Shots from Spring (TX)

17 years ago

Well, Spring doesn't officially arrive for a few days, but it's always spring here in Spring, Texas!! Here are a few shots from today. HAPPY St. Patrick's day by the way...as I raise my glass of Guiness!

Remember the ugly duckling..mislabled Lilac Wonder that we think is San Remo?? Here's her first flower. YUCK!

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But...this is her 3rd scape. Much better...although, now I sort of like the randomness of the first scape. Oh...I'm so hard to please!! :-) Do we think this is still San Remo!?! Even the shape of the petals has changed!

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And, here's the Lima that we're guessing is Emerald. Lovely!! In this case, three's NOT a crowd!

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And have to throw in a photo of the iris that started blooming the morning after I found out that Ralph (old biology teacher from Grade 10) had died:

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And lastly, my tomatoes

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and peas (peppers and cilantro in the back bit haven't sprouted....HOMEMADE SALSA IN THE MAKING! - hold the peas!)

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:-)

Kristi

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Comments (6)

citrusnut
17 years ago
Kristi, your flowers are all just beautiful. I think your ugly duckling looks great in both pictures. And your garden plants look so green and healthy. Ummmmm salsa!

I will be starting my tomato seeds soon. We've got 2 more months of possible frost here. That is so far away yet. Even though we had 72 degrees today, it won't last, it is just a very welcome tease.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!
Noni Morrison
17 years ago
Kristi, even though I would hate your warm summers, your springtime looks so good! This is the LONGEST cold winter toward spring I think I have ever been in...another day of 38 degree temps with intermittent rain. I did work with seedlings in my growing room where I am starting my flowers for cutting, but my tomato seeds have not even sprouted yet in the growing room, and look at the plants you are setting out!

As to your San Remo, the 2nd one is rather nice with the stripes but neither really looks much like the others I have seen, including the 3 I had this year, other then being the same colors. It will be interesting to see what they look like next year, whether they revert to a "normal" San Remo" or are off in their breeding.
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blancawing
17 years ago
Hi Kristi,

I don't know what to say about you chameleonic 'San Remo.'

Although the dramatic change in petal shape seems very unusual, the blossom retain some San Remoishness.

I love that trio of Emerald flowers AND Guinness happens to be my favorite brew. I raise my glass to you!
kaboehm (zone 9a, TX USA)
Original Author
17 years ago
Blanca and others...I really have a hard time believing that the "Remo" is the same plant, judging from first to last bloom! The first one was so....so.....icky. This last one (on the 3rd scape) is nice, but I don't know if it really is a San Remo. Probably just something that MZ's grower tossed in a bag. Funny, they think we aren't going to notice?!
:-0
K
blancawing
17 years ago
Yikes, Kristi! So sorry for all the typos in my previous message.

Yes, M&Z is notorious for mislabeling their bulbs. This year alone, I received a 'Blossom Peacock' that turned out to be a really fertile 'Aphrodite' and a wimpy, washed out 'Ambiance' that may look better next season.
jodik_gw
17 years ago
Well, the colors are San Remo colors, but... the shape and where/how it's colored are quite different! I don't really know! It's definitely different!

Nice garden, by the way... it's way too soon to plant outside here, but my Seed Dungeon is going strong!

I just got up and haven't had coffee, so my responses are stunted and I'm not quite thinking straight yet! LOL!