Very nice, Mike! So, where did you obtain this particular Jade? ;) I am glad to have played even a small part in your Jade addiction! This is one of my favorite Jades, as well. Now that we've had a couple days of warm weather, I'm expecting increased growth. The old leaves are looking ratty, but the new growth is pristine! I'll have to take an updated picture. Josh

'Emperor I' is very close to 'Bloodgood' in appearance and will take on very similar seasonal color changes. Bright red new spring growth, followed by deeper burgundy full season color and scarlet/orange in fall. Exact coloring can be influenced by soil conditions, siting and the characteristics of the clone providing the graft stock but it will be pretty similar to that described above. Try Googling under either of those cultivar names for seasonal images for additional clarification.

That's a photo of an oriental poppy, Papaver orientale. They don't come in blue :-) And they don't change color although exact coloration can vary depending on light conditions and the cultivar. And self-sown seedlings will not necessarily come true to the parent plant. There are a number of selections that offer that pale blushed white/pink color. That one could be 'Perry's White' or 'Maiden's Blush'. The blue poppies, species of Himalayan meconopsis, can show some variation in coloring depending on species/cultivar.....anywhere from a silvery blue to a pinky mauve/lilac to a distinct sky blue. There are also species that bloom yellow and red. But that is not the plant your photo indicates.

cyn427, thank you for your reply and agreeing with me that the Bronze Fame will look great. The mats appear so similar. I can't wait to share final pictures and finish the rest of the room. I really love how cozy the family room is and in the autumn time, the view out back with all the autumn trees from the wood is gorgeous. Annz, thank you for replying so much to help me in realizing you are right that I am so used to a blank wall for so long that I want to love what I put on it. I think I am obsessing since when I bought my blinds for my bedroom, I had not realized that creams clash with creams of different shadings. I solved the problem with soft white (not ivory like I wanted since it clashed and the stark white bothered my eyes as I hung them up and then returned them) sheers on the side of the honeycomb linen brownish blinds since I was surprised the linen blinds were so much darker than what I expected linen to be. But for the pictures, I have now a framed picture (the black frame for the home office with the Japanese tree print) with the linen white mat and it truly is an off-white mat, only slightly lighter than the white mat but with a rich linen woven texture that looks great in my home office. However, the off-white mat at night seems to pick up the cream from the blinds on the wall so it changes the look and I don't want it clashing with the wall. But this could be because the picture is not on the wall but leaning on the sofa. The local framer chose a chalk mat which was white and a bronze inner mat and finally agreed with me on the 2" wide Bronze Frame but his price is $350 more if i want museum quality acrylic and I see going with plain glass like the gold framed picture would mean too much glare in that room. I also really love the 2.5" wider beaded bronze frame than the 2" beaded frame the local frame had despite liking his matching mat better. If he would match the price, I would probably just go with him but I can't ask him to come down $350. If he can do museum quality glass, then the price will be $150 more than the museum quality acrylic since Art.com will not ship glass in that size. Yes, the Japanese garden with the LIGHT GRAY Bridge since I thought it was white also but I have the print here and the bridge is not white but light gray which disappointed me but I still love the picture. But you are right that I have made some decorating mistakes before and I want to love my picture so I am afraid of making a mistake that I will have to live with but really both whites are nice. If the regular white came in a linen textured mat, I would just choose that but I love the textured thicker mat that only comes in the off-white color. I have to finish some tax returns that clients are waiting for but my whole life I put my home on hold as I had work to do and in the last few years, I want to enjoy where I live and be proud when visitors stop by.