Val - Yes, despite the tall scapes, Black Plush X Starman's Quest has ramrod straight scapes. It was originally growing in part shade, and even there had nice straight scapes. I hate the leaners. I have a beautiful tet UF seedling that's a leaner, and because of it, I will not introduce it no matter how good the pattern is on the bloom. Debra

Actually, I really don't think it's a rabbit. I thought that might be a possibility too, but after looking at them again today I don't think so. After a few more google searches, I think it might actually be adult June beetles. I don't know much about them other than the grubs have eaten my lawn. They are all over the place in my neighbourhood right now, so it kind of fits. It doesn't explain the sunflower/zinnia pattern, but maybe that's just a coincidence. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

I'm by no means an expert, but could it be that they're losing their leaves for the winter? Was there a temperature change during the transplant? My pomegranate plants turn yellow just before they lose their leaves. I'm not sure if your seedlings are too young though to be able to handle losing their leaves for the winter. For the plants that haven't lost their leaves yet, I would move them to a warmer environment and try using Foliage Pro 9-3-6 (assuming the seedlings aren't too young for fertilizer).

It has been great fun watching these go from seed to bloom. I can hardly imagine the thrill of pollinating specific blooms to produce special hybrids. I can certainly see "getting hooked". I took a good whiff this morning of the two newly opened buds, but I didn't detect any scent. Perhaps that will come, or my sniffer isn't up to snuffing this morning. I have a new bud on what I think is a Blue For You seedling. I originally thought they were all Blue For You seedlings, but I have 2 distinctly different sets of seedlings, so I must have mixed them up. The one that I think is a BFY seedling is very bright, compared to the Lilac Charm. Kim, your email with the seedling descriptions helped tremendously. Your pointing out that the Lilac Charm's tend to have powdery mildew, while Blue for You's don't, has certainly proven correct. This year has been my worst so far in the powdery mildew department. It's usually gone by now, but here we are, (July 1st tomorrow) yet so many of my roses are still frosted. Here's the Blue For You bud. And two more Lilac Charm buds. Oops, I knocked the petals off one while holding it for the photo:( Lisa