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Recent Blooms and a Leftover

5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago

It's terribly hot here again. We're looking at 100 degrees for tomorrow. My seed pods are cracking open, but the seeds inside are not ripe. Bummer!

This is a leftover picture from about a couple of weeks ago that I forgot to post. It's Mary's Baby with a rebloom scape on Blue-Eyed Butterfly. Mary's Baby is still going now with a rebloom scape. For those of you who grow Mary's Baby, does it rebloom for you? If it regularly reblooms, I might keep it.



Every year I wonder if August Cherry will still be blooming in August, but's it's blooming so very late this year that there's no doubt it will continue well into August.


Royal Jester



Shores of Time reblooming


Gypsy Cats is reblooming for the first time ever! I had no idea it could rebloom and have never watered it to promote that triat. It has two very nice rebloom scapes going with 17 and 19 buds. While I was photographing these blooms, I noticed GC did have a scape with 29 buds on it this year. Before today, I thought the best scape had 24.


Zuzu's Treasure has two reblooms scapes started this week.



Boundless Beauty's last flower was yesterday.


Innocent Discovery X Dearest Valentine 3 is throwing some very pretty rebloom flowers. The rebloom scape has a lot more buds that the original scape - 17 as opposed to the original 10.


Everything You Desire X Dearest Valentine #1 looks prettier on rebloom than on the original flowers.



My Pet Dragon has one more bud.



Debra

Comments (17)

  • 5 years ago

    Innocent Discovery seedling is my kinda flower. Yeah, I know, if it is a daylily, I like it, but your creations are really looking good.

  • 5 years ago
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    I hadn't gone onto the forum before I sent you that note Debra. How pretty Mary's Baby looks. I have missed it this year............August Cherry is on my long list. I admire it every year in your posts. One of these days.........ZuZu's Treasure has caught my eye this year. The seersucker petals and the color set it off for me. Another one on my ever growing list.................Maryl

  • 5 years ago

    Oh, I meant to say that Mary's Baby has not rebloomed in the 4 years I h a ve had it.

  • 5 years ago

    This heat has been awful. As I am typing, at 5:30 pm, the heat index is 107. I have to water my potted plants but otherwise am staying out of the garden. When it hurts to breathe because the air is so hot, being a couch potato is a good option!!

    You are getting some good rebloom. How pretty your seedling reblooms appear. The colors are luscious.

  • 5 years ago

    Another nice post of multiblooms. The one with Mary's Baby and Blue-Eyed Butterfly looks perfect together. I always loved Blue-Eyed Butterfly so hopefully I can add it next year. Boundless Beautfy is so perfect and love the ruffles on it. Did I ask you before about that one, ie how it performs? My Pet Dragon is still one I desire to get at some point. Too pricey right now. I have to say that the photos of it on Blue Ridge looks so orange but I like the less intense color of yours. I wondered if others who got it have seen a lighter color of it too. The seedlings are always so lovely. You crosses are amazing.

    Hot here but not as intense as yesterday. Storms coming tomorrow I hope.

    Julia


  • 5 years ago

    Julia - Yes, Boundless Beauty is a good performer. It's one of my bud kings this year. It's one that I'm sending you in September, remember? As for My Pet Dragon, Blueridge Daylilies is in the mountains where it's cooler. My plant has been suffering through 94-97 degree temps this week, so it would be lighter in color than Selman's.


    Kate - Thanks for the comments on the seedlings! Stay cool!


    Maryl - August Cherry is a pretty good one in the heat.


    Debra

  • 5 years ago

    Debra: Yes, you are right it is coming in September. My duh moment today.

    Julia

  • 5 years ago

    Julia, here is my My Pet Dragon




  • 5 years ago

    Pink Shabang was posted after my comment. What a pretty flower! I think it may look better on rebloom. I have noticed that on many of my reblooms-larger and better color.

  • 5 years ago

    Nancy: Thanks. Interesting how less intense the color is even for you.

    Julia

  • 5 years ago

    Kate - I do like the large blooms on Pink Shabang. Most pinks I've bought in the past couple of years have disappointed me, but Pink Shabang is a keeper.


    Debra

  • 5 years ago

    Debra, the summer of 2012 was hot and dry here and we didn't get many seeds that year. The pods cracked open and, just like you have encountered, the seeds were not ripe. When I looked back at how long the pods had been on the plant, the pods were opening far too soon. I lost lots of seeds that season for that reason. I hope you get some viable seeds.

    Nancy

  • 5 years ago
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    Hoosier Nan - So far I've gotten only six pods with good seeds, but even if I don't get anymore, I have hundreds of bags of seeds in my crisper from the past two years that I never got a chance to plant. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that some of this year's red crosses and UF crosses will produce viable seeds.


    Debra

  • 5 years ago
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    Pink Shabang is indeed eye catching. Will watch how yours does in the future. So many Pierces have low bud count and increase. Never rebloom here on Mary's Baby. But it is blooming quite late this year.


  • 5 years ago

    Mantis and Maryl - Thanks for the info on Mary's Baby!


    Debra

  • 5 years ago

    I was going to comment on some but I can't really narrow down to the nice ones because they all are. Only 2 [boundless beauty and pet dragon] would not be in a favorites category!

    Brad

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