I know You want information on the double late flowering red. I am not clear if that is the cultivar name A friend and I got some locally grown 'Corinthian Pink' ornamental cherry trees. their narrow growth was great for us, because we needed them for the narrow strip between driveways and the neighbors front yards. There are also 'Corinthian Red' and I think a 'Corinthian White' cultivar available. The ornamental Corinthian cultivars began to bloom about 3-4 weeks later than my friend's 'Kwanzan' cherry began blooming. The Corinthians' blooms lasted past the time that her ornamental cherry changed over to full leaf. We planted our 5 gallon potted sized Corinithians prior to them breaking dormancy this year, and even though they had only a month or so to adjust to the transplant and did not bloom as fully as they should next year, they still bloomed stunningly beautiful. When we planted them, we poured a liquid sulfer onto the entire surface of the hole and also mixed some into the back fill. Additionally, we also poured over the rootballs some Espoma Bio-tone Starter, which at planting time contributed the most commonly occuring bacterias that help feed trees roots. I think planting them with the sulfur and Biotone kept them from becoming stressed, and that helped to prevent some of the common borer and other bug invaders from successfully attacking. Both her two and my one just amazed us when we saw how beautiful the flowers emerged. I can see how you have been capitvated by the beauty of the late blooming red flowering peach. As for the leaf curl infestation mentioned, that is a common problem with most peaches. The reason it can be difficut to control, is that once the leaves show evidence that they have been attacked with the leaf curl pathogens, it is too late for any treatment to get rid of the problem. For that reason, if there are peach orchards in your area, or homeowners growing peach trees in their yards, it is a good idea to apply the leaf curl preventer prior to bud swell. If you do it during the time of bud swell or for sure during bud break it is too late for the treatment to be effective. My friend and I did not find out about peach trees' potential leaf curl problems until after our trees had already begun to bloom. We could only wait to see if our trees would be infected. Thankfully none of them have displayed any signs of that common, peach tree infection. After flowering, our ornamental corintian peach trees produced a green, pea sized fruit which did not grow any larger and is no longer noticable on the trees. As of yet, we also have not noticed the trees producing ground litter, so they should prove good for planting near driveways or walkways. Even though our trees are not the same cultivar as your late bloomer, the sulfer and bio-tone starter along with the leaf curl information I offered should still apply to your later blooming red peach cultivar.

jjdbike, as Msssherry said, Thihonia (Mexican Sunflower) is great, especially for Monarchs, I think! It doesn't get as big up yonder in Zone 6 as it will in Msssherry's zone 8, and will not grow rapidle or flower till late June or July. Mine (started from seed in early March) is still only about a foot tall. With temps now reaching the 80's they have begun to grow quickly, and have put on as much growth in the last week than the 2 months since germination! There is also a lower growing cultivar called "Torch" that is only supposed to reach 36". This year I put in a row of the regular Tithonia (that gets around 4 feet) in along the fence, and a row of the torch in front of that, for a 2 tiered effect. Be sure to plant some milkweed close by as a host, because Monarchs seem to love Tithonia, and it provides a good source of host plant and nectar for the Monarchs on teir fall migration back to Mexico! Blessed Be, GreyOwl

Absolutely beautiful, Jordi. That Turb sure is showy. I love the Uebelmannias. I'm about to order some uebelmannia seeds, there is one listed as pectinifera v. flavispina... I'd been trying to picture in my mind what it looks like, I guess now I know. Thanks mate. CP

Sorry for the spelling error in the genus name, it should be Delostoma roseum, and I see that it is currently listed as available at Kartuz Greenhouses in Vista. My trees only occasionally set seed, so I can't help you there. With this correct spelling, you may find more nurseries listing this in southern California. It might also be available through the Huntington Botanic Garden sales, I know they have offered the other species of Delostoma in conjunction with Pacific Horticulture Magazine in the past. I'm sorry that I don't have any good digital photos of the entire tree in bloom, only slides. It really does greatly resemble an Avocado tree when not in bloom, with branches that seem to like to curve and loop to the ground.