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Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:26 pm

krisw wrote:
Ghazanfar Ghori wrote:
scientist0724 wrote:Mine is doing very well and has been flowering for over a month now!

Arlene
Need to see pics or it didnt happen!
And where are you're pics, Ghazanfar?

I brought live samples to the meeting - what pics do you want?!

Post by **krisw** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:31 pm

Flower Pics!

scientist0724 · Post by **scientist0724** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:12 pm

Fine...here...

Arlene

http://i56.tinypic.com/2w51qua.jpg

scientist0724 · Post by **scientist0724** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:35 pm

The violet is absolutely beautiful! I tried to adjust my camera to get the pink in the leaves and the deep purple of the flowers, but I don't think I did it justice. Can you believe how big the leaves are???

Just a gorgeous plant!

Arlene

halak · Post by **halak** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:16 pm

I'd like some violets please. I will be at the next meeting, so if Jen would bring it, I'd be most appreciative. Hey, I may even take a cat from Jen.

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:37 pm

scientist0724 wrote:The violet is absolutely beautiful! I tried to adjust my camera to get the pink in the leaves and the deep purple of the flowers, but I don't think I did it justice. Can you believe how big the leaves are???

Just a gorgeous plant!

Arlene

Noice! Good job arelene , it looks very happy!

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:39 pm

halak wrote:I'd like some violets please. I will be at the next meeting, so if Jen would bring it, I'd be most appreciative. Hey, I may even take a cat from Jen.

Gwapa to Jen..your courior service is required. Cat involved.

marydotson · Post by **marydotson** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:02 am

Mine is healthy, though so it's not gone crazy or flowered, either. I suspect Arlene has babied hers more and given it lots of plant food, while I've just kept mine on a water diet. One thing that's interesting is that all the new leaves emerged variegated pink, not white. I think it might be because though the window is east facing, it's in a very bright location (big office window, 10th floor).

I"m going to try to do some culturing this weekend. I want to brush up on technique so I get the most out of the workshop at AGA. Any suggestions on easy stuff to try (besides violets)?

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:47 am

Food shouldn't be nessesary just yet since they were freshly repotted. Maybe in another month you can start feeding them. It should flower soon.

For tc, try pineapple!

scientist0724 · Post by **scientist0724** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:44 pm

I'm not really doing much for mine. The pot faces a west facing window, so it gets afternoon sun. The variegation on mine is both pink and white. I water the plant once, maybe twice a week, but I do fertilize mine every two weeks with the leftover orchid water/fertilizer solution. Maybe that's why my plant has been flowering for a while now and the leaves are huge.

Arlene

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