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| Hemizygia 'Candy Kisses', Budded, 15 October 2014 |
Story # 137,
The Great Stagnation is revised. There have been books written and arguments
made that there is nothing new and nobody is working on anything.
The crop of Hemizygia ‘Candy Kisses’
is budded and will be in flower by Christmas.
Although ‘Candy Kisses’ is sold in the Spring as a contrasting
variegated plant for mixed planters, it has never been seen as a Winter flowering
houseplant.
Will gardeners find it interesting
with bright variegated leaves and pink flowers or just complain that there is
nothing new?
I’ve decided --- the theory of
stagnation in ideas and new products is just stupid. So I won’t be writing a book about it.
It has taken 2 years to get to this
new crop grown as a flowering plant.
First seen at the Philadelphia Flower show in March 2013, it was not in flower. Since short days initiate the flowers, that
specimen plant in the show must have been growing under lights with extended
day length for more growth.
Once I found some stock from a
propagator in Israel, I’ve been selling small branched tip cuttings in the ‘Mini’
plant mix.
Since no one is producing 4” pots of
‘Candy Kisses’, I’ve had to make it up as I go along. Following a similar schedule as Mums and
Poinsettias (other short day crops), seems to be working.
Watch for the finished flowering
version at Longwood Gardens and other progressive Garden Centers.
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| Hemizygia 'Candy Kisses' in 4" pot, branched |
That sure looks like a plectranthus Iboza vine, no??
ReplyDeletePlectranthus Iboza is a vine that can hang down from pots. Hemizygia has a stiff upright habit and generally has more white variagation.
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