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johanneshoeller

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Unknown Chinese plant
« on: December 28, 2007, 07:18:36 AM »
Does anybody know this Chinese plant? I mean it is not a Petrocosmea.
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Re: Unknown Chinese plant
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2007, 08:45:13 AM »
Hans,

It looks like Chirita tamiana.  The bud setup in the top right of the "leaves" picture is rather distinctive, unlike any other I have come across, but I am guessing there may be other Chirita that have it.  I have one in flower here under lights at the moment.  Flowers virtually all year around if happy.  A rather nice little Gesneriad.
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Re: Unknown Chinese plant
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2007, 11:01:12 AM »
Wow! That one is awsome i love it! Do you want to trade with me for Strep. caulescens?
Pleeease  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Unknown Chinese plant
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2007, 11:13:11 AM »
Not sure whether it is me you're asking or not, Mike?  I do have some seed pods on the plant at the moment.  I actually removed 4 pods earlier today, just leaving two on there as I wanted to sow a few as I only have a single plant.  No idea how soon they'll mature, as I haven't collected gesneriad seed before.  I don't know Strep caulescens as a species, just the hybrid streps in the garden centres, and S. candida (which actually has flowers very similar to the Chirita tamiana).
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Re: Unknown Chinese plant
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2007, 06:56:50 PM »
Hello Paul. Well my strep. never set seed for me. Can you please tell me how do you pollinate your plants?
I have also never grown gesneriads from seed. If the strep does njot set seed, i have kohleria rhizomes that i think i can send you
Mike =)
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Re: Unknown Chinese plant
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2007, 07:05:40 PM »
Hans, have look at:  http://www.gesneriads.ca/genchiri.htm
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Re: Unknown Chinese plant
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2007, 08:51:31 PM »
Mike,

Our quarantine here in Aus means seed only, no bulbs/rhizomes etc.  Mine hasn't set seed in the past from memory, but for some reason did this year.  No idea why, but I'm not complaining!!  ;D
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