{"id":18917,"date":"2026-07-06T21:41:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/?p=18917"},"modified":"2026-07-06T21:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:41:40","slug":"plant-nerdiness-immersion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2026\/07\/plant-nerdiness-immersion\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Nerdiness Immersion!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I had a wonderful time at the Gesneriad Convention<\/a>! It was 5 full days of not thinking about anything but beautiful plants. I learned so much and met a ton of fellow enthusiasts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I entered several pieces into the show- first time ever. Firstly- Miss Siningia, a lady pillow doll. Look, she won a blue ribbon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also, 3 plants; they won ribbons too! I was entering into the novice class which means I have never participated in a plant show before. I was the only entrant and I won this giant pink rosette- it all makes me silly happy :-)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is my blue ribbon plant-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I won’t overwhelm you with flower photos but these were some of my favs-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is called Smithiantha ‘Ode to Peter Shalit’. It has beautiful leaves that are velvety plus such a gorgeous flower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is a Streptocarpus ‘Dale’s Flock of Sparrows’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There was a sales room with (probably) thousands of plants, and almost every talk I went to had giveaway plant material. I now have a bunch of new plants plus cuttings, leaves, and tubers to plant up and hopefully grow. It was such a treat to spend almost a week focusing on my other passion. I hope I can go next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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