Thanks everyone. And to think I was going to leave gilmar in the store, last one and all. Blanca- Your Rio Negro pic looks almost exactly like my flower, thanks for that. Mariae- I also got my Grandeur from edens blooms. Do you remember if he was selling Rio Negro on his site or E-Bay? Juan- Nice photos! That is what I was expecting from Grandeur and I think you found the name for for the other one. They are very close Thanks!

B, some of mine are 6-8 inches tall and some are between 12-18 inches tall. I just love them, and I love the cosmos sunset too. They are awesome seed producers too. Mary, I haven't had to worry much about the lack of watering I can do this year, we had 4 solid weeks of cool temps are rain almost every single day. I actually lost some plants to the rain and severe thunderstorms that went through. Fran

Thanks everyone :) Great White seems to do fine, but not outstanding for me in MI. It has not multiplied over the last 2 years as well as most of my Stamile's seem to ( not that I mind). I was afraid it would not open well for me but it has done just fine after the FFO. It's bud count is on the smaller side and it also seems shorter then what is stated in the database (I have never counted buds or measured it). But the flowers are beautiful and make up for everything else in my book. It will be a keeper :) Hopefully someone else can give you their experience growing it in the cooler zones as well. Red Menace put on a really good showing today and I absolutely love the color combo! I hope to acquire more Kendig's with those red eyes in the future. They really stand out since I have no other colors like it.

Thanks! These were a group of females who didn't mind each other *too* much, but they still did a lot of squawking at each other even when this pic was taken. Overall "my" hummies actually did NOT do a lot of sharing, especially after the "bully" male arrived in early August...he would not let ANY other bird near. I ended up buying a 2nd feeder which was on the opposite end of the garden, and that one was defended by another male during August. Now that one gets very few visits. Now I see only one or two at a time in my yard. They are still using this feeder daily and I plan to keep the food fresh for those migrating through. :)