tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74131725845893274092024-03-13T19:16:26.473-06:00Violets and MustangsTwo of my passions are African Violets and wild Mustang horses. My hope is to blog about both here... the violets that I'm growing (or lusting after!) and the wild Mustangs that I visit at Sand Wash Basin, CO when I can.SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-89094343476446520712016-05-21T18:57:00.001-06:002016-05-21T18:57:54.963-06:00Lucky Me - first post in a few years?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know it's been a long time since I've posted here but I've had a lot of stuff going on and I lost most of my plants as a result. I'm getting back into the swing of things and Lucky Me is one of the plants that I've found again for my collection. If I could only grow 10 plants or less, this would be on that list.
Lucky Me is one of the most gorgeous violets, in my opinion. I'll be
putting a couple leaves down this afternoon to ensure that I don't lose
it because it's one of the extremely rare ones. I hope to grow this one
for the rest of my days. <3<br />
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Lucky Me (6298) 06/30/1986 (J. Domiano) Double orchid/darker mottling, variable purple edge. Light green, plain, glossy. Large (DAVS 942)<br />
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<br />SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-38397566675262163072014-08-18T13:41:00.001-06:002014-08-18T13:42:02.692-06:00Judie's Satin Doll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't posted much for a long time because I was having such a difficult time with my violets that it was depressing to come here and see all the successes. We've moved to a better apartment where our temperatures are better regulated and I recently acquired two light stands, which have made all the difference in my plants!<br />
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This is Judie's Satin Doll. It was hybridized by a local woman and I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. I've had this plant for 1 1/2 years and it's a tough one in order for it to have survived the heat and the cold that it was subjected to! It finally bloomed for me back in June. One blossom but it was enough to remind me of how beautiful she is. That blossom faded and then it bloomed again. This time there are many more blossoms... the pollen on the petals aren't due to any bugs. This one is ripe for hybridizing if I had something I wanted to cross with it!<br />
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Judie's Satin Doll (8124) 11/26/1994 (J. Lalanne) Semidouble dark purple star/pink overlay. Variegated green and white, heart-shaped, glossy/red back. Standard<br />
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Sand Wash Basin is where my heart lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t know that until we got there for the
first time two years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve loved
horses all my life and had dreamed about Mustangs in the wild since I first
read Marguerite Henry’s “Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I moved to Denver, CO, I discovered
that there were wild Mustangs within driving distance and I was ecstatic!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our first visit was for my birthday and it
was so difficult to leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our next
visit a few weeks later made us feel whole again and we knew that this was a
place that we had to do everything we could to preserve this place and the
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On the trip this year (2012), we’d already been out for one
afternoon and had discovered that one of the current popular spots for the
horses was a particular water hole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’d
never seen horses there in the past but this trip we’d run into Corona,
Picasso, Snow Man, and a few other favorites so we went there first thing in the
morning on my birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prince, Cosmo,
and Benson were a few of the stallions who had their families at the water hole
when we arrived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hadn’t been there
very long when the horses all looked up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Another band was on the way!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
they made their way over the hill, I spotted a baby with them!</div>
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They went straight to the water and the baby dove straight
in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was impressed that it went in
because it was obviously very young.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
didn’t stay in long before another mare told it that it shouldn’t be out there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the foal came out of the water, the
other bands really took notice of the baby and it they started over to check it
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was when I realized that this
baby was brand new because the other horses hadn’t met it yet!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Exciting!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At that point, I started really watching and trying to get photos for
documentation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With some of the new
foals it’s difficult to tell what gender they are but this little guy was
pretty easy to identify as a little colt!<br />
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I told my boyfriend that we’d probably be able to name this
one if we really were the first ones to see him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He started coming up with names and decided
that he wanted to name it a name that a boy would like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A name that a 6 year old boy would be excited
