Sinningia nivalis 'Urubici' grown by Dee Stewart. Judges said "Very nice show plant!" Score: 97
Primulina 'Omen' grown by Dee Stewart. Judges said "Beautiful bloom, leaf color, nice plant!" Score: 98
Nematanthus 'Othello'. Judges said "Interesting plant." Score: 89
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St. Patrick's Day - "My Shamrock" Nematanthus Goldfish plant, created by Marcia Kirpatrick
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St. Patrick's Day - Nematanthus Streptocarpella by Pat Savage
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Hoop Dreams - Nematanthus (basketballs), Primulina 'Joanne Martinez', Amaryllis (lips), Yellow Rose (Hair) by Mary Bozian
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Sinningia calcaria grown by Dee Stewart. Judges' comments: Color of bloom is pretty. Nice contrast against foliage. Top dressing may improve appearance. 88 Points.
Henckelia ceratoscyphus grown by Dee Stewart.
The plant's flowers first appear white and change to purple. Needs warm water, steady moisture. From N. Vietnam. Don't always see this plant. Blooms most of the time, but blooms don't last more than a day or two. Has single flowers not a cluster.
Judges' comments: Interesting to see this plant for view. More Bloom Evident. Top Soil a little distracting. 72 points.
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Primulina No ID, grown by Dee Stewart. Judges comments: Beautiful blooms. 88 points.
Sinningia No ID grown by Dee Stewart. Judges' comments:
Nice big blooms and foliage. Beautiful bloom color. Top dressing may help appearance. Consider removal of secondary stem. 90 points.
Primula atropurpurea grown by Dee Stewart. Judges' comments: Beautiful dark green leaves. Many blooms although some have passed.
85 Points.
Dee mentioned the flowers did not like the trip to our meeting (35 degrees F.) and seemed to be drooping.
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Drymonia decora with a flower bud. Flowers will be yellow and plant will get significantly larger/longer. From Costa Rica, grows in Cloud Forests at 1,000m.
Tribounea grandiflora grown in a three gallon aquarium. It's from Thailand and self seeds, tolerates dry periods.
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Agalmyla parasitica, grown by Bob Stewart. Its name is a misnomer since it is not a parasite, as epiphytes do not suck nutrients from the trees they cling to. Only Mistletoe is a true parasite, not orchids or gesneriads. This plant is related to Aeschynanthus, from S.E. Asia and flowers have two stamens rather than four. Starts on the ground and finds a tree trunk to climb. Currently growing in a basket but Bob has taken a stem of the plant and pinned it to a sphagnum column in the hopes of having the plant overtake that. Note the flowers stay at the stem and do not have a separate long stem to put the flowers out where pollinators flying by can find them.
Aeschynanthus tengchungensis. This plant is four years old so is a slow grower, has orange flowers when it blooms. Comes from Yuhnan Province where it grows at 2,000m.
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Episcia 'My Precious'
Sinningia Cardinalis Compact
Sinningia Cardinalis
Primulina 'Lida'
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Streptocarpus 'Heartland's White Gold'
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Sinningia 'Judy Becker'
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Primulina unknown, the flowers are just huge! Grown by Dee Stewart
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Primulina 'Chiaki' grown by Marcia Kilpatrick. Note the reddish coloration along the edges of the outer leaves. We are assuming this is happening because of the light source used. This is especially notable when you pull back a leaf that was shading the leaf under it!
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Aeschynanthus tricolor, a species described by William Hooker in 1858, grown by Rick Fadden. It is native to Borneo and produces tubular flowers from May to July but is happily blooming for Rick right now.
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Aeschynanthus tricolor. Grown by a South/East facing window that Rick opens a little when it's cold outside and it tolerates this, though a few leaves exposed directly to the cold are turning yellow. The room stays about 58 degrees during the night. Rick rotates the plant periodically to give all sides access to window light.
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Aeschynanthus tricolor.
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Aeschynanthus tricolor.
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Sinningia piresiana - 97 points Comments: Beautiful- great specimen! Grown by Dee Stewart
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Streptocarpus 'German' - 91 points Comments: Pretty, large blooms, leaf damage distracting. Grown by Rick Fadden
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Primulina liboensis White Vein Form - 90 points Comments: Beautiful leaf varigation, damaged spots distracting. Nice flowers. Grown by Bob Stewart
Saintpaulia goetzeana - On the Endangered Species IUCN Red List. Flower is unique to species- it is peloric (radially symmetric) has five petals, and the top two are violet and the bottom three are white. Difficult to cultivate- mossy rock surfaces in deep shade. Brought in by Bob Stewart as it was in flower.
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Aeschynanthus cv. - 88 points Comments: Nice colored blooms, sparse areas - stems. Grown by Rick Fadden
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Sinningia leucotricha grown by Dee Stewart. Plant is over 30 years old.
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Sinningia bullata x tubiflora Dee Stewart (99 points)
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Sinningia 'Arkansas Empress' Leslie Milde (86 points)
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Nautilocalyx x pemphidius Wand Macnair (95 points)
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November 2017
Columnea minor, grown by Bob and Dee Stewart Petrocosmea mengliensis, grown by Bob and Dee Stewart |
