Crazy for Crotons
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Per Bob A., the plant labeled Dreer #7 in the book is really America. Mine finally got some color this year.
Croton "America"
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Jeff Searle
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Ray,
That's really nice.Did Bob explain how it became America and is there another Dreer #7? Any of these "floating" around for trade/buy?
Jeff
That's really nice.Did Bob explain how it became America and is there another Dreer #7? Any of these "floating" around for trade/buy?
Jeff
Crazy for Crotons
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Jeff,
Bob says the Dreer # 7 plant looks a bit different. Graf's book Exotica has black and white photos of both plants. My plant is a two year old cutting but there are two plants in my neighborhood with some size. Can I offer you a cutting?
Ray
Bob says the Dreer # 7 plant looks a bit different. Graf's book Exotica has black and white photos of both plants. My plant is a two year old cutting but there are two plants in my neighborhood with some size. Can I offer you a cutting?
Ray
Jeff Searle
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My God, how, or when or what made you look or find these pictures in Exotica?Lol!!! I think I need to start doing more research myself. That's great if there are two large plants in your area. I would love to get a cutting, if you can get a few more, I'll root them , give them back to you and you can then donate them for the society. But thanks for introducing me to yet another new one......
Crazy for Crotons
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There were 2 out-of-color one gallons at USF this weekend.
Crazy for Crotons
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Rob,
You wouldn't know it without a very careful eye. They were totally blacked out and ugly but the leaf shape and wavy edges were there for sure.
Ray
You wouldn't know it without a very careful eye. They were totally blacked out and ugly but the leaf shape and wavy edges were there for sure.
Ray
Jeff Searle
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I hope one of these show up at the meeting at Ricky's house and is available for auction!
Ron.
Hmm....if one should show up, would it be in that under.....
$10 catagory
$10-25 catagory
$25-50 catagory
$50-100 catagory
$ Out da roof catagory!
Moose
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Hmm....if one should show up, would it be in that under.....
$10 catagory
$10-25 catagory
$25-50 catagory
$50-100 catagory
$ Out da roof catagory!
Or how much Sangria' I consume?
Marie Nock
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I put an "America" cutting in the mist house last week that I'll trade for one of the crotons I'm looking for. It will be another month before it's ready though.
Marie Nock
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My Wish List:
Blotched Corot
Blotched Jungle Queen
Blotched Raphael
Col. Lindbergh
Cover Girl (a better clone than mine)
Confucius
Da Vinci
Davis #10
Davis Estate
Delaware
Exotica
Gov. Martinez
Ishi
John Halgrim Jr.
Lucile Alonso
Michaelangelo
Pres. Eisenhower
Puccini
Ruby Davis
Seminole Queen
The Pearl
Blotched Corot
Blotched Jungle Queen
Blotched Raphael
Col. Lindbergh
Cover Girl (a better clone than mine)
Confucius
Da Vinci
Davis #10
Davis Estate
Delaware
Exotica
Gov. Martinez
Ishi
John Halgrim Jr.
Lucile Alonso
Michaelangelo
Pres. Eisenhower
Puccini
Ruby Davis
Seminole Queen
The Pearl
Jeff Searle
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Marie,
That's one hell of a wish list. Looks almost identical to mine!! I have three on the list usually at all times.
Col. Lindbergh
Michaelangelo
President Eisenhower
Alot of these are really exceptional and hard to find.
That's one hell of a wish list. Looks almost identical to mine!! I have three on the list usually at all times.
Col. Lindbergh
Michaelangelo
President Eisenhower
Alot of these are really exceptional and hard to find.
Marie Nock
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Jeff,
Would you like to trade a piece of any one of them for the "America"? Also, I think the "Embassy" that you liked is rooted.
Marie
Would you like to trade a piece of any one of them for the "America"? Also, I think the "Embassy" that you liked is rooted.
Marie
Marie Nock
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I'm honored to be grouped with Judy - she's a classey lady with good taste.
In the picture I've seen of the Blotched Raphael, the blotch is a hot pink rather than the pale yellow or pale pink of the regular Raphael. There's a picture in the Society's 2002 calendar.
In the picture I've seen of the Blotched Raphael, the blotch is a hot pink rather than the pale yellow or pale pink of the regular Raphael. There's a picture in the Society's 2002 calendar.
Jeff Searle
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Hi Marie,
First, we missed you and Steve at the croton garden tour today. A pretty good crowd, great food and a beautifully lush garden to walk around in.
Rob (
y230) and I actually planned on calling you and Steve this week to see if it would be possible to come by for a visit. Rob has been interested on coming by and asked if I would come. So, we can arainge to bring you something down.I heard you were unable to come today because of your sale. I hope it went well and lots of people showed up. I'll be in touch.
Jeff
Marie Nock
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Jeff,
That would be great. We look forward to seeing you.
Marie
That would be great. We look forward to seeing you.
Marie
Crazy for Crotons
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Yes the confusion was magnified by Bob A.
Jeff Searle
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Not on the availability list at the Searle Brothers 13th Annual Extravaganza. This is a cultivar that is hard to hunt down.
If you think the America is hard to come by, Dreer #7 would be......?
Moose
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Update: I picked up a "America" at the last auction we had at Ricky's place. It came from Phil. Phil had it buried in shade and was a bit stretched. Only on a couple of old leaves did you see evidence of the leaf margins doing what you see in the picture posted by Ray in post #1. The new leaves on my plant have some hints of wavy leaf margins. Ray stated that Phil has the true America in another thread.
Jeff discovered (rediscovered) Dreer #7 in an old east Fort Lauderdale neighborhood. These are definitely two distinct cultivars. Is it the "true" Dreer #7, I have no idea. Not really worried if both plants are "correctly named. They are beauties and I am fortunate to have them.
Jeff discovered (rediscovered) Dreer #7 in an old east Fort Lauderdale neighborhood. These are definitely two distinct cultivars. Is it the "true" Dreer #7, I have no idea. Not really worried if both plants are "correctly named. They are beauties and I am fortunate to have them.
Crazy for Crotons
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The first photo in this thread is Ernestine Delarue. Thanks Jose for the ID.
