Thursday's Flowers
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
4 years ago
It's really chilly here today. The sun is out but the wind is so strong you have to wear a jacket. Still we had some nice flowers in the garden.
Lava Flow finally opened a flower today.
Stella's Ruffled Fingers opened today. Bob just hates this flower. He's not really a fan of pink and this isn't pure pink anyway. It has that beige or yellow undertone. What he really hates is the name. I am impressed, though, by it. It has gone from a couple of fans to a nice clump in just one year. It's putting out nice scapes ready to bloom with a bunch just coming up. I can see it being in bloom for quite a while.
Here's Pretty Little Polly doing its polytepal thing. This little dip minis are blowing me away. They increase like weeds. I am going to be hybridizing with them this season and since dips usually have more seeds per pod, if I'm not careful, we will have too many seeds to start.
Here's I'm a Pirate looking more yellow today. I'm sorry--I should have taken off the dead flower behind it.
I'd better not press my luck. I'll put the rest in the comments.
Nancy
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Comments (24)Ohhhhhh. Now the light dawns. I couldn't figgure out what the tub reference was for. Sharon- I like the older types of zinnias instead of the profusion. CUT AND COME AGAIN, CACTUS FLOWERED, STATE FAIR, PETER PAN, the small button ones I can't remember the name of, I have grown them all from seed. Zinnias look really great with daylilies, I had zinnias in with my daylilies last year but those zinnias got too big. Profusion zinnias would probably be good with daylilies as they might not get as big. Those STATE FAIR zinnias out front are really tall already....See MoreThursday flowers
Comments (13)Thanks Brad! That really helps me make a decision :D Thanks Jean! Thanks Julia! Everything is early this year, hope it's not a sign of drought like couple years ago :) I'm in Iowa. And all my daylilies have scapes already, even the late ones. Short season? :(...See MoreThursdays flowers
Comments (7)Geometric Wizard is one I liked last year when you posted it. And Kiss of Paradise is very pretty. Incendiary is a different lily as Sherry said. Mine is much more darker and purple than yours and I think Celeste usually posts an even darker one, doesn't she? I am trying to remember if Bill posted several pictures of it on his site when he was selling, to show the different types of pattern it can show. It has not for me. But his Strikingly Dramatic has never actually shown that pattern he shows, either, although someone on the forum does post it and it does display that distinct pattern. Get Jiggy (not his, of course) has never given me much of the jiggy pattern but Debra seems to get it on hers. Sometimes I get a lily like this and when it blooms, I think that it looks just like some other lily in my garden with nothing to distinguish it as "special". Kate...See MoreThursday's flowers
Comments (9)Red Hot Miracle is one of the few doubles we grow. This is Sunshine on My Shoulders. It need to be moved from its too shady location. It is still well-budded. This is an early fulva hybrid called Rosalind. This is one of our favorites of all the three year old seedlings. It is Lady Stephanie Victoria Redding X Rosy Spiketail. It appears to be a late bloomer. The blue ribbons means it is selected to go to what we call an observation bed. The pink ribbon on it means it is a special select that bears a close watch. This is one Bob likes (me-not so much). It is Up Against the Sun X Horns. That's all for today. Nancy...See More
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