Some first year blooms

virgo45

15 years ago

A few of my 2007 seedlings that bloomed for the first time this year. Hope you enjoy them and all comments are welcome.

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mlwgardener
15 years ago
WOW and WOW!!! I love 3,4,5 and the last one. #4 looks a lot like one that I have of Johnny Cash x Beacon at Dusk. The last one also reminds me of a seedling of Meet Joe Black and a unknown but mine is not as defined and pretty as the last one. It's a beauty!! I also love the pink and texture of number 5. You have some beauties and they are blooming in one year. That's amazing for me. Thanks for sharing them and post more if you have time.

Blessing, Mona
fairysoapgirl
15 years ago
What a group of potential!! Nice seedlings. Some great blooms for FFOs!
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okbt
15 years ago
A great group of seedlings! Love the chicken phat!You've got good coloring and form,along with nice edges.Looks like the lot of them are keepers!No problems with 3 & 5 opening up there? I have trouble with big curly edges hanging up here.
rarejem
15 years ago
Nice, Nice, Nice! #4 is my favorite of the group, but I would definitely grow all of them!

Do you know parentage of the first one? I have several similar in color from and Awakening x sc seedling cross.

You should be a very proud parent!

Julie
tweetypye
15 years ago
I'm in awe....such beauties on first year bloom....good for you!
Will be looking forward to more of your seedlings. You always have such pretty ones. :)
Jan
iouone
15 years ago
Wow, very nice. I like 3,4,7. Thanks for sharing the pics with us.

iouone
janepa
15 years ago
What fun to see what you get. My favorites are 4 and 7. They have such vivid color.
Thanks for sharing. Jane
virgo45
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks to all for your very kind comments. I have approximately 1700 2007 seedlings that are flowering for the first time this year. I find that if I get them in the ground by the middle of May most of them will flower the following year. If I get lazy and plant after June 1, I do not get many flowers the following year. (Zone 5)

Mona: Number 4 is my absolute favorite this year and the picture just does not do it justice. I took several pictures but that colour seems to escape my camera. Number 4 is a cross between "Hurricane Swirls x Jane Mahan". I also thought the last one was from a cross of Meet Joe Black but it is actually from "Courting Trouble x Ledgewood Pansy Eye".

okbt: I also have had problems with some of the curly edges sticking together. The nights have been unusually cool and we have rain almost every day. I think the cool evenings causes the problem. My plants did not start flowering until July 15th., which is about two weeks late. We have had a record cool and wet season so far this year. I also noticed that many of the first blooms on my older plants were deformed and did not open completely. They are looking much better now but the first blooms were very disappointing.

Julie:The parents of the first flower are previous year seedlings from:
(Femme Osage x Chris Salter) x (Icing On The Cake x Lemon Parchment)
shive
15 years ago
Number 4 and the last one are my favorites, but all look very nice.

Debra
berrytea4me
15 years ago
Very nice collection!

Is #2 out of Lady Betty Fretz? It is lovely.
I really like the perfect form on #4 and the last two are really nice too.

Don't feel bad about getting seedlings out by Jun 1, I just finished planting mine this past weekend! They were not potbound yet, just getting to that stage, and I could not keep ahead of the weeds in the area where I wanted to plant them. This time it got Preened.
jean_ar
15 years ago
wow.I like all of them.I guess I would pick the last one as my favorite,but would be happy with any of these.Gorgeous..Thanks for sharing them.

jean
virgo45
Original Author
15 years ago
Berrytea: Number two is a cross between Lee Pickles and Sanford Intermezzo.
Edward_Kimball
15 years ago
Number 4 is perfect just the way it is and the rest are good for first year bloom. They will probably show improvement next year or even later this year. Are there any more buds on the scapes or are you done?

Edward
newyorkrita
15 years ago
What a bunch of gorgeous flowers. I just love the last one, that color with the deep eye is just yummy.

As far as edges getting hung up, I honestly don't know how anyone more north of me manages those really thick edges. I have problems with thick edges on certain flowers getting hung up here and Long Island is hot and humid in the summertime.

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