of the flower, but on its ...
Mick Dower
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Jan 6, 2006 8:50 am
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Thanks Joe, I sure ask to general of a question. I understood everything you said and even learned some things, Thanks. The only history I have is my Peach...
Hello All, My first 2006 price list is ready, fresh off the press. If you interested for a price list and pictures please email me at...
VICTOR MURILLO
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Jan 7, 2006 12:02 am
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Hi all, Dickie Gunston has just shown us the first evidence I have seen of green stem seedlings being bred from an Appleblossom cross. The seedling was from...