Colleen, your Echy still adorns my desktop. Doubt not your skill. About the Gasteria, those are the first Gasteria seeds I tried about 2.5 years ago. They came from a spotty Gasteria I bought from a guy named Richard at the farmer's market. The seeds were open-pollinated. These seedlings are special in the way that the "first dollar you ever earned" is special. The hybrids I've created and sown since then are something I can get excited about. 'Spotty Rick' is historically significant, only to myself. I will keep you updated, though, and you're welcome to some of the brood. That's only one of three identical pots. Mara, hahaha! I'm taking beach's down-time as an opportunity to catch up! Seriously though, how can I compete with a real South African? That dude is legit. How, thanks for the info! I'll sow them today! I'm sure it's still warm enough, though it IS pretty foggy today. It feels like the beginning of Fall but I'm hoping for a few more freak weeks of heat! Ashton, gracias!

Thanks everyone. I did make a mistake on one of my photos. It is really Carolyn Hunt not Carolyn Mann. Celeste, Odd Man Out was hybridized by some friends of mine CJ and Virginia Gregory we are all members of our local daylily club. Their garden is called Dragonwood and I believe they do have a website. Odd Man Out is their first introduction and is a outstanding grower for everyone that has it in there gardens. They also introduced another DL this year that is called Dragonwood Spellbound and it seems to grow just as well as Odd Man Out.

Thanks folks..glad you're finding a few you like! :) Deanna....yep, CK is that color in person. Most of mine seem to be very vibrant this year probably due to all the water they've gotten from all the rains. LOL...I do have big yards, and I even still have some grass left! LOL Jan

Thanks flowergirl. I'm not sure they are all keepers however. Rita, is it to cold there for the tree frogs? I don't know I just take a picture of this little fellow every day. When the bloom is spent, he goes to a fresh one close by. I also have an abundance of Praying Mantis this year! Val, the 5th one is an edge no eye. The last one is a surprise..I don't know the parents on that one. I think it a Lady Bear Bryant X Lake Norman Spider cross since it's with that bunch.. Debra, I meant to take a photo of the lavender spatulate today but got busy and forgot. The outer edge of the eye looked silvery today. I alway am happy with the G'ma's kids. The SOT is my favorite though as it has such a pretty edge in the afternoon that is rather white. I keep trying for a nice blue eyed one, hense the pal gar beau. dean, the eye on TR x TBE is almost blue. I'm working on it. The curly spider, is one of my VERY favorites. This is it's 2nd year.. Lisa, the Shores Of Time seedling is one of my favorites too and the last one has such a nice eye. I am going to try to find the parents of that one... Jean, #2 has such a nice pleated type edge, it's hard not to like it. I also like the edge no eyed one and Shores Of Time Kid is a keeper, I think.. Mantis, this is a first year for that one so I have no evaluation on it. For a first year though, to date it has bloomed several blooms. It has a good sized bloom but is a little on the short side. I'll wait and see. Unless I just hate them, I usually bloom them at least 2 years.. Linda,thanks..they aren't ALL that special but some are.. Marg, The SOT is my favorite of that form. The #3 one is one I am considering.. fancy that Christine. I noticed the Diamond Dusting on the cv today also. A lot of mine are dusted this year! I did post a photo of that uf before but believe it or not, this is a differnt picture. Since this is a first year, I am looking for changes in it. The outer edge of the eye actually looked silvery today!.. Flowergirl, it's most definitly a seedling. it's growing in my seedling tub or at least one of them It has a sib to but it wasn't worth a photo.. ngraham, also my favorites of that form. The Tree Frog was in Lucky Stiff yesterday. As the blooms die, it goes to another fresh one and these to cv's are together. Also about the same height. Tall!! Thank you all for your comments. Now I must look at a photo of Moonlight Orchid! LOL!!!!! Ellie