Gesneriaceae - share you photos, thoughts etc.

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  1. Alisa

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    You've got very good varieties from Poundland, easy producing bunches of flowers. I've just got 1 plant from Lidl (oh, greedy me), including thryps - not a surprise, they keep violets together with garden plants outside of the shop. So, all flowers removed, and plant repotted.
     
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      I've got a few Achimenes. A double red (name escapes me at the moment), Serges Fantasy (Double Pink) and Ambroise Vershaffelt.

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      Any one up for a rhizome swap next spring?
       
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        Look what arrived today from Germany! not only did I get everything I asked for but they even doubled up most of the varieties and even sent me a couple of bonus cuttings and a small plant instead of a cutting of 'Vampire's Kiss' so I planted it up and took a few leaves off to root as well :)

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          :) Still crazy on gesneriads - several spring-summer 2016 pics:
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            And you're still doing a great job of growing them :love30:

            What is the name of the one in the fourth photo please?
             
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            It's streptocarpus DS-Red and Black
             
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              Thank you Alisa :blue thumb:
               
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              Hello, I still have african violets. Just after a period of crazyness (too many varieties) decided to keep less than 50 - still in process :). No streptocarpuses at all so far and bought 3 achimenes rizhomes, waiting unpatiently for those to sprout - nearly there. Rocky Mountain and Aly's Blizzard Bunny did very well during the winter:
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                @Alisa - that second one is outstanding!
                Is that an Aeschynanthus that I see in the background?
                 
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                Thank you, yes, Rocky Mountain did it after potted into 8.5 cm pot.
                Those are hoyas behind - lacunosa and one with difficult name : kanyakumariana :) .
                 
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                    Achimenes are doing really well:
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                      This is more about previous season snow :) flowering in the middle of June. Still going down with quantity of varieties: P6160086.JPG
                       
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                        Happy New Year. My plants today. So many changes. I have less african violets: IMG_20181231_150158017.jpg IMG_20181231_150149018_HDR.jpg
                         
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                          Crikey! You still have a lot of plants there!
                           
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