Shirlee, those are all lovely!

My bloom season is usually very short, we can get frost anywhere from mid to late August because of the altitude, 3400 feet above sea level.

Ah, you are way up there in the clouds. It is about half
that here.

Wow nice seedlings, so hard to pick a fav.

And the named cultivars are great to. Thanks for posting

I'm a little late because I was out of town but Darla Anita x Victorian Lace is my favorite Shirlee. It is gorgeous!!!

Thanks Michele. I was just outside taking photos of the 2013 seedlings
that bloomed today. I want to put the parent photos with them as you
do, so it will take me awhile to do that.

Glad to hear you enjoyed that one, Cindy. I am so bad with garden names,
and that one is called Ruffled Yellow. I name them the first thing that comes
to mind, so I can remember them better. Many have food names, especially
fruit.

So, here we go:

Mama, Mort Morss


Papa, Bella Sera


Baby, Mort Morss x Bella Sera 6.25in FFO


Mama, Wonder of it All


Papa, Gary Colby


Baby, Wonder of it All x Gary Colby 5.75in FFO 18 buds
W terminal plus 2 laterals


Mama, Sabine Baur


Papa, Duke Ellington


Baby, Sabine Baur x Duke Ellington 6in Bloom No. 2


Longer cross:
Mama, Continental Holiday


Papa, Darla Anita


Baby, Continental Holiday x Darla Anita


Baby x Written on the Wind


This year's baby, Seedling x Written on the Wind 6in FFO


Some surprises here. The Duke cross is the only one
that didn't surprise me.

I started back on the 20th and your seedlings are wonderful!!!! Then I got to the photo of Wonder of It All x Gary Colby and it stopped me in my tracks. It's fantastic and beautiful and every great adjective that I can think of!!! Thanks for all the beauty

Many, many thanks, Mona, for your comments. That one stopped me
in my tracks too. My first thought was that there is no way that cross
would give me that, but I was very careful in keeping up with this
particular cross, so I think it is correct. Big surprise, especially with
the white edge.

The red seedling is a cherry red, but the camera did not capture
the true color. I think it might improve, since it has what I think
are good parents. Not at all what I was hoping for though.

I noticed a new scape coming up on Italian Kaleidoscope. That will
be the third time for scapes. Didn't expect that this year, but it was
common last year for many of the plants.

Shirlee, Laura Harwood was new for me this year. Only got one bloom, but I love it.

Debra, Laura Harwood increases very fast, or at least it
did here. I have kept three dips in the main garden, and
Laura Harwood is one of them.

OMG That Wonder Of It All X Gary Colby is Stunning, All are beautiful but that is exceptional. Hope it really increases and has some good stats as I really want you to release that one.

All are just gorgeous!!

Stephanie, I think that might be my first to register. Will see how it does.
As a 10 month old it has two branches with buds and the main branch
with buds. I don't know if this is considered good or not, but I don't
usually see one this young do that, especially in the weather we have
had this year. Actually, I don't usually see one bloom at 10 months.

Thank you so much for the very nice comment.

And thank you Margaret, really appreciate it.

I agree -- that seedling is absolutely gorgeous! Go for it!!!

Betty, thank you very much. In the four years of crossing this is
the first bloom I've considered registering. Now watch it never look
like that again. That doesn't sound very optimistic now
does it?

It's OK -- it'll pass, and you'll be even more enthused about that plant next spring!

I like that Betty. I needed a cheerleader.

I have a few more 2013 seedlings that should bloom tomorrow.

I agree with everyone, the Gary Colby seedling is great. But I really like the first one as well

I put Gary Colby on a lot of plants this year and have a bunch of seeds coming in with it as the Papa. I hope I get some as pretty as yours!!!

You had posted so many that I went back and looked again. They are gorgeous, all of them