springcolor: photos are from google. My plants were just put in.No blooms maybe til late or next year.

Hope they bloom for you this year Jo Ann! They are so pretty!!

Thanks me too. Its very dry here I havnt remembered needing to water in May.

Santa Rosa Gardens posted on face book as a photo challenge! ‎'Star Cluster' Coreopsis

http://www.waysidegardens.com/...

Really like the Heuchera Galexy. It looks like it must come from Midnight Rose.

I saw that Phlox 'Mystic Black' today. It's nowhere near the color of that photo. I took a real photo of it. They doctored that photo!!!

The did compare it to Midnight Rose like it from it but did not actually come out and say that. Maybe it's a secret. They did say that 'Galaxy' will love heat and humidity, but performs very well in cool climates too.
Sounds like our kinda plant Bob.

clintbrown said:I saw that Phlox 'Mystic Black' today. It's nowhere near the color of that photo. I took a real photo of it. They doctored that photo!!!

They probably Doctor all their photos!

I'd love to see the photo of it, Clint. I've never seen one open. Supposedly they start out with dark buds, but the flowers are much lighter.

Way too many photos doctored now.

I took a photo of the buds. They are supposed to be very dark. They are darker than most Phlox, but not like that photo. I think they were nice plants though! I'll post my photo in a little bit.

Thanks!

It is sad how they color enhance all the pictures. When you get some they are so disappointing.

Here's the photo of that Phlox 'Mystic Black'. I really do like it, but I don't think it's as dark as they promise. I love the dark color on the leaves. I still want one. LOL.

Well, it is pretty, LOL.

Where did you find it, Clint?

Lowes had a whole bunch of different ones today. I may go back tomorrow and get one. I do think it's nice. It would look awesome with some Penstemon ' Dark Towers'!

I discovered a dwarf Penstemon digitalis this year. I've never seen one that is this small. It's barely a foot tall including the top of the blooms. All my other plants that came up from seeds are almost 3 feet tall. Have you ever seen one of this type of Penstemon that is that small? You can see part of one of the tall ones in the background. It's about 3 times as tall as this one is.

The Mystic Black color still works for me. Thanks for the photo clint.

If it was really black I sure would not buy it.

Love the way it looks, also the Penstemon.

I know. It just cracks me up when the plant tag is in the pot and the plants are not as dark or the same color. It's so obvious what they did.

If that Penstemon is that size next year, I will be a happy camper!