tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:39:04 +0000showtim tuttlein memoriamterrarium2009David Zaitlindrymoniastreptocarpusliberty bell chapterepisicia with pink leavescompanion plantssinningia chautemsseemanniasinningiaepiphyte2009reduxsinvanaeventsflorist's gloxiniabaltimoretreefernconventionazaleaseedpodgleaningsgesneriadcodonanthetipsdcCyrtandrasalespropagationsnowbabycolumneaminimauro pexiotoparadrymonianiphaeaseedgarden centerkentaniensissemihydroThe Gesneriad Societytitanotrichumsouth africaminiaturelocalgesneriad societyeucodoniasarmientabasketstudent convention grantshummingbirdnematanthuschiritalyndon lyonJon Lindstromrhytidophyllumconandron ramondioideskohleriabarbara stewartncacnautilocalyxachimenescuttingslee linettseed fundafrican violetnewslettersmithianthachinaghabotanical gardenstampslnkslecaBAVCdiane richardsonarrangementsusbgornithoboeacodonatanthusepisciamembership applicationJim Robertssinningia speciosaaeschynanthuspetrocosmeancac meeting 200909winterparaboearufodorsiagloxinianmicrodormancychrysothemisstreptocarpellahybridsnapeanthussaintpauliaiaraewick wateringconservatorynell hennessypearceaarboretumJim Steuerleinjohn boggansinningia concinnalotusdale martensbegoniaamalophyllonpetal tonesscarlet macawphotographygesneriadsrafflecultureborneoconvention 2011chirita patinaartisticmeetingalsobiacorytoplectuspinchingDAVSdiastemaalan lavergneshow2011brian connoroutdoorsSilvana Martén-Rodrígueztubersgesneriad conventionphiladelphialandscapesgesneriaphotowalkin situpeter shalithybridizinglandscapewashingtonchirita kitagunijohn farinatuberousrhizomesDelawareWashington, DC area gesneriad growers - the newsletter of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Societyhttp://petaltones.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Moore)Blogger250125PetalToneshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-3066700396749345192Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:10:00 +00002012-02-08T06:10:00.930-05:00aeschynanthusAl Pickrel sent me a photograph of Aeschynanthus 'Coral Flame' blooming in his greenhouse - it's a good grower and a good bloomer: If I'm not mistaken, this plant originally came from Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses. P.S. The National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society is meeting this Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, DC.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/Onrj9VJvUeU/aeschynanthus-coral-flame-and-frog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/Onrj9VJvUeU" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2012/02/aeschynanthus-coral-flame-and-frog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-6885837145508167385Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:10:00 +00002012-02-03T06:10:01.515-05:00borneoJust a quick post today to encourage you to check out this post at Hort Log, featuring some photographs of gesneriads in Borneo.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/JgBYfb2CNRg/gesneriads-in-borneo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/JgBYfb2CNRg" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2012/02/gesneriads-in-borneo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-4285431216928584735Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:10:00 +00002012-02-02T06:10:00.666-05:00meetingdcFirst meeting of the year of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society: Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.  Location: the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, DC.  The topic? Dish gardens. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/XXhh2EzIpbM/gesneriad-meeting-on-february-11-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/XXhh2EzIpbM" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2012/02/gesneriad-meeting-on-february-11-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-1836608683456858368Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:10:00 +00002012-01-18T06:10:00.689-05:00gleaningsconventionJust a couple of quick notes today. In case you haven't heard, registration is open for this year's The Gesneriad Society Convention, which will take place during the first week of July in Seattle, Washington.  Get details here. The earlier you register, the earlier you can get into the sales room.  (How's that for incentive?) On other news, for those of you who haven't subscribed (yet), the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/_8bqeEcu0xg/2012-convention-new-gleanings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/_8bqeEcu0xg" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-convention-new-gleanings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-20309371618842686Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:10:00 +00002011-12-29T15:53:46.459-05:00kentaniensisstreptocarpusOn a seasonal note, one of my favorite gesneriads is blooming: Aeschynanthus longicaulis with its subtly colored flowers and purple pollen. Here's an old photo: But I'm here to say a word about Streptocarpus kentaniensis, a species from South Africa. It is said to be quite a dry grower (and therefore good for underwaterers) and floriferous (although each flower is small).  The characteristic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/_6_8s8PEqfU/streptocarpus-kentaniensis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/_6_8s8PEqfU" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/12/streptocarpus-kentaniensis.