Monday, December 26, 2011

Featured violet: ALLEGRO CUPID PINK, pretty little pink

Alegro Cupid Pink

Allegro Cupid Pink - (J. Stromborg) Single pink pansy/darker eye, notched tips. Medium green, plain. Semiminiature.

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Featured violet: Allegro Paisley Pony, semi miniature, fantasy overlay

 Allegro Paisley Pony
Stromborg. Double medium pink pansy, variable, lavender fantasy overlay. Medium green, heart shaped, quilted, serrated. Semi miniature.



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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Featured violet: Mac's Virtually Velvet, striking

Mac's Virtually Velvet


Mac's Virtually Velvet (8754) 08/31/1998 (G. McDonald) Semidouble coral red/blue overlay. Variegated green, pink and white, ovate, serrated Semiminiature


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Featured violet: Rob's Gray Ghost

Rob's Gray Ghost
(Robinson) single-semi double white pansy,. Variegated black green, white, pink, quilted, red back. Semi miniature.


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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Featured violet: Knight Magic

KNIGHT MAGIC

(Pittman) Semi double white/light pink rayed eye. Variegated medium green, white, plain.


My type is always darker pink than the description as well as more pink in the foliage.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Featured violet: Mac's Just Jeff, red


MAC'S JUST JEFF

(MCDONALD) Semi double coral red pansy, variable darker fantasy. Mosaic variegated, medium green, white, and pink (variable), plain scalloped

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Featured violet: Lemon Drop, yellow bloom

Lemon Drop

(8245) 07/28/1995 (S. Sorano) Double yellow and white pansy. Medium green, plain, heart-shaped, pointed, serrated. Semiminiature

 


Sometimes, in cooler conditions, blushes pink with the yellow.

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Featured violet: Baby's Breath

BABY'S BREATH

(T. Davis) Single white ruffled star/light pink patches. Medium green, plain. Standard


I find that the amount of white is temperature dependent. The cooler the growing temperature, the less there is.


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Thursday, December 1, 2011



Lemon Kisses


Sorano. Semi double-double white, large star/variable yellow veins, blush. Medium green ovate. Standard.


This is the most yellow violet I have. 


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Featured violet: Mac's Carnival Clown

Mac's Carnival Clown

MacDonald. Single-semi double coral pink pansy/purple fantasy. White Edge. Medium green, plain, quilted, heart shaped,serrated. Semi miniature


An example of temperature affecting the coloration of the bloom. Cooler temperature, less fantasy and no white edge.


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