Debra .......Grape Twizzler ........WOW ! WOW! WOW! I LOVE " THE THING THAT ATE THE SEEDLING BED" .......both the plant and the name ~ Ultimate Sacrifice looks so perfect it almost doesnt seem possible it could be real . Ooops Almost forgot Crimson Dragon ...drool !

Are your coneflowers all from last year? What was the orange coneflower? The red bed looks to be around peak. Has Tully Mars grown well for you?

These pictures are killing me. All these are so beautiful and make me yearn for mine but I'm kind of angry at them for taking their sweet time. (kinda sounds like a relationship...lol). Anyway, picking favorites of these is nearly impossible but I love the shot of Stealth Bomber cuddling with Frozen Margarita most of all. I guess the deer thought it was 'happy hour' in your garden.

Really beautiful. Your coneflowers always intrigue me mixed in with the daylilies. What is the red one? Sombrero Salsa perhaps?.......Crimson Dragon has caught my eye in the first picture. What's the scoop on it? Another attention grabber is The Thing That Ate the Tomato seedling bed. Isn't that your hybrid?............Maryl

Signet and Maryl - The Thing That Ate The Seedling Bed is the garden name for my seedling. That's only about half of the clump. It's Sun Bear X Julie Newmar and has a white tooth edge even though it doesn't show up well in that photo.

For those asking about the coneflowers, I have Sombrero Salsa Red, two PowWow Whites, and a Sombrero orange ( I can't remember if the tag said Adobe or Flamenco Orange). I added them late last summer. These have multiplied and grown so well I can't believe it. I never had much luck with the purple coneflowers I planted in the backyard. But the soil in the front is a different kind and well drained.

Mantis - Tully Mars has more than doubled in fans since I got it in the fall of 2015. It is moderately budded (12-15 buds per scape) and the blooms hold well in the heat.

Maryl - Crimson Dragon was a bonus I got from Floyd Cove this spring. Based on their photo, I wasn't sure I would like it. But it looks better than their photo, and I do really love it - fits right in the Red Bed. It's an evergreen, and that's about all I remember about it. It's supposed to be 34 inches tall, but I don't trust Floyd Cove height stats anymore. It's blooming on 13-inch scapes right now. It's a 2017 intro. Check their website for details.

Celeste - Yes, the Frozen Margaritas were just the thing for deer happy hour. They must have found a happier place for happy hour. But just in case they get a margarita hankering again,, the husband and I sprayed everything tonight with the Gain mixture.

Debra

Fabulous clump shots! I like all the bed shots as well. I'm sure your garden looks even more amazing in person! I also really like Crimson Dragon, Tully Mars, the Ultimate Sacrifice, and The Thing That Ate the Seedling bed. Very impressive!

Lori

I love your clump shots. Tully Mars catches my eye as well as Crimson Dragon and The Thing that Ate the Seedling Bed. Your coneflowers are just lovely.

Nancy

I'm just scrolling back & forth, I just love clump shots! I love that first photo. Individual plants, Tully Mars caught my eye too, No Boys Allowed, Baja California, and I could go on & on. The thing that ate the Seedling Bed looks really good too!

Awesome shots, Debra! Thanks so much for sharing these! Like Nancy, I'm going up and down looking and relooking.

Nancy - I was really looking forward to a nice big clump of No Boys Allowed this year, but the deer got the majority of those buds.

Nan and Nancy - Tully Mars does have a striking eye and sepal markings. I think it's very unique.

Debra

After relooking many times, I have to say Crimson Dragon is the one that really catches me! Typically Pretty Desirable and Integrated Logistics [what a name] catch my attention too.

Brad

Too, too beautiful--it's overkill!! So while I am in the process of dying, I can scroll up and down to figure out what I like the best---Impossible; however, I must mention the Stealth Bomber/Frozen Margarita combo, Grape Twizzler and Carolina Cooldown photos in sequence that look great together. Integrated Logistics, Tully Mars which I don't think I have ever seen such a fab photo of it, and The Thing That Ate The Seedling Bed. Your coneflowers are tremendous, don't grow here, so get my coneflower fix from your pics--and that rhymes!! Great job as always, Debra!

Avedon - Grape Twizzler needs to be moved to a sunnier location, and Carolina Cool Down is still in a pot, so maybe they need to be planted near one another this fall. They would look pretty together. Throw in a yellow, and it would be perfect!

Debra

I really like Tully Mars in that pic and also Crimson Dragon is showy. But all of these are really spectacular. Your coneflowers are looking good too.

Kate

Debra , is Tully Mars in the parentage of "The Thing that ate the seedling bed"?

Signet - No, The Thing is Sun Bear X Julie Newmar. I haven't bloomed any seedlings out of Tully Mars yet, but I started some in the spring.

Debra, your idea of Grape Twizzler, Carolina Cool Down and a yellow together sound great. I'm sure you have something good in mind. By the way, let me add I can't believe I didn't say how wonderful Sugar Magnolia and Entwined In The Vine look. Sugar Magnolia is now putting up another bloom scape here, doing so well --just love it.

What a day! You have so many, I couldn't choose o9ne. I really hate that the deer made such inroads on your flowers to get 31 in one night!
Grape Twizzler Is amazing! Love it! That red bed shot is to die for. Tully Mars, the unusual forms corner. The seedling clump. I have always really liked Baja California and all the red shots and the cone flower are eye candy indeed. this is a beautiful post, Debra.

kay

Thank you Kay! I've really been enjoying the blooms for the past few days.