They are very pretty. My Sabine was like the more purple one...I am not sure where it is, because it is not where I put the label when I moved it. We will soon see as almost everything has spikes now. It is lovely Ruth, and I do love it. I usually take photos early because when the sun hits them and as it heats up a lot of them are less pretty to me. SW Memories is beautiful in both combos.

kay

They are all so nice. While my camera can be quite accurate, sometimes I have a similar thing happen with my pictures as well.

So is the base color on SW Memories yellow or cream? I prefer the yellow myself..........Maryl

This is the description of Southwest Memories.

Color: yellow cream with orange red washed eye and edge above green throat

The yellow color is how it actually looks in my yard.

Lovely group! Interesting to see the blooms at different times. I like both pictures of Sabine Bauer!

Lori

Very nice, Ruth! Love the edges on the first and last.

Sherry

At 7 A.M., the light is too low, so one gets a bluing effect (as well as a more fuzzy focus), but the color also changes a bit with sun. With yellows, one gets a whiter shade in early morning light. Personally, I don't like to take pictures till at least 9 a.m. (if I want truer colors). Good to see how a Salter cultivar such as SWM looks in the South.

I like seeing the different looks. Mantis is right about that early morning light having blue tones. My favorite is Southwest Memories.

mantis, thank you for that info. Now I'll know to wait a little later to take pictures for a true color.

If I wait until 9:00 the sun is out and it greatly affects the photos and th colors in ways I do not like. But I will take some photos later just because the bloom is not yet fully opens and the petals have not curved.

kay

I agree Kay. If the sun is on the flowers the pictures turn out poorly. They need to be in the shade, and some varieties of mine are not in the shade except very early and fairly late.