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What's "In Bud"
« Thread Started on Dec 22, 2009, 11:18pm »		[Quote]
So often the buds of flowers soon to bloom are every bit as beautiful as the actual flower. Hope others will take note and share. Today,this Japanese Magnolia caught my eye. In another month will be blooming and I will post in that thread.

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« Reply #1 on Dec 23, 2009, 5:38am »		[Quote]
Exquisite. Those buds remind me of pussy willow, in a way.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #2 on Dec 29, 2009, 3:54am »		[Quote]

Dec 23, 2009, 5:38am, bixaorellana wrote:
Exquisite. Those buds remind me of pussy willow, in a way.

reminded me of as well:


crinum lily" in bud" today:

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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #3 on Dec 31, 2009, 5:07am »		[Quote]
This morning I discovered that the clivia had become well-budded during my absence.

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« Reply #4 on Jan 10, 2010, 9:19pm »		[Quote]
There is something in bud in one of the back courtyards of the nursing home. It is one of those trees that bursts into flower in early spring before it has any leaves on it, and it gets leaves only once all of the blossoms have fallen.

I don't think it's a tulip tree but that's sort of what the flowers are like.
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« Reply #5 on Jan 11, 2010, 3:45am »		[Quote]
I can't wait to see K. Tulip poplars were very much in evidence here but we lost many,many to Katrina. They get to be quite large. I've toyed with planting one in the front as they are deciduous and I'm looking for a fast growing deciduous other than a sycamore :P
They are also the larval plant for the Tiger swallowtail butterfly.(we noticed their absence during our metro butterfly count).
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #6 on Jan 11, 2010, 5:00am »		[Quote]
Could the nursing home tree be a Japanese magnolia?

The flowers can vary -- here are a few zillion hits from google images:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&so....aq=f&oq=&aqi=g1
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« Reply #7 on Jan 11, 2010, 10:37am »		[Quote]
I'm sure it's a magnolia (didn't know they were called Japanese). There are loads of them all over France. The one in my neighbour's garden also had buds, but right now there is snow on them -- I don't know how that will affect its blooming.

Did you do anything to your clivia to get it to bloom, Bixa? I bought one last year as a houseplant. I haven't been watering it for the past month, as I read on a website it's the way to get them to bloom, but so far there doesn't seem to be any result. Do they need fertilizer?
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« Reply #8 on Jan 11, 2010, 11:46am »		[Quote]
Yes, it looks like the photo of the pink Japanese magnolia.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #9 on Jan 11, 2010, 11:49am »		[Quote]

Jan 11, 2010, 11:46am, kerouac2 wrote:
Yes, it looks like the photo of the pink Japanese magnolia.

The very first two pics in the thread are of a Japanese Magnolia.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #10 on Jan 11, 2010, 12:02pm »		[Quote]
Yes, but I am at the office right now and I can't see those photos! >:(

I wonder what makes those plants want to have their buds so early.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #11 on Jan 11, 2010, 3:32pm »		[Quote]
Bjd, where I'm from, "magnolia" always means Magnolia grandiflora. Thus, the other cultivated magnolias are called Japanese magnolias. I guess from your comment that those are known simply as magnolias elsewhere, correct?

The clivia must thrive on abuse, and I think also follows an internal calendar. I got mine years ago from a friend who found it growing in deep dry shade in the garden of the house she'd just rented. I've had it in & out of pots or in the ground as I've moved. My guess is that it likes tight feet and drying out between waterings. I don't think I've ever fertilized it. My suspicion is that it blooms for me because the yearly cycle here and the cool nights and mornings mimic its native land. Looking online, someone in Indiana says his bloom around Christmas. Since that's when mine bloom in a radically different climate, it corroborates my belief they bloom on their own schedule. Try this website. It says that clivias must be mature to bloom, and gives good straightforward care directions.

(And you reminded me that I have a photo of it in bloom now. I'll go post it on "What's in Bloom")
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« Reply #12 on Jan 11, 2010, 4:03pm »		[Quote]
I bought my clivia about a year ago and it was blooming then. Perhaps my dry period hasn't lasted long enough yet -- only a month. I'll just wait and see.

