Like Kevin said, keep in mind that day time air temp is far from the only contributing factor to Blossom Drop or to the lack of it either. It hasn't been 95-100 for the full 24 hour period. Just count your blessings and keep your fingers crossed but don't jump to any conclusions. And the regional reported air temps or even the temp recorded on a thermometer hanging somewhere nearby isn't necessarily accurate as far as the plant is concerned unless the thermometer is hung in the middle of the plant. :-) Dave

We have been having some freaky weather here. Very drastic weather changes. Thurs night I don't remember the low, but ay 11pm it was 51..Sat night the temps went down into the 20's..where the heck that come from? Now tomorow we're supposed to be at almost 70. They keep changing our forecast so much you can't trust it for sh!t. I can check in the morn, then by the afternoon its completely dif. Wasn't supposed to rain today, supposed to be in the 50's and partly cloudy. nope, its in the 40's and rainy. How do these weather forecasters keep their jobs??? Jersey just sux anyway. Daniella

That depends on your soil. Romneya does best on a really fast draining soil, like sand. If the roots stay wet for any length of time it won't make it. Al

Mantis - The Shores of Time seedling is only a one year old so there's not much to evaluate yet. It is definitely more vigorous than its lookalike sister. The sib is still one fan, and the one pictured above split into three fans after blooming. I'm hoping that one will continue to improve because it has such fabulous color. Of my Davissons, only Miss Goldie Gold Digger and a toothy seedling are planted in the ground. The drawback with Miss Goldie is the gigantic blooms that weigh the scapes down too much when it rains. It has 16-21 buds per scape here and some instant rebloom coming. No Boys Allowed multiplies well, but consistently has low bud count for me. Michael Davisson has a wimpy plant habit but gorgeous blooms. It had more buds than No Boys Allowed, but not as many as Carolina Cool Down. Miss Demeanor is a vigorous multiplier with big fans. Only 8-9 buds grown in a pot. Reckless Girls impressed me with it's good growth and immediate multiplying. The purple blooms were very sunfast. Another well-budded Davisson is a seedling I got from her, which is a cross between Jerry Nettles and No Boys Allowed. It had 16-18 buds this season. It multiplies well and has nice foliage. It does not grow as tall here as it does for Judy. Davisson Seedling Jerry Nettles X No Boys Allowed This post was edited by shive on Tue, Jul 23, 13 at 19:01