Early Kiwi Flowers .

We  had  a  few  warm  days  (and  nights )  late  last  week  ,  the  early  market  flowers  and  the  early  seedlings  moving  quickly  .We are  probably  about  a  week  or  10  days  behind  last  season .I  would  think  that  our  long  record  autumn  drought  is  mostly  responsible –  no  moisture  means  no  early  root  initiation  and  no  early  growth  .After  the  flooding  we  had  2  weeks  ago ,(8  inches  ,  200  mm  over  4  days  )  ,  the  root  zones have  adequate  moisture .Good  for  the  September  Show  flowers .

JAH 3 - 93 - B

JAH 3 – 93 – B

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A  very  early  white  trumpet  ,  good  form  for  a  June  flower  ,  is  John  Hunter  3 – 93 – B,            [ Penguin – x (Glendermott – x – Kotuku )] – x – Canisp . Big  flowers , tall ,  strong  stance .

 

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JFM 011 – 1 , 4 – Y – O

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A  very  well  coloured  early  double  ,  amongst  the  first  ,  again  an  impressive strong  stem  and  neck   and  bright  colours  .Looks  like  9  buds  from  the  15  planted  –  not  a  sign  of  any  green  backs –  very  pleasing .Probably  the  best  from  the  cross .

 

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JFM   08 - 20 Kickstart   2 Y - O

JFM 08 – 20
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A  tall  big  redcup from  the  same  cross   88 – 23 (  Scorcher – x – Cinel ) – x – Early  Orbit . is  seedling       08 – 20 , [ garden  name  Kickstart ],   not  quite  first  early  but  the  best  early  form  to  date , big  buds  open  well  on  the  tall  stem .I  made  this  cross  3  times  over  5  years  until  the  first  seedlings  flowered ;  since  then  have  found  good  fertility  in  the  new  selections  ,  both  doubles  and singles .

Yellow  trumpet  are  well  away  in  NZ   2015

Yellow trumpet are well away in NZ 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow  trumpets  are  now  in  full  supply  in  the  North  Island  markets  and  Erlicheer  is  just  beginning .The  big  stocks  of  Malvern City  are  about  2 – 3  weeks  away .

2 comments for “Early Kiwi Flowers .

  1. You are very early up where you are John.  It has been a cold winter here and a lot of the daffodils are yet to show above ground, I guess it only takes a few days of warm rain to encourage them up. Kickstart looks very colorful.  Hope you have a great season with your cut flowers. John H’s seedling looks a fine large flower too, being the Northern Hemisphere equivalent of a December/early January flower with our winter solstice being June 21st

  2. Looks like a late season here too Denise. Very little foliage above the ground and only nine weeks to the first National.

    Dave

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