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-8920890147457881364Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:10:00 +00002011-12-17T12:10:01.121-05:00washingtonmeetingdcThe 2012 meeting dates for the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society are now up on our website. We meet at the U.S. National Arboretum in NE Washington, DC. The dates are also on our Google calendar - link at right. February 11, 2012 (Saturday) at 10:00 a.m: presentation by Barbara Stewart on dish gardens. Location: U.S. National Arboretum. March 10, 2012 (Saturday) at 10:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/Vh7OIS0hKog/2012-meeting-dates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/Vh7OIS0hKog" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-meeting-dates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-6370607818126354767Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:40:00 +00002011-11-15T22:40:00.771-05:00gleaningsYes, the November 2011 issue of The Gesneriad Society's free monthly electronic newsletter, Gleanings, is out, and it includes some photographs from our September show. This issue also contains photographs from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum Gesneriad Society's show, and an article about the incredible specimen of Nematanthus corticola exhibited at The Gesneriad Society's Convention back in July. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/M4YfcWtc9O8/new-issue-of-gleanings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/M4YfcWtc9O8" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-issue-of-gleanings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-7815674975417197657Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:01:00 +00002011-10-12T23:01:19.585-04:00Saturday October 15, 2011 at 10:00 a.m: joint meeting of The National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society and the Potomac Branch of the American Begonia Society. John Boggan will present on "Testing the Limits with Hardy(ish) Gesneriads and Begonias" Location: U.S. National Arboretum. Saturday October 15, 2011, 8:30 am to 5 pm: the Baltimore African Violet and Gesneriad Club's Annual http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/sgtbSf83wBk/upcoming-events-gesneriads-in-dc-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DCgesneriads)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/sgtbSf83wBk" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/10/upcoming-events-gesneriads-in-dc-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-4117041451494345836Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:10:00 +00002011-09-30T06:10:00.285-04:00culturewintertipsIf you saw our Show two weeks ago, you may have seen my glowing example of a cold-damaged Episcia. I had nonchalantly left it outside on Thursday night when our temperatures dipped below 50F. The next day, it still looked somewhat presentable when I entered it into the Show, but by Sunday afternoon it was so distressed I pronounced it dead. (Episcias sulk at anything below 70F, so cold and wet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/KzdY8bzeTcY/seasonal-plant-maintenance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/KzdY8bzeTcY" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/seasonal-plant-maintenance.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-6184706968535761445Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:23:00 +00002011-09-28T07:23:00.852-04:00show2011showwick wateringstreptocarpusdale martensEarlier this month, at our chapter's semiannual show and sale, a good chunk of the event centered around featured speakers giving talks about different aspects of growing gesneriads. I was able to nab a chair for two of the talks, the first being hybridizer extraordinaire Dale Martens' talk on how to grow and show Streptocarpus like a pro.Dale Martens next to one of her hybrids, Smithicodonia 'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/ZnkHaKcqpoE/strapping-streptocarpus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Moore)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/ZnkHaKcqpoE" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/strapping-streptocarpus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-4344754926709048748Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:10:00 +00002011-09-21T06:10:00.398-04:00sinningia concinnaWhile we catch our breaths after the Show last weekend, why not browse through recent updates on Sinningia and Friends (such as the close up of a Sinningia concinna flower) or the Flickr gesneriads pool (such as Christian Feuillet's photograph of Codonanthe crassifolia in French Guiana)? From left to right, Sinningia 'Country Crocus', Sinningia 'Ruffled Wood Nymph', and Sinningia concinna. Thishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/1US-fyWgCk0/elsewhere-on-web.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/1US-fyWgCk0" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/elsewhere-on-web.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-1283158965358604886Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:25:00 +00002011-09-16T23:25:00.096-04:00In case you hadn't noticed... we have our gesneriad show this weekend.  ("We" being the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society, the DC area gesneriad group.)  Most of the show entries are on the tables now, and the rest should be arriving in the morning. It is quite a mad rush to get the entries in and ready for judging at 10 am.  Although I spent all afternoon in the show room,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/fXLq_uUC4ek/day-before.