Catching up on Friday

2 years ago

It's been a while since I posted. We have been super busy here and I haven't even taken many photos. The rain we got has made the weeds and the grass grow so much. It seems all we do is mow. The weeds never get pulled. The weather is nasty too--super humid, hazy, and hot. Even if the temperature is in the 80's, it feels like it's in the 90's. We has been planting seedlings--over 1400 planted. I usually figure we get about 80% germination, but this year I think it was about 90.

Here are a few blooming.

Ashwood Infermo is certainly a bright color.

Buddy's Abilene is a pretty flower, but it hasn't done well for us.

Hell on Heels just started blooming.

Mermaid Princess is finally blooming. It has taken awhile to get established.

The photos of Wide Wide World never look as good as it does in person.

A few seedling will be in the next comment.

Comments (9)

hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
Original Author
2 years ago
All of these seedlings are possible introductions.

Chomp X Mitch Lynd is on the small side--about a 5 inch flower.

Never Too Late X Mitch Lynd is a 5 inch flower too and also a late bloomer.

This seedling is blooming late. It is Sonoran Desert Rose X Apache War Dance. So far, the first two flowers are trying to double.

This will be an introduction for next year. It's Ebony Jewel X Baracuda Bay. It's vigorous with a good bud count. The color is pretty sunfast in our climate too.

That's all for me.

Nancy
lilykate7a
2 years ago
Ashwood Inferno s a bright one! Mine is reblooming now and without the competition of all the others around it, it really shows up!! Hell on Heels makes an impressive clump and is quite showy. Wide Wide World looks like it has some of those hard to capture colors. The Mitch Lynd seedlings are pretty.
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mantis__oh
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I always appreciate your comments on performance. WIde Wide World is one of those oldies that warrants another look when seen in person.
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
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I like your purple seedling and the fact that it holds color for you. A bit of information that always interests me.........Ashwood Inferno is burning up the lens. Is that bright or what........... I like Mermaid Princess too. Color scheme similar to Linda Sierra...........You are so right about the humidity. We had temperature of 88 last week but high humidity due to storm coming in and it was worse then the drier 99 degrees that it is today............Maryl
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Julia WV (6b)
2 years ago
My, what a name given to "Hell On Wheels". Beautiful clump pic of it though. Ashwood Infermo would be something I would pick. Bright color. Seedlings look good too.

Heat and humidity here too. Spend just 10 minutes doing outside work and your soaked in sweat. The only thing I find easy on those days is mowing. Just ride the tractor around and try to caught a few breezes. Take it easy in the heat.

Julia
shive
2 years ago
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I thought I left a comment on this, but I don't see it. So I'll redo. I really like the look of Buddy's Abilene. It's too bad it hasn't done well for you. I love the name Hell on Heels! LOL I think all the purple/lavender seedlings look good. I can't imagine what planting 1,400 seedlings is like. Sixty is the most I've planted so far.

Debra
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
Original Author
2 years ago
Debra and Julia, I believe the story behind the name Hell on Heels was the nickname Gail Braunstein, the hybridizer, got at her work place.

Debra, we have maybe a 1000 more seedlings to go. It's too many for us and for the first time we are choosing not to plant some. They may be planted at the end if we have room. They are the ones with an unsure parentage, usually resulting from a tag malfunction or a Nancy malfunction.
organic_kitten
2 years ago
I like Ashwood Inferrno really well. Hell on Heels is a nice clump you have really been busy and you must be having weather like ours with so much rain for the weeds to grow so. I have just fiinished the Iris bed weeding. But there is much more to do.

kay