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Monday's blooms

5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago

We have had a break in the weather. It's still hot (90 degrees) but the humidity has dropped significantly and there has been some wind. It was bearable outside this morning.

A Man Called Trout has its first flowers open today.


TrueNorth Queen Bee also has its first flower open.



Bob says we don't take enough clump shots, so here is Two Part Harmony, singing in one part. It often does not double for us.


Rosie with a Ring ffo


Sir Francis Drake has that faded eye in our garden. I was hoping for a richer red.



The seedlings will be in the next comment.

Nancy

Comments (8)

  • 5 years ago

    Bob was happy with these first two. These are their first flowers ever.


    Princess of Alexandria X (Sea of Cinders X Happy Holidays to You).


    The Bride of Dracula X (Chomp X Mitch Lynd)


    Philistine Champion X Small World Fire in the Hole got its blue ribbon today.


    This small flower was also selected for further evaluation. It is School Bus X Merry Moppet. It looks a lot like School Bus, but it is taller and well budded.


    This is Burgundy Eye Shadow X Mississippi Memento.


    This one was supposed to be an intro this year, but I didn't have a photo to do it justice. It has such a velvety overlay that is next to impossible to photograph. This new iphone 11's camera seems to have done the trick. This is a small flower--about 4 inches on a big robust plant.


    This is one of our favorite seedlings. It won't be registered since it has a low bud count and a fairly puny plant under it. We are crossing it with more robust plants.


    That's all today.

    Nancy

  • 5 years ago

    True north Queen Bee is pretty. Two Part Harmony does not double for me til half the buds are gone, then it doubles pretty consistently. I like it either way. Several seedlings I like, the Philistine Champion seedling and the Burgandy Eyeshadow one.i like the last one too.

  • 5 years ago

    I also like True North Queen Bee and Rosie with a Ring has a nice ruffled pencil edge color on the petals Nice contrast. The first seedling of Princess of Alexandria X (Sea of Cinders X Happy Holidays to You) is very nice color and I like the ruffled edge.

    Julia

  • 5 years ago

    Tell me that Princess of Alexandria X (Sea of Cinders X Happy Holidays to You). also got a blue ribbon,...I really lie that one. Burgundy Eye Shadow X Mississippi Memento.

    is very nice. TrueNorth Queen Bee is my favorite regular one. Nice group of seedlings.

    kay

  • 5 years ago

    I am so mixed up today. It's Monday, not Tuesday. I edited my post to show the correct day.


    Kay, the seedling you like didn't get a blue ribbon. But, before you protest, let me say that only third year blooms are tagged with a ribbon. We don't select first year blooms. But if it were a third year, it would get a ribbon.


    Bob and I used to occasionally move a good seedling from the first year bed. We did it with Cherry Pie a la Mode. We don't do it anymore since we decided to plant in landscape fabric. It's just too much cutting the fabric and letting weeds grow.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Your Rosie With A Ring looks so different than mine. But mine was a shade shot, and yours is in the sun. Also, we were probably a bit hotter than you are. On looks alone, my favorite seedling is the last one, the one that won't get registered. I really like its colors, and I hope it's successful as a bridge plant. My second favorite is School Bus x Merry Moppet.

    Debra

  • 5 years ago

    My favorite today is the Bride of Dracule seedling, a gorgeous bitone

    Sherry

  • 5 years ago

    Small World Fire in the Hole/Philistine Champion has good saturation. SWFH is blooming here now and has surprised with good bud count.