about!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DRAGON!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you were a 6 year old boy, wouldn’t you be
excited about going to see a horse named Dragon?</div>
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We spent a little over an hour watching the little guy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After his water hole antics, it was obvious
that he was a really brave, although he did stick closer to his mother after
that incident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He spent a lot of time
eating and looking around and even slipped a couple naps in during that hour!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve been the first to see a couple of foals
at Sand Wash Basin and we did capture another on film on my birthday two years
ago, although her family was running for the hills!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think this was the first time that we’ve
had such a leisurely time to spend with a new baby and also at such close
range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sand Wash Basin has never failed
to give us a good experience with the horses and this day was no
exception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It gave me a brand new baby
colt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A colt that we named Dragon! </div>
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SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-89433819797172806852012-08-17T18:04:00.001-06:002012-08-17T18:04:49.780-06:00SkipSand Wash Basin HMA in Colorado has several palomino colts and stallions. Skip is a 3 year old stallion who is living his life as a bachelor. We saw him out of the corner of our eye as we were driving along. He was running and running, definitely with a purpose in where he was going. There were no other horses that we could see but he was headed somewhere! There is no doubt in my mind that these animals are much more intelligent than most people give them credit for. <br />
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<br />SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-88902713735685435222012-08-17T14:27:00.001-06:002012-08-17T14:27:36.350-06:00Corona<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-66326995198683665492012-08-17T11:53:00.000-06:002012-08-17T11:53:32.648-06:00Playing in Lightroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have the opportunity to be playing with the Lightroom program. It's taking a bit of time to figure out since it's different from PhotoShop but I think it's going to be fun to use. Here's my first photo attempt there. I cropped this out of a larger photo that I took last summer out at Sand Wash Basin, Colorado. I also played with the vibrance and saturation.<br />
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<br />SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-88752384212981707252012-08-16T20:27:00.004-06:002012-08-16T20:27:54.571-06:00Fleck PlayingWe went out to Sand Wash Basin in NW Colorado for my birthday last week. This has become a yearly tradition for us to see Mustangs on my birthday. This year did not disappoint! There's a drought but we saw LOTS of horses!<br />
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<br />SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-63197577793116139082012-08-16T20:17:00.003-06:002012-08-16T20:18:49.007-06:00Photo ContestIt's been awhile since I've posted. The inspiration hasn't been there as much and my time has been limited too. I'm wanting to post more again though, although African Violets may not be my focus as much for a bit. Mustangs are going to be the focus for a bit... the blog is called Violets and Mustangs, after all!<br />
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I entered a photo contest sponsored by Canon this morning. I doubt I'll win but it's always fun to dream. If I win then I get a new camera and a printer!<br />
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I asked my friends on facebook to help me decide which photo to enter and this was the one that seemed to be the most popular.<br />
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The top 10 finalists will be chosen by August 23 and then it'll be up for public vote. I hope I'm in that (but reality says I probably won't). Again, it's good to dream!<br />
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Here are some of the other photos that my friends really liked...<br />
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<br />SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-13683420588491130762012-07-09T17:43:00.002-06:002012-07-09T17:43:54.659-06:00Ack!I just watched what was probably one of the worst videos about African Violet propagation that I've ever seen. I'm glad that a young person is in love with our plants but I hope that he learns some better tricks than what he shows in his video.<br />
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Thanks for your enthusiasm! We need more younger people involved in the hobby! I have a few pointers. 1/ You don't need to use rooting hormone. AV leaves are prolific in production without it, so you're wasting your money. 2/ While some varieties are very slow to produce babies, most will have "mouse ears" poking up within 6 - 8 weeks if they're put down into a very small pot. Think 3 oz Dixie cup or smaller. You also need to separate the babies so they grow better! And I'm out of space!<br />
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I ran out of space on YouTube's space but I also wanted to say that watering a leaf that frequently will probably rot it. You also do NOT want to tamp the soil down like he did. You need to leave space for the new roots to grow and for the baby(ies) to make their way up through. Even better than using straight African Violet soil is to mix it with perlite (50/50 is good) so it's not so heavy.<br />
