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Feb 9, 2010

I am a total dumb@$$!!

Ok, Mystery Seed is solved: Red Velvet Celosia!

Now, back to the title of my post (yeah, here it comes, Kelly...you were right!)...
Today I checked on my seedlings and noticed yet again that the mystery seeds had red stems. I have only grown one thing with red stems, and I even remember saving seed from it, but couldn't remember what they looked like. Remember that I had 2 baggies with saved seed? One of them I had hastily labeled "Celosia" I think because of the fact that it had red petals mixed in with the seed in the baggie, so sure was I that I never compared the seed to the original seed packet. Just on a whim I actually opened the original packet today and voila!... the same seed. Duh... I can hear you now "Boooooo"....

But now this presents me with another dilemma: what the heck is in the baggie with the red flower petals mixed in???? See pictures below for close ups of my big dumb@$$ moment.

Red Velvet Celosia, not such a mystery after all!

Seed saved matches identically to the packet if I had bothered to check inside!

Now THIS is the mystery... I had the baggie labeled as Celosia and I think I did it simply because I was in a hurry and saw the red petals... So NOW WHAT?? Guess I will plant some in a flat tonight & reuse my Mystery Seed popsicle sticks, LOL!

On another plant related subject, I got suckered into this...

I always said I didn't like houseplants much, but from the looks of my random cuttings and small pots around the house and the fact that I now own a jar of rooting hormone seems to suggest otherwise. I guess I have to admit that I sorta-kinda like houseplants now...

8 comments:

  1. With your very green thumb I've always been amazed you don't have houseplants all over your house. And yours will probably BLOOM, too!

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  2. Hehehe. We all have our moments. ;)

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  3. Oh, I love bromeliads! My mom is a house plant fanatic, and that was always my favorite plant growing up. Did you know you water them in the center ("tank") of the plant where the flower emerges, and not the soil? Cool, huh? You may also need to mist it if the air is dry...

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  4. The red petal seeds I think are Gerber Daisies?

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  5. That's really funny. So the mystery deepens. (Cue ominous music.)

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  6. No, houseplants are too much to deal with if you're gardening. Really. Can't add one more thing. . .

    Good luck with the mysteries.

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  7. Mmmm....one mystery solved, another develops.

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  8. Your bromeliad is beautiful, and I have been having houseplant longings myself, lately, so seeing your great new plant didn't help. But I think (hope?) for me that it's mostly a wintertime garden-withdrawal thing.

    Stefaneener is probably right about the work. Did Momma S say you need to mist that? And probably every day in the winter. It IS beautiful though.

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