April LaQuinta bloom

8 years ago

Two weeks ago I discovered that April LaQuinta was putting up its first scape of the year. I was quite shocked, because I noted to myself that I had not seen it this year, and it is planted in the front row of one of my beds. I had already put it on my list to leave the garden, due to lack of performance. The majority of Petit intros do not perform well for me in Zone 5 with foliage being taller than the scapes. I think this one will move to the continue to observe list. This picture was taken at 6 pm on an overcast day (yesterday). The first image is without the flash and second one is with the flash.

Have a great day.

David

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signet_gw(6b)

8 years ago

David , just an fyi , if you have a photo editing program , if you take a picture with the flash you can adjust the gamma to remove the glare from the flash giving you a much closer to true color image.

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organic_kitten
8 years ago
David, thank you for posting this. It is quite pretty, and a nice soft pink. I received it as a bonus and have planted it and will be interested to see it when it booms. It is always nicer to see a picture from a forum friend than to count on a hybridizer's shot.

kay
Julia WV (7a)
8 years ago
Wow, the temps have been so cool so maybe April LaQuinta is hardy for your zone.
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Brad KY 6b
8 years ago
A nice surprise for you David! It must have seen your go away list! I think I've seen other people post that Petits are only good in the deep south.

I think the picture without the flash is better, which is usually the case. I never use one for most things but especially flowers.

Brad
daylilybedmaker
Original Author
8 years ago
Brad,

I took one without the flash and it appeared too dark, so I took one with the flash knowing that it would wash it out. At 6 pm and being overcast and in the shade, I wanted to see if the flash would do it some justice. It did not.

Julia - April LaQuinta has been with me for 4 years. Slow to increase.

David
shive
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Most of the Petits I have are hardy here, but there have been a few that didn't like it in my freeze and thaw Zone 7a climate. They multiply well here. Petit started out in Canada, so his older ones are much hardier than the more recent ones.

Debra
mantis__oh
8 years ago
April can throw some marvelous blooms. Same experience as you--slow to multiply and scapes rather short, albeit not lost in foliage. Also, some funky blooms.
daylilybedmaker
Original Author
8 years ago
APRIL LAQUINTA is still blooming. These pictures were taken yesterday 10/13/18; one in full sun and one when it was cloudy. I also noticed a rebloom scape and spent bloom on HEAVENLY ANGEL ICE. I hope to get another bloom before Thursday when the temps are supposed to get below freezing.

Have a great day.

David
shive
8 years ago
Very pretty!