Hey luvmyclematis, Its def not Perrins Pride, but thats what I thought when I first saw it because I just happened to get a Perrins Pride last week thats in full bloom, my Perrrins Pride has got 4-4.5 inch flowers different shades of plum and was grown about 4 km away. The purple on this is much darker and the flowers are 1 inch to inch and a half in diameter. All my other clematis's are huge or normal size, so I don't know if weather has any part to play, but maybe. I specifically wanted a white clematis for that spot easy enough to move though...

Jo's Animal Swap box came yesterday!!! Lots of great stuff!!! There's something for practically everybody outside - the birds, the horses and the donkey, too. And stuff for the dogs, cats and me. Isn't this tiny doggie with his holiday wreath adorable? Handmade notecards - just lovely!- and a little butterfly windchime. Luther lounges now on his favorite old swivel chair on one of the softest pet blankets. Jo made up 1 for everybody, with name on each! Luther looks good on koalas (isn't that fabric cute!) Tiger knows what to do with a bunch of rawhide munchies. (He'd munch that tiny fuzzy doggie, too, given the chance.) She sent for indoor pets: -chewies and homemade blankies for dogs and cats AND -a pet fur picker-upper (at last!! : ) AND -some cute black and white pawprint fabric AND -a vast assortment of little spools of thread, all different colors, to sew doggie duds and etc with And for outdoor pets: -apples for the horses and donkey (much happy slobbering there!) For wild things outside: -2 big wild bird treatballs full of nifty ingredients and -a birch log suet feeder with homemade food for it - I can see the birds from my window when I'm down And for me: -a candle that smells MARVELOUS -lots of little craft kits I can do lying down: little animal jigsaw puzzles metalcraft animal pictures little animal themed paint by numbers (haven't done that in years. Great!) -an adorable little pinkypurple butterfly windchime (hung it over the bed I'm in during the day - tinkles very sweetly :) -2 refrigerator magnets - 1 cat lover theme, the other, dog -really beautiful notecards - I think you made these, right, Jo? -and that funny little border collie with his wreath! And then she made and tucked into the box: -a little white donkey sitting down - so cute! looks like Flapjack! -and a little southwestern style tiny cowskull that will sit on the sand with my cactus. Jo, I know caring for and loving your Mom takes so much of your time - I cared for my mom when she was so limited by Parkinson's disease, so I know how it is - and I appreciate that much extra the care and imagination you gave to this box. Thanks so much. Here's our grandbaby Marie at 6 mos. Cookies and footies! We just love her so. Barb

Here's some Iris that I don't have names for. If any of you do, I would appreciate knowing. This has a smaller than normal bloom although the scapes are the height of any TBI. This is not the true color of this iris. It is a deep rust red and it's scapes/blooms are just over the leaves.Making it much shorter than the TBI..I don't know much about Iris but I know this type must have it's own name...is it a Standard? a Border? any one want to guess what it is? This is a TBI and in the next picture you can see it's true color on the far right of the photo. I have no idea what this is but since many of my iris came from you, maybe someone will recognize it. This is a photo of the 3 unknowns above showing a more accurate depiction of their color and height in relation to each other. Debbie

Good Morning Everyone. I would like to offer DAYLILY SEEDS to everyone. I know several others have already offered these, but mine have finally finished maturing. Still have one pod on Darla Anita. Please let me know soon, I will be dividing and mailing them out early Friday morning. Gloria, hope you feel better soon. Canna, ohhh, new windows and siding. You will feel like you are living in a new house. SherryB, I thought the iris bud was a late gladiola till it bloomed. The only iris I had bloom this year were siberian. Not one of my bearded Iris bloomed?! Till now that is. We had one cool day in the 60's and now we are in the 80's again for a couple more days. This is August weather! I would post a pic. of the iris, but it is totally boring, just a white iris amongst my dieing fall garden. YOur GD sounds like a wonderful teenager. It must be nice to have her around for the school year. 12 INCH DAYLILIES - I want in on that one too! LOL Dianne, Congrats on becoming a Grandma. I know this isn't too exciting but my family calls the Grandparents by their last names .. ie. Grandma & Grandpa Cook and Grandma & Grandpa Mac (short for MacEachran). My kids did the same thing. Someday I hope to be called Grandma Dolan. (I hope that day is a long way off!) Also, congrats on the new job. I would love to be in the Halloween swap. I will be out shopping today for it. Halloween is my favorite Holiday. Sharon/tma