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I couldn't believe the babies that he showed that had been there for a year and were growing up in the original pot as the momma leaf. Those babies would look so much better if they'd been separated out months ago!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">2)Mikinda Girl (A. E. Adams) Single cerise. Crown variegated green and cream, girl foliage. Miniature </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3)Wondrous Girl (H. Pittman) Semidouble light blue. Variegated, glossy girl foliage. Miniature (DAVS 1296, TX Hyb) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4)Nancy's Baby Girl (D Rollins) Dark blue flowers over dark blue girl foliage. Miniature </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">5) Kentucky Bride (D. Rollins) Single white large pansy/pink blush. Medium green, serrated girl foliage. Standard (DAVS 1601) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">6)Navy Girl (408) 12/01/1954 (F. Tinari) Double dark purple. Quilted, cupped, girl foliage. Large </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">7)Persian Prince (8266) 07/28/1995 (S. Sorano) Semidouble medium blue pansy. Medium green, ovate, scalloped girl foliage. Miniature </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">8)Little Clown (4917) 07/28/1982 (R. Nadeau) Single white sticktite/variable purple. Girl foliage. Semiminiature </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">9)Ramblin' Lassie (9022) 03/23/2001 (S. Sanders/R. Brenton) Semidouble blue-lavender star. Variegated medium green and white girl foliage. Semiminiature trailer </span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">10)Shiawasee Trail (9023) 03/23/2001 (S. Sanders/R. Brenton) Double blue and white variable star. Medium green girl foliage. Standard trailer</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I've already lost Navy Girl. If anyone has a source where I can buy a set of leaves without having to buy 10 and then pay $10 shipping on top of it, please let me know. I really want this one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Yesterday, I received more leaves! lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Midget Silver Fox (E. Champion) Double dark blue. Mosaic variegated dark green and silver. Miniature (Mosaic leaves! Squeee!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Ness' Crinkle Blue (8136) 01/19/1995 (D. Ness) Double dark blue star/thin white edge. Dark green, quilted, serrated/red back. Semiminiature (I've had this one multiple times with no success... maybe this time?)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Precious Pink (6025) 07/05/1985 (H. Pittman) Semidouble pink. Variegated, plain. Semiminiature (DAVS 913, TX Hyb)<br />Appalachian Tussy Mussy (KC Arceneaux) Single to Semi-double pale lavender pansies. Crown variegated foliage. Semiminiature (User Database)<br />Rob's Slap Happy (9040) 05/31/2001 (R. Robinson) Semidouble dark coral pansy. Crown variegated dark green, white, cream and pink, quilted. Semiminiature<br />Rob's Chilly Willy (9461) 07/30/2005 (R. Robinson) Double silver-white star/medium blue overlay, edge. Crown variegated medium green and white, pointed. Miniature<br />Rob's Love Bite (9039) 05/31/2001 (R. Robinson) Semidouble black-red pansy. Crown variegated dark green, cream and beige/red back. Miniature<br />Rob's Antique Rose (8451) 05/23/1996 (R. Robinson) Semidouble silver-rose sticktite frilled pansy/darker shading, some silver-green tips. Dark green, pointed, glossy, serrated/red back. Semiminiature<br />Mac's Misty Meadow (10153) 11/06/2009 (G. McDonald) Single white sticktite pansy/green edge. Medium green, plain. Semiminiature<br />Malyshka Rusalka (10084) 08/07/2009 (K. Morev) Single-semidouble fuchsia frilled pansy/variable red eye; darker upper petals, white-yellow edge. Medium green, plain. Standard (Russ/Ukr) (Yes, I have this one but the leaves are so tiny that I put down that it's nice to have mature leaves finally!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Rob's Kalangadoo, </span>Very unusual 'leaf chimera' with semimini trailing foliage. Double
orchid blooms with dark blue fantasty streaks. Unique, dusting and
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I received a crown of Kalangadoo. Per a posting from Ann-Marie Keene, " <span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I emailed Rob, he says it's chimera in the way that it can't be reproduced true by leaf alone, has to be suckers." One leave broke off, so I'm going to put it down and see what I get. Should be interesting!</span> <br />
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I put down about 15 varieties of leaves today, most of them being girl foliage. One of them had already rotted so I saved what I could of the leaf but I don't know if it'll survive. If it doesn't, I'll be in search of another Navy Girl!</div>
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I also have babies coming up from my last set of leaves that I put down. I didn't blog about that or take photos at the time but here are a few that are peeking through right now.</div>
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Malyshka Rusalka (Baby Mermaid) - I received a leaf of this a year ago and had a baby going strong in March before we moved. I checked on the baby in early May just in time to save 3 leaves because it was rotting. I was very upset but was excited today to see that one of the leaves has a baby coming up! The other two leaves look good still, so maybe I'll have more coming up from them... it was a slow plant before, so it's hard to know for sure!</div>
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Double Black Cherry - Again, I was very upset when I realized that my plant was dying and I rushed to save a few leaves. The leaves weren't in great shape but one of them has mouse ears! Hoping to see babies popping up on the other two leaves that I saved! Unfortunately, my French Lilac didn't make it either and no leaves could be saved by the time I discovered it. I have one offer of a baby when they're big enough but I can't hold my breath since sometimes babies don't make it.</div>
