Darwinara Charm ‘Pacific Blue’

[Heather]

Recent addition a few months ago from Peter Lin so I’m likely not responsible for the blooming…and thanks to an old thread here from Candace on her local growing conditions….this guys is mounted and usually outside in the shade. Water when moss is crisp (daily outside.)
Digging the colorful hybrids these days….

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Cool! Any fragrance on this?

This is one I was considering giving a try in my cold-winter greenhouse, but I wasn't convinced it would handle temperatures near freezing and although it's a relatively small growing hybrid, it would still be tough to find room for it indoors for part of the year.

 

[Heather]

Yes, slightly less sweet than neos, but similar. Sharper/brighter jasmine scent.

Well, I’m probably leaving mine out unless we get close to freezing here in Sac. It’s mounted so easy for me to throw on a hook and hang from my rack or in a window. It’s been living outdoors until the spike was well underway.

 

[Ozpaph]

lovely colour. Is the plant growth like a neo?

 

[Heather]

lovely colour. Is the plant growth like a neo?

Sort of….they seem to be fussier than neos from what I’ve read. A lot of people seem to have trouble blooming them so we will see how it goes from here…I’ve following the advice in an old thread I found here. Will try to link it in…

 

[Heather]

Here it is, a blurb farther down in the thread. Candace lives near me so I’ve been following her culture mostly…https://www.slippertalk.com/threads/darwinara-charm-blue-pacific.9425/