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I’ve anticipated this all season

3 years ago

Waiting for EITV and it did not disappoint!!

and neither did Stardust Dragon-starting our with 4 blooms also

Elegant Candy starting with a cluster

Thundering Voice has had chicken pox on all its blooms!

Joan Derifield

Best bloom this season on Private Reserve

Apache Sunrise- beautiful bloom today

Easter Courtship

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lilykate7a
Original Author
3 years ago
Get R Done

Catapult Sam

Duke of Ellington
sherrygirl zone5 N il
3 years ago
I’m lovin your Entwined in the Vine today too! I added it this spring. Get R Done is on the top of my list, added here last year and saw a few blooms, it’s a bit different. Is Private Reserve not living up to expectations? It’s so pretty.

Sherry
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Mike, you have been busy. Isn't strange how things work out. All summer I saw beautiful plants in bloom. Now that it is cooler, my brugmansia decide they want to bloom. The good news is I went down this weekend, and their are 2 brugmansia that are blooming that I have never seen before. One is a georgia peach, and the other is a double white, that I got from a cutting last fall from Mike. I am so excited, I now have two doubles that like it at the coast. Barbra,
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wheelman, I'm just across the pond from you in Wisconsin. I live about 4 miles west of Lake Michigan just north of Milwaukee. The lake does indeed keep me warmer in the winter. I only fall to about -10 or so each winter, while just west of me they see some nights of -20 to -25. I've had palms in the ground since 2008... and that oldest one is still alive today! Here is a picture of it from early last week. That trachy was planted as a tiny 3 gallon in July, 2008. I protect it with a double poly box (air space in between). Over that I have a 1 1/2 inch layer of styrofoam and inside is a space heater set at 40F. Works great! I usually leave the foam off the south side unless we're expecting below zero weather. Sun free heats it during the day and the palm gets light. Bonus! I put the boxes on when lows start getting below 20, so about Thanksgiving or so and they come off in mid to late March. 20F doesn't phase trachys at all, as long as it gets above freezing during the day. Here is a picture from last winter. And here's a picture of the yard from last week.
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shive
3 years ago
Entwined in the Vine and Stardust Dragon are lovely. I think they'd look good planted together. Are they near one another in your garden? I find Angel in Oz quite captivating, along with Catapult Sam. Private Reserve is so pretty when it;'s good. What a shame its bloom are not good all the time.

Debra
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
The two I like best are Easter Courtship and Private Reserve............ I've missed that pretty medium pink somewhere along the line. A very appealing Salter Pink..........For some reason when I first looked I thought Private Reserve was a double. Wow! A white edged deep purple double. But then I looked more closely and noticed it just wasn't opened all the way. It sure is a beauty.....BTW: How is the scape height on Apache Sunrise for you? Mine was short for a couple of years....Maryl
lilykate7a
Original Author
3 years ago
No, Debra, those two are nowhere close in the gardens but would look good together. They began blooming on the same day and each opened with 4 blooms!

Sherry. Debra knows how Private Reserve is-when it has perfect blooms, it is gorgeous! However, you rarely get those blooms-most are splotchy or hung up. If I had limited space, it would have to go. I hope your EITV blooms well with great color!
organic_kitten
3 years ago
I love Entwined in the Vine, of course, and Stardust Dragon is a beauty. I like Angel in OOz, of course, and Easter Courtship is a lovely color. I like Catapult Sam and Easter Courtship is a lovely color! Lovely post, Kate.

kay
Nancy 6b
3 years ago
A wonderful Post, Kate! I like the color of Easter Courtship, but love Entwined in the Vine! Mine is scaping! Looking forward to seeing it bloom and can't wait to get a clump like you and Kay!
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
3 years ago
Entwined in the Vine is lovely! I also like Duke Ellington. It has a very nice edge. Private Reserve has such rich color. It's too bad that it is rather erratic.

Nancy
Julia WV (6b)
3 years ago
Kate: I'm enjoying your garden bloom show. EITV has provided you with a great opening.

Julia

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