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I inherited this violet at one of our club meetings a few months ago. I was supposed to give classes at work on African Violets and I wanted to use this as a demonstration but things have changed at work (including a promotion!), so those classes won't be happening. Today was the day that I decided to go ahead and fix her up. :)</div>
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I don't know why I decided to cut the neck so short. Maybe because it was on such an angle? Anyway, this is how short I cut it off...</div>
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I removed some leaves and put them down as "insurance" for the plant and they're now domed with the rest of the babies. Since we don't know what the plant is, some of the ladies in the club were very curious to see what they looked like after we revived them. I lost the other two that I'd gotten but this one has been happy by the kitchen sink and a few other ladies also took some of them, so next year should be fun to see how they turned out!</div>
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Renee also had a few troubles but she's coming through well. I also put a leaf down from this plant as insurance as the woman that I got this one from has lost her plant. It's been a rough year for violets so far!</div>
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reddish purple. Very pretty though and I'm glad I was able to find it!<br /> <br /> Beethoven (Volkmann) Semidouble red star/white ruffled edge. Dark green, round. Standard</span></div>
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It's been in the "hospital" since then with good light and the occasional water while it worked on growing roots. Here's what it looks like today while I was transplanting it. (I apologize for the low quality of the photos as my cell phone was the only way that I could take photos right now.)</div>
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After transplanting it today and giving it fresh soil, I'm going to let it keep growing and rehabbing for awhile. My next appointment with them will be in November again, so there's plenty of time to grow it into the glory that it had when she originally received it. I'll take it to her when it's blooming... I can't wait to see what this girl looks like!</div>SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-12521088064226995482012-01-31T20:45:00.002-07:002012-01-31T20:45:44.131-07:00New Wish ListI'm having a hard time keeping things wet around here and have lost several adult plants, as well as a fair amount of leaves and babies. One that I lost was that gorgeous pink NOID with the variegated leaves. Just makes me sick that it's gone. <br />
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So... I went through Lyon's website and made note of some that I may want to get to replace that one. Here are the links for them. :)<br />
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<a href="http://lyndonlyon.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=180" target="_blank">Moonlit Waters</a> (Not pink but lovely anyway!)<br />
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And for a reminder to me in case my babies don't pull through...<br />
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<a href="http://lyndonlyon.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=322" target="_blank">Witch Doctor</a> <br />
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<br />SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-13275894140971665682011-12-07T21:07:00.001-07:002011-12-07T21:17:49.329-07:00Nortex's Petticoat Haven<br />
Nortex's Petticoat Haven (4800) 05/05/1982 (Nortex/B. Johnson) Double light pink frilled. Pointed, quilted. Standard (TX Hyb)<br />
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Last January I was in a local nursery when I spied their African Violets. I hadn't been to anything club oriented yet but I've loved violets for years, so I took a look. They were all large and expensive (compared to what I'd seen so far at Home Depot), so I limited myself to just one. I picked a gorgeous two-toned purple violet but there was a loose leaf laying in the tray that looked like it belonged to another violet that I thought was interesting but I decided that time around would stay there. Since I was buying a violet anyway, I tucked the leaf into the plant that I did purchase and brought it home for propagation. That leaf languished for awhile but has been highly prolific (4 babies from this batch) and is currently down for her second set of babies, with another 3 or 4 babies on growing now. </div>
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The violet below is one of the first two babies. Beautiful dark purple blossoms with girl leaves. She may be a NOID but I'll definitely be keeping at least one of these. :)</div>
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<br />SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-37922313730880410972011-11-28T23:08:00.001-07:002011-11-28T23:35:15.878-07:00Luck!We had our violet club meeting this morning, as we always do on the 4th Monday of the month. I love seeing the ladies and it's always a wonderful and fun time. <br />
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Today was especially fun as I won the monthly raffle, as I did last month. This time the prize was... VIOLETS! (It's not always plants. lol) Ness' Crinkle Blue, Christening Gown, and Rob's Fiddle Faddle. They're not adult plants yet but I'm excited about them. Rob's Fiddle Faddle is blooming but the other two aren't quite old enough. All this for 25 cents!<br />
