One of the things I learned while visiting with Pat was the unique way that she names her violets. In each cross, she names them using the same letter of the alphabet. So, if two Buckeye's each begin with the same letter, chances are they are siblings out of the same cross. Neat, huh? Of course, everyone else may have already known this but me!
Last November, I wrote a blog about my visit with Pat Hancock. While there, I bought several leaves from her beautiful plants, and I wanted to share with you the very first bloom from one of those leaves. I haven't been too good about separating babies, since this was a very busy year, so I"m a little behind. That's why it's now a year later that I'm just getting my first bloom. I should've had blooms on these plants a few months ago, at least. One of the things I learned while visiting with Pat was the unique way that she names her violets. In each cross, she names them using the same letter of the alphabet. So, if two Buckeye's each begin with the same letter, chances are they are siblings out of the same cross. Neat, huh? Of course, everyone else may have already known this but me! I also wanted to share with you a common phenomenon that happens when wicking violets. On some of my plants that were recently wicked, the plants' roots have grown down the wick and into the water. Some growers choose not to remove those roots, but I do. My main reason for doing it is that the excess roots can actually plug the wick and cause it to stop wicking. Perhaps it is different with large standards, but on the minis, those water roots just aren't necessary. The plants will still grow and bloom just fine.
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