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Friday's Focus Is On Seedlings

4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

Woo Hoo! It was overcast for part of the morning, and we got a few minutes of rain and hail. We could get thunderstorms in the afternoon. I am so happy to get some moisture and relief from the heat. This post will be seedlings, some are new and some I have shown before

This little red beauty opened yesterday. Its parents are two of my older red seedlings. I wonder if the color will be richer when it isn't so hot.


Here are the parents:

Mom is Insider Trading X The Ultimate Sacrifice


Dad is The Ultimate Sacrifice X Red Edition


White Tooth X Unk 4ML - The other parent is likely Skater. No teeth on this one, but the bloom is 8 inches. I like the way the eye bleeds out onto the petals.



Pink Extraordinaire X Cexy Samantha - I showed this one earlier this week, But I thought it had a different look today.


Razor Sharp X SC Night Vision #1 was looking a little darker today. I tried to water it well last night.


Dancing Flaming X UF #3


Cretaceous Crunch X Julie Newmar group - This one is much taller this year than the previous two and seems a bit better budded.



Cretaceous Crunch x Julie Newmar single


S. Samantha X Bubblegum Delicious - Three #2's on the left and two #1's on the right. Light in color in the high temps, but still pretty!


More in the comments!

Debra

Comments (11)

  • 4 years ago

    Another beautiful group of seedlings! I like the first seedlings. I agree that the eye on the second seeding is interesting. I also like the Dancing Flamingo and Razor Sharp seedlings.

    Nancy

  • 4 years ago

    Coco's Curiostiy X S. Samantha



    Seedling "Leonard" and a near white


    Big 8-inch red, much lighter than in past years


    Grandma's Smile x Bubblegum Delicious #2, looking much lighter than my first photo of it.


    (DTS X Back Scratcher seedling) x Absolute Ripper


    That's all for today!



  • 4 years ago

    Dad is The Ultimate Sacrifice X Red Edition. Now that is RED! Dancing Flaming X UF #3. Beautiful! Look at those colors! S. Samantha X Bubblegum Delicious - Three #2's is always so pretty. I love Leonard! Coco's Curiostiy X S. Samantha is a lovely bloom Big 8-inch red is gorgeous! What a bevy of beauties.

    kay

  • 4 years ago

    I like the color on ”Big Red”, it is a lovely shade now. White Tooth X Ukn is a delicate beauty, it may be my favorite…….so many wonderful seedlings it is very hard to pick one over another. If I remember correctly, Leonard was an amazing performer in past seasons, love the purple.

    Sherry

  • 4 years ago

    Having a hard time narrowing it down, so many really catch my eye. The first one is a good red. I also will pick Coco's Curiostiy X S. Samantha and the big 8 inch red.

    Brad

  • 4 years ago

    I agree this is a wonderful group. How happy you must be with these! I will have one of each please!!! I do like the pinks a lot as you know and the Dancing Flamingo seedling is a standout. But something about the Julie Newmar seedling caught my eye today. Overall just a lovely bunch!!

  • 4 years ago

    Kate - I'm glad you liked the Julie Newmar seedling! I am happy with most of these seedlings, although they could all use a few more buds - except for "Leonard" and that Dancing Flamingo seedling.


    Sherry - "Leonard" has been an impressive performer in the past. It has bud counts from 18-34 and 3-4 way branching. I like the teeth and the dark purple color, but the blooms are small - 5.5-5.25 inches on 36 inch scapes. I prefer at least a 6-inch bloom on scapes that tall. I doubt that I will register it. The blooms are a weird shape. But the plant habits are marvelous, so I cross it with other toothy plants and hope for the best. "Big Red" is not normally that pinkish a red. It has improved in branching and bud count this year.


    Brad - I'm not surprised you like Coco's Curiosity X S. Samantha since you like lavenders so well.


    Kay - Thanks for commenting on so many of them! I appreciate it!


    Nan - Thanks for commenting on the first two seedings, and the other two!


    Debra





  • 4 years ago

    So many I like, but I am really into UFs right now, Dancing Flmingo x uf3 really appeals to me. You always have the best reds, I like every one of them.

  • 4 years ago

    Nancy - The scapes on the Dancing Flamingo seedling seem to be getting taller each time I pass that seedling bed. I hope it will rebloom this year.


    Debra

  • 4 years ago

    I would not pick a favorite as I like them all. Glad you got some relief.

    Julia

  • 4 years ago

    Julia - I'm glad you like all of them! Today is much cooler, and I was able to weed for awhile and make some crosses. They should take today with a high of only 87. But the question is how many of those pods will stay on the next two weeks.


    Debra