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I also ended up with Yesterday's Valentine, a Jeff Smith hybrid. If anyone can get me info on the parentage of that plant, I'd love to know. Claire told me that one parent is a Species plant. :)<br />
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Our next meeting isn't until January as the club never meets in December and I'm really going to miss my violet ladies! I'm glad that I have plenty of plants to keep me busy!<br />
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Thank you ladies for a wonderful time and to Claire for donating some beautiful violets for the raffle today. <3<br />
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Christening Gown (S. Sorano) Semidouble white frilled pansy. Dark green. Semiminiature<br />
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Ness' Crinkle Blue (8136) 01/19/1995 (D. Ness) Double dark blue star/thin white edge. Dark green, quilted, serrated/red back. Semiminiature<br />
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Yesterday's Valentine (8910) 11/24/2000 (Jeff Smith) Double medium blue pansy. Dark green, heart-shaped, hairy/red back. Standard trailer<br />
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<br /></div>SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-10166555260745721672011-11-13T16:51:00.001-07:002011-11-13T17:36:26.419-07:00Surprise!I stayed home from work today because I wasn't feeling well. I was off the previous two days for my "weekend" and yesterday was mostly spent in bed. Today my boyfriend wanted me to get out for some fresh air so he dragged me to a bookstore and then to the nursery next door to the bookstore. Well, they had African Violets there. They had the exact same <a href="http://violetsandmustangs.blogspot.com/2011/09/pink-noid.html">NOID</a> that I have sitting in my home that I waited more than a year for a bloom on<br />
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Frozen in Time (9167) 02/03/2003 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/Sorano) Single-semidouble white star/variable lavender tinge; green edge. Variegated light green and ivory, quilted. Standard</div>
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Yes, I bought the plant immediately! lol I also got the name of the nursery where they get most of their plants and I've checked out their "currently available" list. This place lists each plant with their actual name, so I'm very hopeful that I can get the name of my lovely pink NOID. Another woman that I know brought home Anthoflores Little Axel from this same nursery. Very exciting day, even amidst the aches and pains of whatever flu bug that I'm dealing with right now.</div>
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The plant has now been disbudded and put into isolation. I saw no signs of thrips on any of the violets but you can never been too sure. Also, you can't see mites with the naked eye and there were LOTS of cyclamens in the nursery today, even if they were in a completely different room.</div>
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Here's a look at a Frozen in Time that I saw a month or so ago. Because I'd seen this plant in person and it's such a distinctive look, I was able to make a positive ID on this one. </div>
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<br />SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-13575589588170989082011-11-13T09:03:00.001-07:002011-11-13T09:26:38.345-07:00Show apprehensionLast March I went to my first African Violet show. I was enamored by all the beautiful plants and blown away by all the wonderful people that I met. I quickly joined a local club and my plant collection started to grow by leaps and bounds! In May there was a "challenge" put out by another club to encourage people to enter their violets into the show coming up this next March and I thought to myself, "Why not?"<br />
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Last night and this morning I read two posts from people that made me re-think my "why not?"...<br />
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A woman posted last night that she'd entered some of her plants in a local show. She ended up winning two BIS and several other awards. She came home minus some leaves that had been pinched off without her knowledge and thrips. From the thrips and the measures that she took to protect her other plants, she lost 5 of her plants.<br />
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Today I read a blog entry from another woman who took some of her plants to show last spring. Her plants aren't doing so well now and she's suspecting mites. She's thinking that she may have to throw away her entire collection.<br />
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I really love some of my violets and my oldest ones have only been here for a little over a year. I'd be heart broken if I took some of these wonderful plants to show them off and they got sick and died as a result. Especially when it's known that these plants can live for decades, with proper care. Yes, I know that they're looked over for pests when they enter the show area but things get missed and there's always a chance that *other* plants in the nursery where the show is held can cause issues as well.<br />
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I'm a volunteer for the upcoming show and that'll be a lot of fun but I'm seriously wondering if I should leave my plants at home.SallyWrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293235398734981391noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413172584589327409.post-5220286677209245402011-11-11T11:35:00.001-07:002011-11-11T11:51:44.417-07:00A good day for a violet.<br />
So I went to get my eyes checked today. When I went last year they had a beautiful violet with girl leaves on the counter and they were gracious enough to share a leaf with me. My leaf had babies and then rotted for whatever reason, so I was anxious about whether or not I should ask for another leaf today or not! When I arrived, the violet was there but it was no longer in its previous glory. It only covered half the pot (4") and the leaves looked really sad. I commented on it and she said she needed to give it some water...<br />
