Russian winter smiles surrounded by
Trader Joe Optimara

This post was edited by fortyseven on Tue, Sep 30, 14 at 22:31

Favorite color.

Russian Winter Smiles from Lyndon Lyon has fluffy pink and white blossoms with heavily fringed edges edged with sporadic bright green. The leaves are bright chartreuse and shiny. It grows symmetrically.

This post was edited by fortyseven on Tue, Sep 30, 14 at 22:45

From a leaf.

Ness ruffled skies baby

Wow ... the updated Winter Smiles is captivating.

I'd yet to be won over by the sales photos, but that one grabs me.

This may have to be a future acquisition.

P.S. I've got Pow Wow and Ruffled Skies, though they're both still small.

Winter Smiles was a delightful surprise. Here is Harmony , another Russian from LLG.

Regarding PowWow and Ruffled Skies, I realized that getting popular plants that many people like to grow
was a good idea, as they grow really well and are very
attractive. Another beauty is Louisiana Lullaby I got from LLG. The blooms are a bit faded or I would post a pic. They are huge. So are blooms of Arctic Frost. Huge and many.
I suddenly got interested in whites, light blues and lavenders.
I got a lot of leaves from Allegro Violets by Janet Stromborg.
The leaves are beautiful, economical and extremely well
packaged to stay crisp. She has hybridized a lot of light blues and lavenders. She is in Wisconsin, so her shipping season is a short one. Joanne

Thanks for sharing!
Every picture is so beautiful.