I'm not the Ryan this post is aimed at but...(or am I? hehe) It'll be interesting to see how big your scape gets-- my picotee's scape always goes at least two feet tall. I have to build a scaffold around it to make sure it doesn't break off. i wish it wouldn't do that... :oD

Rocky Mtn Ryan

LOL, I've never had a picotee, so its not me she's referring to. ;-)

Phx Ryan

hehe... well I guess its me then!!!

Congrats Lizalilly!!!!!

Ryan

It's Rocky Mt Ryan! And Woops, It is Royal Velvet, not picotee.I got confused in all our tradings, but I really like RV a whole lot better! I do remember now commenting that I could not have too many of them. Color is showing nicely on the bud.

TOO busy to download and post. My best friend had surgery for her thyroid cancer on Tues and my hubby is on the other side of the world for 10 days. I am running the business for both my self and my friend while running the household and gardening. TOok my new camera out and tried some shots today so it will be interesting to download them.

Must get off my rest break now and go plant out seedlings now that the patch is in the shade...

Aw Lizalily I'm sorry it wasn't Picotee-- I has forgotten that is what I ended up sending you. Do you have other RV bulbs already? My picotee has a few babies that should have roots to survive on their own this summer-- would you like one?

Royal Velvet is an amazing bulb. The mother bulb I have puts out one baby and while she has that baby she doesn't grow any others but grows the current baby FAST. The RV bulblet I sent you is under two years old.

The mother bulb is now my largest bulb. I have no measured her but she's roughly soft ball size right now. I wouldn't put it past her to bloom for me this summer again. She's also got wide, long and very thick leaves (or she did, until the hail got them!).

Hope to see the blooms some time.

RMR