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I could see the soil and there was mold on top and it was extremely obvious that water was the last thing that it needed! I lifted up one of the leaves and the whole plant lifted... it had completely rotted off of the stem and was going to die if it didn't have some care and soon. <br />
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The receptionist has a connection with this plant because it was given to her 5 years ago when her mother passed away, so I offered to bring the plant home and see what I could do with it. <br />
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I cleaned off all of the excess soil and rot and shortened the stem. There was a good amount of "neck" that was still healthy, so that was a good sign for me that the plant will survive. Took off all the extra dead leaves and a few that weren't doing so well, scraped the neck up a bit, and stuck it in some soil. This poor little girl is now in a container with some good light and it's now time to wait and see. <br />
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The container the plant was in. See the water marks on the side? No wonder it was drowning!<br />
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The "good" part of the stem/neck.</div>
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A different angle of the stem/neck.</div>
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I snapped it off this far and scraped it up a little bit for roots to form in the soil.</div>
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The top of the plant with flash - in the hospital. I'll take more photos later after the plant has had a chance to realize she's in a good place!</div>
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When I go back to select a frame, I'll have to let the receptionist know that her plant will be in the "hospital" for a little while but I *will* bring her back :)<br />
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Lucky Me - If this one weren't missing leaves due to a cat encounter, it might be holding its flower stalks up better. This is one gorgeous violet! </div>
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Nortex's Starlet Haven (4810) 05/05/1982 (Nortex/B. Johnson) Double purple star/white frilled edge. Pointed, quilted. Standard (TX Hyb)</div>
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Lucky Me (6298) 06/30/1986 (J. Domiano) Double orchid/darker mottling, variable purple edge. Light green, plain, glossy. Large (DAVS 942)</div>
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I've posted photos of this plant before but this is the first time it's bloomed so heavily in awhile. The plant has had some conflicts with my youngest cat (she's knocked the plant off the shelf a couple of times) and so the leaves are in poor shape and it's very lopsided but I love the blossoms SO much! Jeanette Domiano hybridized some gorgeous violets!</div>
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A John's Hawaiian Dream (A. Johansson) Semidouble-double wide bells with pink, yellow, and white-pink shading Medium green, scalloped. (Sw #1947/01) Standard (User Database)<br />
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A John's Spinning Bells (A. Johansson) Single, bell shaped, sea shell pink with darker stripes, strong green spots where the petals meet each other. Medium green scalloped, a little wavy leaves, red back. Standard (User Database)</div>
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Burnished Halo (G. Boone) Semidouble dark plum. Variegated. Standard<br />
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Crushed Velvet (G. Boone) Semidouble burgundy frilled pansy. Dark green, plain. Semiminiature<br />
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Evangeline (7119) 05/15/1989 (J. Domiano) Semidouble bright pink two-tone star. Variegated dark green and pink, pointed, glossy. Large (DAVS 1208)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ian-Minuet (10107) 08/07/2009 (N. Puminova) Semidouble-double light pink large wavy star/thin raspberry edge. Medium green, pointed, quilted. Standard (Russ/Ukr)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Kiss of Fire (6704) 07/10/1987 (J. Domiano) Semidouble red-purple two-tone ruffled/usually white edge. Medium green, plain, glossy, serrated/red back. Large (DAVS 1025)</span><br />
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Ma's Butterfly Garden (10350) 09/30/2010 (O. Robinson) Semidouble white ruffled pansy/pink blush, dark pink and blue fantasy band, thin white-green edge. Variegated medium green and white, quilted. Standard<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Midnight Radiation (5594) 12/06/1983 (B. Elkin) Single dark purple pansy/blue rays, wide white frilled edge. Dark green, quilted, glossy, wavy/red back. Standard</span><br />
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Rhapsodie Juliana (6985) 11/19/1988 (Holtkamp) Single white and purple-blue/dark eye, edge. Medium green, heart-shaped, glossy, hairy/purple-red back. Standard<br />
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Rhapsodie Michiko (8347) 12/14/1995 (Holtkamp) Single light blue/white overlay. Medium green, pointed, hairy, serrated. Standard</div>
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Snuggles Busy Bee (7601) 11/07/1991 (S. Sorano) Semidouble fuchsia pansy. Variegated medium green and white, quilted. Semiminiature<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Alps (7813) 10/03/1992 (K. Horikoshi/H. Sawara) Single-semidouble chimera white pansy/light blue stripe. Medium green, plain, quilted. Standard</span><br />
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