Catching up for the last two days

hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)

3 years ago

It seems too early for Best for Last to be blooming.

Reach for the Heavens was planted last season. This is its first flower. I like the shape.

Gisela Meckstroth was also planted last year. The scape is not very tall but the flower is on the large side.

Vampire Cloak is not a large flower, but look at those teeth!

Fifty Ways to Leave Your Cat

Heavenly Stuck on You is not my color but the flower is large on a robust plant.

Krakatoa Katie has been ugly all season--dull color and single. Finally this bloom had some nice color although it didn't quite manage a double.

Last Snowflake just started blooming. The plant looks better than it ever has.

So Beautiful to Me is such a refined flower.

Transylvanian Tango

Whiskered Tree Swift

Seedlings in the comments . . .

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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
Original Author
3 years ago

We like this seedling because it is orange with a watermark and an edge. It is Bass Gibson X Spirit of Halloween.

This seedling has a lot of teeth. It is Lady Stephanie Victoria Redding X Terrorsaur. I don't know how you get a yellow when two reds are crossed.

This nice round flower caught my eye today. It is Let's Dance Tonight X (Ruffled Strawberry Parfait X Sonoran Desert Rose).

We plan on this one to be an intro next year. It is Up Against the Sun X Horns.

I usually don't like prominent sepals but I this it works with this flower. This is Susan Ruoff X Carrots Forever.

I have to include a diploid. This is Trance X Priscilla's Dream.

That's all for me.

Nancy
mantis__oh
3 years ago
Seems that a number of cultivars have had dull colors this year. The Bass Gibson seedling caught my attention. Up Against the Sun had rather weak scapes when I saw it at Ashwood. Is W Tree Swift fully hardy for you? A later Lambertson. Good to see you caught up.
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organic_kitten
3 years ago
each for the Heavens is a nice deep color; very bright. Fifty Ways to Leave Your Cat is a Clement I hadn't seen. Heavenly Stuck on You is lovely and delicate. I like the color on Transylvanian Tango . As for the seedlings, I always like orange, and p Against the Sun X Horns. is such a pretty color. I actually like all of the seedlings.

kay
shive
3 years ago
My picks of the registered ones are Vampire Cloak and So Beautiful to Me. That first seedling is a winner - great color, super edge, and even the sepals have a gold edge. That one's really special.

Debra
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
3 years ago
I like that Bass Gibson seedling. The form is perfect in your picture......Although gold is not my favorite color, it can shine in the garden. Reach for the Heaven's is one that will get noticed for sure..........Vampire Cloak makes a lovely pair in your photo..........Maryl
sherrygirl zone5 N il
3 years ago
Love the first seedling from Bass Gibson, great edge and refined shape. Reach for the Heavens is my favorite registered bloom, love the shape.

Sherry
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
Original Author
3 years ago
Mantis, Whiskered Tree Swift survives but doesn't thrive for us. We keep it because it has some pink teeth, a trait we would like to see in our seedlings. So far, we haven't gotten anything significant from breeding with it.
lilykate7a
3 years ago
Reach for the Heavens is one bright flower! I agree with others-the Bass Gibson seedling has it all.