A hot Saturday offerings
Brad KY 6b
6 years ago
Whew-it's hot & sunny. One of those days where you run out, take a glance, run back in.
Bali Water Color held up in sun and heat
Christmas Day before the heat
Hot Wheels before the heat
Indian Giver a bit bleached by the heat
Maleny Empire Rose just fine in the heat. It opens very early: at 5 pm tomorrow's is opening already. Typical for it.
Peacock Maiden is actually dark purple. The sun is shining on it making it look so red.
Sun King before the heat.
Prismatic is at it again this year despite the fact that some of the scapes are still quite young and will bloom later.
Also blooming today is Woodside Amethyst. Its first bloom is so bad I couldn't make myself take a picture of it. This is its 3rd year, and it has yet to wow me like the internet pictures have, plus low bud count. It may be done this year.
Thanks for looking.
Brad
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Comments (26)Cindy - I would love to take a photo of the blue and white bed. But it's mostly white this year, with nine plants in all. I set seed on all the blues last year and wore them out. Asian Fairy Bluebird has two wimpy scapes with hardly any buds, and Certulean Warbler is refusing to scape at all this year. Jitterbug Blues has only one scape (albeit wonderfully budded and branched) out of six fans. Orchid Elegance is the only blue with multiple scapes and more than a few buds. Everything in that bed was previous grown in pots in part shade. Planting was done in the fall, which is not optimum in my climate. Next year that garden should be fabulous, but this year not so much. I probably can manage some photos of some of the blue and white blooms together. I would love to see a photo of your black and white bed. Mantis - Crazy Ivan grows like gangbusters here, and I know it does well in Kentucky. I don't know how it performs in Ohio. Debra...See MoreSaturday's Offerings
Comments (9)you stlll got some beauties blooming.FEAR NOT is always so pretty. I really like it.I don't remember seeing CLOUDS OF KISSES before, but its a very pretty one, too. SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER is always a beauty. That's my favorite today.I'm not that fond of orange flowers, but, ORANGE VELVET is a very pretty one. I do like that one. IN HOT PURSUIT is a beauty, too and looks like a big bloom. jean...See MoreWHITE HOT SATURDAY and then some
Comments (12)Julia, It is registered as a reverse bitone with the petals being lighter than the sepals. It only looks like the picture on the AHS registry first thing in the morning. It does not hold that pattern throughout the day and it looks like the above picture. One has to look closely to see the reverse bitone, but it is generally imperceptible. I think that it has bought a ticket out of the garden, even though it's performance is better than registered....See MoreDaylilies on a hot Saturday
Comments (7)WOW on that Heavenly Dark Matter. I would be interested in hearing how it performs by end of day in your heat (which is our heat now too)- colorfast/sunfast?..........I like your orange sherbert seedling with the teeth. Good color, good form. Congrats..........Maryl...See More
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