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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)

7 years ago

This has been one crazy weekend. I have lived my life in the car--4 hours on Thursday, 6 hours on Friday, 6 hours on Saturday, 3 hours on Sunday, and then 6 hours yesterday. And we go again on Friday. It doesn't leave much time for hybridizing. Luckily we usually produce more seed than we know what to do with. Here are some from Monday.

The Dark Side has struggled here, but we love the colors.

We don't grow many diploids, but I decided to get Northwind Dancer a couple of years ago. It has finally gotten established and is beautiful.

Ella Bella is also a dip. It was a bonus from the hybridizer. We don't grow many doubles but this one is lovely. It's biggest flaw is the heaviness of the blooms causes the scapes to fall over.

My Side of the Mountain is another dip double.

I am not usually a fan of lavender or unusual forms, but I think this one is neat. We are babysitting this one for our local club. This is Sky over Schuyler.

Misty Harbor is another one we are babysitting.

This is a clump shot of our seedling Ashwood Summer Sunshine X Cactus Blossom.

This was supposed to be Tech Colors (yellow and red), but obviously is not. We ordered 5 from this seller--one we didn't get and of the four we did get, 2 of them were mislabeded. We won't buy from him anymore.

We like this seedling. It is Ashwood Inferno X Horns.

This seedling is Ashwood Smoky Joe X God Save the Queen. The color in person is sort of a smoky grape.

Please forgive my photography. Some of the pictures are a bit fuzzy. We took them with the cell phone, not the Nikon camera we usually use.

Nancy

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Comments (13)

dick_in_ohio
7 years ago
Your cell phone is doing a good job. I love the seedlings, especially the one out of Ashwood Inferno.
avedon_gw
7 years ago
I love UFs and lavender, so Sky Over Schuyler is looking good to me as is North Wind Dancer.
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mantis__oh
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The Summer Sunshine seedling is exciting. You certainly have a lot of interesting seedlings. The pictures seem fine; taking pics in the sun can be frustrating, but yours turned out fine. Sky Over Schuyler has intriguing quilling on sepals.
shive
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The Dark Side is so striking! I'm sorry to read it's struggling for you. The Ashwood Summer Sunshine seedling is very impressive in that clump, and I like the Ashwood Smoky Joy seedling too. The Northwind Dancer clump looks great, and I do like that NOID UF!

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sherrygirl zone5 N il
7 years ago
You great looking seedlings again! I've been thinking about adding NorthWind Dancer, just love the pictures I've seen. How tall does it get for you?

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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
Original Author
7 years ago
Sherry, North Wind Dancer has not gotten to the 42 inches that it is registered as, but it is probably about 35 inches. This is the first year it has really done much. We started both clumps from a single fan and then let weeds grow over them.
lilykate7a
7 years ago
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Love the seedlings. I so admire people who have the patience and organization to do that!! Mine would probably all say SeedlingxSeedling because I would lose my notes and tags!!! The Dark Side is impressive and North Wind Dancer seems to have gotten quite a bit of nitrogen from those weeds growing over it. It looks great. Since most of my pics are with a cell phone due to convenience, I think yours look great.
Laura twixanddud - SE MI - 5b
7 years ago
Very nice seedlings! I especially like the last two.
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
7 years ago
My favorite of the group is your red/orange seedling. If it would keep that color in my summer sun it would be a winner all the way around......Maryl
nat4b
7 years ago
Love the colors of The Dark Side too! North Wind Dancer, Misty Harbor and your seedling Ashwood Summer Sunshine X Cactus Blossom are my favorite!
celeste/NH
7 years ago
I like that second-to-last seedling the best. That color is so brilliant.
tarheelgirl_7b
7 years ago
I love the colors of the Dark Side. I hope improves for you. Northwind Dancer and your Ashwood Summer Sunshine x Cactus Blossom seedling are my other favorites.

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Brad KY 6b
7 years ago
Very nice, Nancy!

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