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May 9, 2011 5:22 PM CST
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Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Wow. They are going outside already? Nothing goes out here till June 1. I think I lost my C. Kozu. I might get another. Love it. Lovey dubby I have Takane too.
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May 9, 2011 7:27 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Cacti today.
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May 10, 2011 5:20 AM CST
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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
Orchids Plumerias Cactus and Succulents Region: New Jersey Region: Pennsylvania Native Plants and Wildflowers
Greenhouse Ponds Keeper of Koi Forum moderator Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Adeniums
Showy!
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May 10, 2011 8:41 AM CST
Ontario, Canada (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tropicals Plant and/or Seed Trader
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I agree Hurray!
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May 10, 2011 10:07 AM CST
Ontario, Canada (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tropicals Plant and/or Seed Trader
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Look what I found today!!! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!

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Clivia in full bloom!
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'Graffiti Pink' Geranium
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Sinningia 'Lisa'
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May 10, 2011 12:00 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Lots of pink...and orange!!! Great plants! Pretty geranium!
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May 10, 2011 12:15 PM CST
Ontario, Canada (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tropicals Plant and/or Seed Trader
Garden Ideas: Level 1 Seed Starter Roses Orchids Container Gardener Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Pink and orange are the main colours inside, while blue and yellow are the main colours outside, entirely unplanned!
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May 10, 2011 1:59 PM CST
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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
Orchids Plumerias Cactus and Succulents Region: New Jersey Region: Pennsylvania Native Plants and Wildflowers
Greenhouse Ponds Keeper of Koi Forum moderator Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Adeniums
I am partial to the pink Epi! Smiling
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May 10, 2011 3:10 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I agree
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May 10, 2011 7:29 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Epiphyllum Deutsche Kaiserin is in bloom. These blooms will darken as they mature.
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May 10, 2011 9:19 PM CST
Ontario, Canada (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tropicals Plant and/or Seed Trader
Garden Ideas: Level 1 Seed Starter Roses Orchids Container Gardener Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I'm pretty sure the blooms on mine darken as well, turning to almost red.

Yours is lovely Kathy!
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May 11, 2011 4:04 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I tip my hat to you. Thanks. Want to see your dark version.
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May 11, 2011 6:08 AM CST
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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
Orchids Plumerias Cactus and Succulents Region: New Jersey Region: Pennsylvania Native Plants and Wildflowers
Greenhouse Ponds Keeper of Koi Forum moderator Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Adeniums
Kathy, your plant looks well grown and beautiful! The leaves are clean without spotting!

I would make a recommendation to both of you: Please take some cuttings and start yourself another plant. The Deutsche Kaiserin has the nasty habit of getting spotty leaves and going belly up not too long after that. For that reason, people always have a second plant of that one in reserve.
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May 11, 2011 7:02 AM CST
Name: Julie
Nova Scotia Canada (Zone 6a)
Beekeeper I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Orchids Garden Ideas: Level 1
My Deutsche Kaiserin is in bloom too Smiling


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May 11, 2011 7:07 AM CST
Moderator
Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
Orchids Plumerias Cactus and Succulents Region: New Jersey Region: Pennsylvania Native Plants and Wildflowers
Greenhouse Ponds Keeper of Koi Forum moderator Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Adeniums
Now I am slowly getting green with envy!! Smiling
I love it/them! Lovey dubby
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May 11, 2011 9:50 AM CST
Ontario, Canada (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tropicals Plant and/or Seed Trader
Garden Ideas: Level 1 Seed Starter Roses Orchids Container Gardener Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Kathy and Julie, your plants look a little lighter pink then mine, no? Not sure if mine has a name but I seem to remember the flowers being almost red when I saw it at my friends house. I keep checking but as of yet the flower is the same colour. Whistling
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May 11, 2011 10:26 AM CST
Name: Susan B
East Tennessee (Zone 6b)
Charter ATP Member
Cajun Hibiscus Creole Lady
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Amaryllis that I've forgotten the name of
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My variegated yellowClivia was mostly burnt in the fire
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But bloomed anyhow!
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lastly our Hostas are starting to grow, I never liked Hostas and bought these to resell (but they didn't sell), now I like them, out in our woods. Hosta June, one of my favorites.
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May 11, 2011 1:59 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
That's a pretty one! I bought a bunch of miniatures last year and can't wait to see them. Love the yellow clivia (such a tough plant!) and that pink amaryllis is a wonderful color!
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May 11, 2011 5:26 PM CST
Ontario, Canada (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tropicals Plant and/or Seed Trader
Garden Ideas: Level 1 Seed Starter Roses Orchids Container Gardener Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I bet that Clivia will come back with a vengence!!!
Love the hibiscus!
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May 11, 2011 7:16 PM CST
Moderator
Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
Orchids Plumerias Cactus and Succulents Region: New Jersey Region: Pennsylvania Native Plants and Wildflowers
Greenhouse Ponds Keeper of Koi Forum moderator Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Adeniums
Yes, nice Hibiscus!

I am in the process of moving the Cacti and Succulents outside. The deck is filling up, but I still need room for some rather large Epiphyllums. And the front steps are also getting populated with the prickly stuff.
If anyone living in my area would like to have a large Epiphyllum oxypetalum, it is free to a good home. If one is enterprising enough, it could even be hacked into ca 50 plants ( really!) and sold separately..... Whistling
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