Thanks everyone, you are very kind, I've seen the lovely seedlings people are growing so you are being generous. But I thank you, and appreciate hearing the nice things about my babies :) Debra, #5 & 6 were some seeds someone gave me, a cross of Wonder of it All & a spacecoast, I think Spacecoast Cotton Candy. I like the color on #5 better, I call the edges a tangerine color, not quite orange & not quite yellow, but I like the form better on the lighter one. #5 often has extra little "tufts" of ruffles. I'm surprised that it has been opening pretty well this year. Kay, the coloring of that one is delicate, but nothing delicate about the plant :) I need to learn how to measure blooms. The largest blooms were early ones & down to the last few that are smaller & still the size of my hand.And my hand isn't small! It really stands out. The 2nd one looks so much better in person. It should have bloomed last year but didn't, probably because I have had to start planting seedlings in a bit of shade. It has quite a decent bud count & had 4 blooms open one day. Seems to be multiplying very well. Of course, there are several out there similar to this. And the other 2 light colored ones. I was really surprised when the 4th one bloomed this year. It bloomed last year but looked nothing like this, I hope it maintains this look & not due to the cooler, wetter weather we've had this year. The next to the last photo is from Palace Garden Beauty, & looks pretty similar, but different when you compare them side by side, a little more pastel. I've been trying some blue eyed crosses, or at least what I have that is close to blue eyes. We'll see what happens. I'm fond of the last one too, just a little different from anything in my garden. Most of my seedlings have bloomed now, I'm feeling a little sad that I won't get to see any more. Now I have to prepare a place to put out my seeds next year.

that pot is to KILL FOR .. buy a dolly.. and put it away in october.. so it can dry enough by freeze time ... something with a big footprint ... trust me.. as you get older.. it will be money well spent ... see link i like your lid idea... but i dont want to find out if your theory will work ... ken Here is a link that might be useful: something like this.. but crikey.. not at that price.. you can put some 1/2 plywood on the base.. and move all kinds of things ... i swear mine was less than 50 bucks.. though 10 years ago .... try tractor supply.. etc ... just dont get one with those useless 6 inch lip...

Awesome work of our creator...

One of my strip tease’s had a flower brach sort of like this. Will try to find pic. It was all twisted like your picture, but the flower bloomed.