Zuzu's petals and other blooms on July 15

13 years ago

I haven't shown any photos of Kitten #4, a scaredy cat striper who has been recovering from a neck wound. I hadn't thought of name for that kitty because it spent time out of view, hiding and nursing its wound. Today I saw it scampering and playing with some dried up petals, so I decided to call it Zuzu, after Zuzu's petals in the movie It's a Wonderful Life. She and Columbus almost look like twins, except he has some cinnamon coloring on his head.

Here's Zuzu with Tuxie

Zuzu peeks around a daylily pot

I noticed a lot of the ones still blooming are my favorites, and ones that would be in my Top 10 for the year.

ARCTIC LACE was a winner in every way: buds, branching, rebloom, pod parent.

NATALIE ANTOINETTE is my favorite pink and has well-budded rebloom scapes on every fan.

RUBY LIPSTICK seems to bloom in clusters of flowers most days. Another one that definitely makes my Top 10: gorgeous, plenty of buds, rebloom scapes and a pod setter to boot.

UNINHIBITED was my favorite double in Circle Bed this year. I love the marbled pink and cream color, the very large blooms and the fabulous rebloom. It wasn't a pod setter because I could never locate a pistil on the blooms.

IOLITE is a pretty lavender by Van Sellers. I think it's registered as midseason. But it always blooms late here.

RAISED BED*1 with AUTUMN JEWELS and RUBY LIPSTICK. As you can see, AUTUMN JEWELS has plenty of buds left.

Debra

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shive
Original Author
13 years ago
A couple more.

WIZARD'S WISH
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Good old STRAWBERRY CANDY reblooming

AWESOME EDGER rebloomer. This one has done really well this time. 22-24 buds per scape and excellent rebloom.

Cowboy hiding

That's all for today!
newyorkrita
13 years ago
Love the kitten pictures. Glad the last kitten is on the mend, not that you needed another cat to join the gang!

I love that raised bed picture with AUTUMN JEWELS and RUBY LIPSTICK. They look great together.
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organic_kitten
13 years ago
I love the kitten pictures. Glad Zuzu is healing. Ruby Lipstick is my favorite of these.
kay
shive
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13 years ago
Rita - Thanks for the comment about Autumn Jewels and Ruby Lipstick.

Kay - Ruby Lipstick is definitely in my top five favorites from this year. The scapes are a bit shorter last year, but otherwise its performance is flawless.

Debra
njmomma
13 years ago
OK, I can't find where to buy RUBY LIPSTICK. Autumn Jewel is gorgeous too! Where did you buy your R. Lipstick from?

Thanks,
Natanya
shive
Original Author
13 years ago
I bought Ruby Lipstick from the hybridizer, John Benz. But I have seen it offered a few times on the Lily Auction.

Debra
njmomma
13 years ago
thanks!
newyorkrita
13 years ago
I bought mine from the Lily Auction.
silverkelt
13 years ago
My little girls love the kitten pics keep them coming!

I like your shot of ruby lipstick as well..

Im not usually a double fan.. but your shot of UNINHIBITED

is very very lovely. Now I need to start some doubles!

Silverkelt
remy_gw
13 years ago
I love the kitty pics too. I always love your daylily photos though I often don't have time to write a response and tell you so, because I'm trying to get through everyone's photos before going to bed.
Remy
Waitforspring
13 years ago
Can't resist animal pictures. Your kitties are adorable. Looks like there will be a few of us looking on the auction for Ruby Lipsitck. It's a beauty.
Val
numama
13 years ago
Awww Debra, as if your daylily pics aren't stunning enough you add these beautiful kittens to the mix and just melts my heart! I absolutley loved looking through this post. Wizard's Wish is my fave of the DL pics.
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shive
Original Author
13 years ago
Silverkelt - I'll try to keep your girls happy with kitten photos. I catch pics of them whenever I can.

Remy - Thanks for your comments!

Val - I probably will be putting a couple of fans of Ruby Lipstick on the auction this winter for spring shipping, along with some other goodies. I don't like to dig my best ones in the fall because it's still very hot here, and sometimes they don't recover for the next year.

Numama - Wizard's Wish is one of my favorites too. It's my favorite bicolor in the garden. Just wish the boom were bigger.

Debra
Nancy
13 years ago
Ruby Lips & Wizard's Wish are lovely!
anniegolden
13 years ago
I appreciate your posts a lot, especially when you include information about performance - buds, branching, rebloom and so forth. This is so helpful as I attempt to best manage my very limited sunny garden space. I really only have room for the very best performing plants. If you had to choose between Arctic Lace and Last Snowflake, what would you do?

Thanks, Christine
shive
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13 years ago
Christine - Last Snowflake and Arctic Lace are both wonderful. It depends on what your reason for having one of them is. For sheer beauty, I would pick Last Snowflake. The bloom is larger and more voluptuous. Also it blooms later, and later is always a plus factor for me. If you want one that looks really white, pick Arctic Lace. If you want to hybridize with a near white, Arctic Lace is the better pod parent, but Last Snowflake's pollen is very potent. This year Arctic Lace is the better budded and the better rebloomer. Last Snowflake is supposed to have a lot more buds than Arctic Lace, but it doesn't here. Where I have the two planted may play a role in that discrepancy. My final recommendation is get Last Snowflake first and then add Arctic Lace later.

Debra
Cindy zone 6a
13 years ago
Love all your kittens, they are sooo sweet!! also am enjoying all your blooms. So many great ones.
cindy
anniegolden
13 years ago
Many thanks, Debra
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