There are magnolia grandiflora here in the south, but in much of France, there are only the Japanese magnolias.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #13 on Jan 11, 2010, 4:19pm »		[Quote]
I looked further and found this link about clivia care. It seems that the reduced watering should be accompanied by lower temperatures. That link provided the answer to a question I had -- about why the flower stalk does not always elongate.
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« Reply #14 on Jan 11, 2010, 5:45pm »		[Quote]
Anyway, I can finally see the photos at the top, and now will have to compare out my mother's window.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #15 on Jan 12, 2010, 10:28pm »		[Quote]
Ok, same tree as in first pics in thread, (Japanese Magnolia)two weeks later...

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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #16 on Jan 13, 2010, 10:57pm »		[Quote]
Casimira - has the frosty weather ruined the buds?

In my garden I have 3 camellia shrubs budding. They are covered with snow but I don't think it has affected them.
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« Reply #17 on Jan 14, 2010, 12:02am »		[Quote]

Jan 13, 2010, 10:57pm, spindrift wrote:
Casimira - has the frosty weather ruined the buds?

In my garden I have 3 camellia shrubs budding. They are covered with snow but I don't think it has affected them.

No, not on this tree,I think it may have slowed down the process, it would be further along in bud had it not froze hard for 4 nights. It'll be fine.Stay tuned right here... ;)
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« Reply #18 on Feb 4, 2010, 2:50am »		[Quote]
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Lovely camellia,not quite in full bloom (don't know the name of))
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« Reply #19 on Feb 6, 2010, 8:12pm »		[Quote]
Okay, so this is what I suppose is the "Japanese magnolia" that I can see out of my mother's window, complete with bird nest.

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The photos were taken today.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #20 on Feb 7, 2010, 10:40am »		[Quote]
It sure looks like it K,but, the buds look a tiny bit smaller than the ones I posted earlier in this thread...and not quite as 'fuzzy'. I'll be anxious to see them in full bloom.
I need to go photo mine again,and compare more closely.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #21 on Feb 9, 2010, 12:18am »		[Quote]
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same tree,today.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #22 on Feb 9, 2010, 3:48am »		[Quote]
Not only will that make it easy for someone to identify a Japanese magnolia, it's an absolutely beautiful pictures.

I very much like your two also, Kerouac, with that soft lighting and the roughness of the wall as a backdrop.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #23 on Feb 9, 2010, 11:54am »		[Quote]
Do the buds not look more 'fuzzy' in 'my' magnolia ? Subtle differences between the two (K's and the originals)?
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #24 on Feb 9, 2010, 3:35pm »		[Quote]
They're undoubtedly two different varieties. I used to pore over the Japanese magnolia offerings in the Wayside catalog. There was an Elizabeth somebodyorother that was the most beautiful yellow. NO Japanese magnolias here, and very very few M. grandiflora.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #25 on Feb 20, 2010, 10:51am »		[Quote]
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The same camellia as the one in full bloom in thread 'What's in Bloom'.(also,taken yesterday).
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #26 on Feb 21, 2010, 3:25pm »		[Quote]
My budding camelias are looking very sorry for themselves. There seems to be frost damage on them - they are splotched with brown. :-X

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« Reply #27 on Feb 21, 2010, 4:13pm »		[Quote]
The buds have not evolved much on my mother's tree, but it is getting a little warmer and if the sun would decide to come out, things would change fast.
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« Reply #28 on Feb 21, 2010, 5:53pm »		[Quote]
Spindrift, camellias seem to do that. Look closely at the bud on the right side of Casimira's picture and you'll see brown splotches. Remember that she reported a recent freeze. Also note that the opening bloom is quite perfect. My grandmother's yard was full of camellias, and they generally open with any splotches underneath where they can't be seen.

Kerouac, your mother's tree might be more on the normal schedule of a Japanese magnolia than Casimira's, because the climate may be closer to that of its home.

Here are some buds from my yard yesterday. Nothing to write home about, but hints of spring, nonetheless.

Forget-me-not. I encourage these, but have a feeling they'll try to take over one day.

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A feverfew in bud and flower. Anyone have hints on taking pictures of white flowers in full sun?
The fuchsia is thinking about blooming.
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A kind of pelargonium I've only seen in Mexico, although it may be available elsewhere now.
I'm always intrigued by the downturned perlargonium buds.
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Re: What's "In Bud"
« Reply #29 on Feb 21, 2010, 6:13pm »		[Quote]
I am pleased to hear the good news about my splotched camellia buds.
Your forget-me-not is far advanced of mine.....and yes they will try and take over. But I love them anyway.
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