Ready for the Raging Reds

10 months ago

last modified: 10 months ago

Time marches on, and so do the blooms - even if some of them are Oh So Short this time.

Stolen Heart ffo - I've waited three seasons for this thing to bloom. The scapes a short, but one of those short scapes has 20 buds on it! Early in the shade it has a beautiful watermark, but by noon in the heat and humidity, the watermark disappeared. It's a small flower in the 5-inch range.

Fighting Fire has short scapes too. A couple are right above the foliage and two are down in it.

Woman in Red is short on buds, but close to its normal height.

Ghost Gifts had such pretty colors today that I had to include its photo.

Butterfly Moon - Thanks Nancy!

Pink Aloha isn't supposed to be blooming this early, but here she is in her pink ruffles.

Clown Parade - One of the few times it's looked rose pink. It usually present coral red petals here. Clown Parade had no problems with the early freeze. Scapes are tall and buds are abudundant. This will be one of the best budded in my garden for 2023.

Rose Sensation is another midseason bloomer that decided to flower early this year.

Now for a couple of seedlings!

Blue Jay Tapestry X (Karelia Seedling x This Longing) - The blue eye startled me at 7 a.m. The more time in the heat, the less blue the eye is.

Gypsy Cats Seedling x (Razor Sharp x Spacecoast Night Vision) - When I saw it yesterday morning, I wrote it off because it didn't have teeth. But it still looked good at 6 p.m., and I decided I liked its color, watermark, and thin gold edge.

Perseus' Sandals x Jumping Jack Flash - Scapes are tall, but bud count is lower than in past years.

Debra

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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
10 months ago
Nice looking reds even if they are on short scapes. Maybe your earlier weather played a part? It's frustrating to wait years for one to bloom. I had one that still hadn't bloomed after 3 seasons here and was just up to blooming size last year only to bite the dust over this last winter. Argh!............Maryl
shive
Original Author
10 months ago
Maryl - I think last year's moderate drought, the December days of below zero temps, and the late March freeze all contributed to shorter scapes and low bud counts. Many clumps only have one or two scapes this time. It's just sad to put in so much time into the garden and have these poor results.

Debra
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lilykate7a
10 months ago
Oh Debra, I second that thought about poor results! I am glad to see Butterfly Moon as the ”red insect syndrome” got all my buds. Pink Aloha is pretty and is early. Rose Sensation has quite the edge. The reds are looking good. Perseus’ Sandals-what color!!
organic_kitten
10 months ago
last modified: 10 months ago
Love all the reds. I really do like both the Gypsy Cats seedfling. and the Blue Jay Tapestry seedling. Good that clown Parade is doing well, my Perseus' Sandals x Jumping Jack Flash is still blooming here.

kay
shive
Original Author
10 months ago
Kate - Rose Sensation had never had such dark color or wide edge in its previous two years here. I thought it looked really pretty today.

Kay - Glad to know your Perseus' Sandals kid is stilll blooming. It blooms for a long time here, and last year rebloomed for the first time.

Maryl - That's terrible you waited so many years for one to bloom, and then it died over the winter. I had one that was supposed to be Blindingly Beautiful that yesterday bloomed after three years, and it was some Maryott intro that I can't identify because he has so many that look alike. (By the way, I commented on another thing your said in a reply below.)

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mantis__oh
10 months ago
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I see that Pink Aloha is registered as early midseason. Here, early bloom is not reliable and it is more likely to bloom late midseason. Typical of earlier evergreens. Are your leaves bigger than normal? Fans here are much larger.
Nancy 6b
10 months ago
You always have the nicest reds. Butterfly Moon looks so pretty, mine looks like it may be another week before bloom. Ghost Gifts just makes me want to keep going back to look, so very interesting. Love your seedlings.
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
10 months ago
Somehow I missed Pink Aloha. I do miss mine, but it's not meant to be here. Does it rebloom for you?..............Maryl
Brad KY 6b
10 months ago
Perseus' Sandals x Jumping Jack Flash is really pretty. So are Pink Aloha and Stolen Heart.

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shive
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10 months ago
last modified: 10 months ago
Mantis and Maryl - Pink Aloha may be registered as EM, but it's always bloomed midseason in my garden. It's never rebloomed for me in the place where it's planted. A previous one I had planted in a pot always rebloomed.

Mantis - I have one evergreen and maybe five dormants where the foliage is much larger than usual, but in most cases fans are smaller than usual. We were in a moderate drought for several months last year.

Debra
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
10 months ago
Debra, you always have such pretty reds! I love the reds with a watermark and/or a white edge. Ghost Gifts is really pretty too. I like your Perseus' Sandals seedling.

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Brad KY 6b
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On second look, Rose Sensation catches my eye! Very interesting.

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