Those are all just beautiful! They may all go on my wish list, but Dancing Flamengo is just stunning. I will be watching for more from that one

Nancy I agree.....what a gorgeous bunch of flowers. Very hard to pick a favourite (canadian spelling LOL) but I would have to agree and go with Dancing Flamingo.

Love Dancing Flamingo and Razor Sharp!

Such nice photos again, Debra! I’m sorry hear Happy Happy has struggled a bit for you, it most likely woul struggle more here, bummer. I remember Razor Sharp from last season such a beauty! Short scapes again? It makes me wonder how things will be here.

Sherry

Dancing Flamingo and Razor Sharp are my picks, but all are lovely.

Nancy

Short scapes are very common here this year. Unusual forms and spiders that have never had short scapes have them this season: Boney Maroney, Cool Twister, Odds and Ends, Bali Watercolor, etc., etc.

Debra

Love Dancing Flamingo. It is too early to tell about short scapes, but with all the rain they look normal so far.

I really like Razor Sharp. Given the culture mine have to put up with (small pots) I never expect some of the stats to live up to what the hybridizer registers, but I do expect the blooms to be lovely and this one is just that. Always a favorite with me......Dancing Flamingo is a pretty one too......Maryl

What a beautiful post! I especially love Dancing Flamingo. Love the colors, and that it is so large. What a beauty! Applique, Born to Reign, and Triple Delight are all lovely. I am so sorry so many scapes are short this year...and don't understand why so many of mine are taller than they usually are (but not all) We are not close, but not terribly distant from each other. There are too many things I don't know ten years into this hobby....I must be a slow learner for sure.

kay

Dancing Flamingo takes the prize today and that's a really good picture of Applique. Short scapes are disappointing, but just have to live with them when it happens.

I liked Dancing Flamingo last year when you posted it and I like it again!! Razor Sharp may be on short scapes but it is still a stunning bloom. I don't know about the scapes either. Mine have been up and down in these stats this year. Last year was a "lowly" year for scapes. This year, some are blooming low and others normal. I posted on one of my posts that I have two clumps of Down Home three clumps apart in my garden. One is blooming low and one is normal. As a matter of fact, I took photos this morning of that. Both planted at same time, both normal last year, and then not this year. So who knows? It can be disappointing to walk out and have to divide the fan leaves to see your flowers!!!

Kate

Wow. Love those first two, they are jaw dropping. Great picture of Born To Reign too!

Love Dancing Flamingo.

Debra , are the ribbons tied to Applique to indicate you have pollenated those blooms ?

Signet - No to pollination. They are Bounce fabric softener strips to keep the deer away. They hate the smell, and the scent lasts through several rains. Also they seem to confuse deer, who don't want to bite into them. Between the rain and heat in the 90s, there hasn't been much seed setting.

Debra

Dancing Flamingo is amazing! And your Born to Reign looks nearly spotless. I passed on that one for fear it might be splotchy here but when it's good, it's so beautiful. My scapes are low in the foliage too....as in, they haven't been spotted. LOL. It's so hard playing the waiting game.

Celeste - You are so funny about low/no scapes. You will have wonderful blooms when the rest of us are missing ours.

Debra