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/fXLq_uUC4ek" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/day-before.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-6612928157990492170Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:31:00 +00002011-09-14T07:31:00.181-04:00show2011showbarbara stewartThe upcoming show and sale of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society includes several lectures about various gesneriad-growing topics. On Sunday, September 18, at 3:30 pm at The Behnke Nurseries in Beltsville, Barbara Stewart will be sharing a dish garden program to demonstrate the mechanics of constructing dish gardens and the basic principles of design. One of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/4Vniy9nfJVU/dish-gardens-barbara-stewart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Moore)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/4Vniy9nfJVU" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/dish-gardens-barbara-stewart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-3573580735370695083Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:22:00 +00002011-09-13T16:32:08.571-04:00show2011showbrian connorThe upcoming show and sale of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society includes several lectures about various gesneriad-growing topics. Brian Connor is an enthusiastic indoor gardener who has grown gesneriads since he was a teenager and is currently Program Chair of the NCAC chapter of The Gesneriad Society. On Sunday, September 18, at 2:30 pm at The Behnke Nurseries in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/x6ISBruFGTw/propagating-gesneriads-brian-connor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Moore)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/x6ISBruFGTw" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/propagating-gesneriads-brian-connor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-3313916859289133810Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:58:00 +00002011-09-13T08:09:11.364-04:00show2011showJim RobertsThe upcoming show and sale of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society includes several lectures about various gesneriad-growing topics. On Sunday, September 18, at 1:30 pm at The Behnke Nurseries in Beltsville, Jim Roberts will be presenting the talk "What is a Gesneriad?" Gesneriads are such a diverse family, it's often difficult to tell what ties them all together, Jim says.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/gJj31PParsU/what-is-gesneriad-jim-roberts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Moore)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/gJj31PParsU" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-is-gesneriad-jim-roberts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-492622121145386512Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:40:00 +00002011-09-12T06:40:01.042-04:00show2011showstreptocarpusdale martensThe upcoming show and sale of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society includes several lectures about various gesneriad-growing topics. Dale Martens is a distinguished gesneriad grower and hybridizer who is especially well-known for her work in hybridizing Streptocarpus. In fact, it is likely that some of the plants you admire in shows are her hybrids! For example, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/ox73ZUc6Of8/streptocarpus-dale-martens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Moore)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/ox73ZUc6Of8" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/streptocarpus-dale-martens.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-4050441841901936552Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:37:00 +00002011-09-11T06:37:00.240-04:00show2011showlee linettThe upcoming show and sale of the National Capital Area Chapter of the Gesneriad Society includes several lectures about various gesneriad-growing topics. On Saturday, September 17, at 1:30 pm at The Behnke Nurseries in Beltsville, Lee Linett will be keeping with the show's theme of Gesneriads on Broadway and giving the talk "A Mix For All Seasons," discussing basic potting mixes for gesneriads.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/VPkvZvZX-Tk/basic-potting-mixes-lee-linett.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Moore)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/VPkvZvZX-Tk" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/basic-potting-mixes-lee-linett.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-5872331343576484143Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:10:00 +00002011-09-09T06:10:00.276-04:00sinvanaJon Lindstrom Exhibited by Carol Hamelink at our 2010 show, this is an intergeneric cross made by Jon Lindstrom using Sinningia conspicua and Paliavania tenuiflora. You can see Jon's photographs of the original plant in his Flickr stream over here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/RX8HKvX7iYw/sinvana-mount-magazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/RX8HKvX7iYw" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/sinvana-mount-magazine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-2200516723566368324Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:10:00 +00002011-09-08T06:10:00.199-04:00show2011Now that the entry form and show schedule (PDFs) are online, let me point out that you do not need to be a member of The Gesneriad Society to submit an entry. You also don't need to be a member of the