Rosa Valentine or Dame d'cour, my tags got mixed up.

LA iris. I have a few reds, including wine type red and rose type red. This is my fave

This is a rusty red, not in love w/it but has sentimental value

Freesia laxa, adore it! Just starting

Crinum procerum asiaticum purple form. From Jerry's Jungle, remember him? I cut to about 6" from the ground after the freeze. Glad I did. It is huge. Burgundy but in red family, right?

Here is my stupid dwarf red oleander, has not done squat ever, will yank when I find another red. Suggestions?

A few from the "oddities" dept. This caladium has been inground for 2 years. It survived the floods of 6/16 and the freeze this year. And look at it

Another one. 3-4 years ago I found amaryllis at Office Depot. Yes, you heard right. They cost a song b/c nobody was buying. Who goes to office supply store for gardening stuff? I think they're Red Lion and sharing the screen w/polyantha rose Diablo.

Love dianthus. Here is one

a vignette w/caladium

This dianthus appears to be the hardiest and most vigorous in my garden so I like it best. This is one of those plants that can be one step away from death at the box store bargain bins and will reward you with blooms if rescued. I don't think I have paid full price for dianthus in5 years, ha

I love all your color theme beds ... :-)

I'm very fond of your caladiums, BV. I had some at my last house and onlyl those in partial shade did well. Those in the sun burned off. Will have to consider doing some pink or red ones along my cedar fencing in my Big Garden here, which is mostly shade with just a bit of sun peeking through the limbs of a big Japanese Ligustrum nearby. I plan to have ligustrum thinned out by a pro, so perhaps a little more sun is forthcoming soon.