KIWI MAGIC

JUBILEE BALL

That's all. Thanks for looking.

If anyone has any of the following BENNETT intros, let me know. I am trying to locate them. I may have a source, but they have not gotten back to me.

BAY SKIPPER

BLUES IN THE NIGHT

CARELESS DREAM

IRON WARRIOR

STORMY FLING

Thanks,

David

Great blooms, thanks for sharing David! I can't begin to pick a favorite.

Brad

David - thank you so much for posting all these! A plethora of diploids and with ruffles - yay! They are all gorgeous, and now I'll be looking for Bennett's in the years to come, I'm sure.

Alex

I can't pick a favorite either, well, maybe Kiwi Magic, Tactical Cat & Wild Cherry Wine, but i could keep going. I really like the wide open look of these flowers. I don't have a single Bennett, guess I should look for at least one.

Wild Cherry Wine and Runaway Romance but all are gorgeous - see you like pinks!

It is great seeing all these Bennett hybrids, since they seem hard to come by. Salty Skipper was one I really liked, plus Wild Cherry Wine. Never seen or heard of Jazz Me Blues, really like that one. Kiwi Magic came to live here last fall, first blooms this year, did really well, and now, guess what--there are three big healthy scapes coming up now, so there will be more beautiful blooms in the future.

I also have SALTY SKIPPER, DOING ALL RIGHT, BOLD SYMPHONY, WIDE-EYED WALLY, BURTONSVILLE BLUSH and recently added PASSING FANCY as well as a few others which did not bloom this year, do to being moved in the late Spring.

WOODSIDEQUEEN - I do like Mr. Bennett's pinks. He experimented around with some other colors as you can see. He always returned to working with the pinks.

Like Nancy, I don't have a single Bennett but obviously need some too!! I have come to really like many of his seen on this forum. I love the clear pinks he did. Always love seeing your extensive collection. Thanks for posting these.

Nice collection and beautiful photos. Wild Cherry Wine and Kiwi Magic are my favorites, but all are lovely.

Nancy

Thanks so much for gathering these together and showing them. I have Wild Cherry Wine and it's been rather a slow grower, which is alright for me as I grow mine in a pot. It is gorgeous however and well worth the limited space I have. I was wondering since you grow all these what are your favorites. Do you have a top 3?.........Maryl

Wild Cherry Wine always looks great, I've seen it several times on this forum.

Sherry

Wild Cherry Wine has been on my wants list for a while. They are all beautiful, thanks for sharing!

Thanks so much for posting. Runaway Romance looks especially good in this post--a parent of Wild Cherry Wine.

Maryl,

Here would be my top 5 Bennett intros in no particular order:

1. Wild Cherry WIne

2. Fashionaire

3. Jubilee Ball

4. Sitting Cool

5. Runaway Romance

Tactical Cat and Kiwi Magic could also be in the top five, but I do prefer larger blooms. There has been only one of Mr. Bennett's intros to leave the garden and that is KNOW THE CODE. It was a cute little flower, but I prefer larger blooms.

David

Ah, I see Salty Skipper is not on your top 5. That is one I have always admired in photos & had on my wish list. I could easily switch to one of these others though.

Those are all beautiful, David. I do love his intros, and was very sad to lose Joyful Lassie this last winter. Wild Cherry Wine does beautifully here and Salty Skipper does too, but winter was hard on Salty Skipper this year too and I would not let it bloom since it appeared so weakened. I do think Runaway Romance and Beauty in Motion are gorgeous as are Fashionaire, Cheating Heart and the always gorgeous Wild Cherry Wine.

Kay

Beautiful collection! Wild Cherry Wine and Kiwi Magic are my top two, although all are very nice. Thanks for sharing!

Lori

Great collection.