local chapter, the National Capital Area Chapter. The first time I participated, I wasn't a member of either. (I have such fond memories of my first show! More on that later.) Tray Landscape by http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/iZo0DOsOBHQ/entry-forms-now-online-for-917-18-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/iZo0DOsOBHQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/entry-forms-now-online-for-917-18-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-1781914581244981985Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:10:00 +00002011-09-07T06:10:00.267-04:00streptocarpusWe were fortunate to see Streptocarpus 'Cape Essence' at our last Show in 2010. This is an unusual hybrid in that one of its direct parents is a unifoliate species, Streptocarpus vandeleurii. The other parent is Streptocarpus 'Bristol Sunset'. 'Cape Essence' is a David Harley hybrid, and this specimen was exhibited by Ken Meier. shttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/95OuJO-yrFE/streptocarpus-cape-essence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/95OuJO-yrFE" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/streptocarpus-cape-essence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-3543122260142473647Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:11:00 +00002011-09-05T17:11:01.179-04:00show2011ncacThe National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society is having its 18-monthly show and sale in two weeks!  (Read on for dates and times.)  We hope you'll come and visit: you never know what unusual and stunning plants might be in the show, and we always have an interesting selection of plants for sale.  Why every 18 months, you might ask?  Well.... Although many gesneriads can bloom http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/vxSJcG648rU/2011-show-and-sale-in-dc-area.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/vxSJcG648rU" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/09/2011-show-and-sale-in-dc-area.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-5943059667893041405Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:20:00 +00002011-08-31T21:20:00.126-04:00arrangementsconvention 2011More Division II entries from the Convention.  Thanks again to Jim Roberts for the photographs and caption information. Waterworks by Julie Thompson (blue ribbon, 92 points): Punxsutawney Phil by Ben Paternoster (blue ribbon, 98 points): Philadelphia Museum of Art by Neale Stuart-Merrimen (blue ribbon, 90 points): Mummers by Mel Grice (blue ribbon, 93 points, Best in Section K): Love Park http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/6nNBdFFe6GU/arrangements-from-convention.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DCgesneriads)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/6nNBdFFe6GU" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/08/arrangements-from-convention.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-2461482039316235691Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:40:00 +00002011-08-30T21:40:00.277-04:00artisticconvention 2011Photographs of some of the Division II entries from the 2011 Convention: thanks to Jim Roberts for the photographs. Best in the Arts, 98 points, Bruce Boyd: Fabric art by Carol Ann Bonner (blue ribbon, 97 points): Jill Fischer's Straight Sided Terrarium (blue ribbon, 96 points): Jill Fischer's curved terrarium (blue ribbon, 93 points): Landscape by Ben Paternoster (blue ribbon, 96 points): http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/4DZRK-1dgdk/landscapes-terarriums-artwork-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DCgesneriads)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/4DZRK-1dgdk" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/08/landscapes-terarriums-artwork-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-2040902691038514669Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:40:00 +00002011-08-27T18:40:00.433-04:00begoniaI hope everyone is staying safe while Irene makes its way up the eastern coast of the U.S. This is a bit off the topic of gesneriads, but then begonias and gesneriads make for good companion plants. The Potomac Branch of the American Begonia Society has its show and sale this weekend in Alexandria, Virginia. I stopped by this morning to oogle the variety of begonias - from tiny terrarium-grown http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/5JQiKV_smxo/hoping-for-best-and-begonias.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/5JQiKV_smxo" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/08/hoping-for-best-and-begonias.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337185827273011181.post-566771948921549530Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:10:00 +00002011-08-25T21:10:00.968-04:00convention 2011Yes, there's more. Some group photographs today. This first one is a photo of the class of trained or sculptured gesneriads: the Mitraria coccinea in the center was exhibited by Michael Riley; the Chirita 'Bridal Veil' on the left, by Paul Kroll; and the Columnea 'Gold Heart' (reverted) on the right was exhibited by Charlene Marietti. This next photograph is one entry: a Chirita Collection http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetalTones/~3/bj8kagto7BI/more-from-2011-convention.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyoko Imai)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetalTones/~4/bj8kagto7BI" height="1" width="1"/>http://petaltones.blogspot.com/2011/08/more-from-2011-convention.html