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Friday, December 6, 2013

Hot! More Hippeastrums, of course...

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It's hot out there! 12/06/13 - Record high temperature!? But as long as the wind blows, it's not so bad out there. Just wish ...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

Canna Lily from Seed

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I never really have any luck with canna lilies. Japanese beetles usually devour the plants to mere stalks and they continue to be a growing ...
Monday, July 8, 2013

More Iris Seeds!

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Like I needed more... Ha! ;) Mother: Immortality Iris Father: Purple Mom/Black Dad #1 Result: 39 seeds! I'm really excited abou...
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Pink/White Pods

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This has been a strange year when it comes to the amaryllis. May 10, 2013 - Pink/White Amaryllis May 17, 2013 - Pink/White Amarylli...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Cross-Pollinated Asiatic Lily - Part 2

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the second cross-pollinated lily opened today. The petals are narrower and a bit longer. What is also interesting is that this has dar...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Cross-Pollinated Asiatic Lily

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Do you remember when I was surprised that a couple pods took back in 2011  and how surprised I was when seedlings were growing in 2012 ? Onl...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Seed pod on Immortality Iris

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Slapped up the 13th Purple Mom/Black Dad flower that came up. You can find it here:  Cross-Pollinated Bearded Iris (Black and Purple) 05...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Documenting the crossed bearded irises

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You know, I think crossing bearded irises might be more fun than crossing amaryllis/hippeastrum... I started a new 'page' on this bl...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Loathing a garden bed

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Have you ever established a garden bed and then hated it later? I am going through that right now. The beauty that is my long amarylli...
Monday, April 29, 2013

Orange-tipped oakworm moth

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Orange-tipped Oakworm moth I have to admit I was surprised to find the name of this one. Usually I do a search and can never find any...