Thanks all. I find that Melanie Mason's registration seem to do their best in the 3rd year. They increase from year to year but in the 3rd year they seem to explode with scapes and blooms. SUBSPACE FREQUENCIES which I got from Curt Hanson is just in its second season here. Nice tall scapes. I too love the rich color of the JD x IOP cross. Raining here already today so no pics or gardening work today :-(. Julia

More nice ones today , Brad! Persian Ruby is striking, been thinking about your Forsyth Flying Dragon haven't made up my mind to add it or not. Sherry

Mantis, the seedling is not as tall as Cherokee Pass but is much more vigorous than Adorable Tiger. It makes a nice display in a clump but I am just not sure if bud count is good enough for introduction. And so far, we have not observed any rebloom. Tempest in a Tutu was just planted this spring so I expect it to get better when established. Cajun Dreaming has overwintered once. It hasn't increased much (if at all) since last year but I don't think we gave it a fair chance. We let the new bed get covered by weeds and then the bed was attacked by voles (they ate a large number of the small plants--went right down the row). The fact that it bloomed at all this year is probably amazing. We are just growing too many varieties and can't take care of them all. Can't wait for Bob to retire.

Debra, crossing Ruby Lipstick with Dr Jules is the type of cross I would make, but if I have, I have not gotten any seed from it yet. I love white flowers with a red or pink eye and edge. This year I have been using either Empire of Dawn and Dusk, which has a purple eye but a white background (the purest white I have seen so far). It is an offspring of Clarification and like Clarification has a reputation for clarifying colors. I have put its pollen as well as its offspring's pollen on all the near white/red eyed ones in the garden. Two other red/white ones I am excited about are Abilene Lillian and Phillies Starter, both of which have whiter backgrounds than Ruby Lipstick in my garden. I also use Remembered Kisses. Empire of Dusk and Dawn Empire of Dawn and Dusk X Ruby Lipstick