Thanks Tink. I will do that. He has such nice plants I am looking at a few others. I wonder if it is possible to be held until spring if I get more than the 1 or 2??

Steph, Yep they can if you let him know.


Lyle, I really love that future (2013). what is the parentage (if I may ask )

The parentage of the furture seedling is VICTORIAN LACE X FANTASTIC FRINGE]} X DESERT ANGEL - this was an F2 cross...

Beautiful..I just love the edges

Very nice!!!

WOW Lyle -- I just caught up form July 21st! All are so gorgeous! Love the white/cream teeth on the dark purples! Stunning!

All are beautiful!!

Beautiful Lyle!! Love the edges on your future.

Thanks for the comments...

I find a nice round form more important than even color, I will take these two, with the above two, and see what they may bring to my program...for most hybridizers time is the enemy.

That scape of Haboob is killing me. Just gorgeous.

I actually heard you had a haboob in phoenix today. Ill take the flower...not the dust.

Me too Lyle. I like round forms best of all. You are so right about
time being the enemy. It takes soooo long to get there. I have not
heard that before, but sure have thought it often enough.

Yes I know that time is definitely the enemy. Every year I am a year older I find it's harder to do the things in the garden that I did last year. And I wish you could get bloom in one year, that would be ideal.

Cindy, I am finding the same thing, I don't have the stamina that I used to have, and I get tired a lot more easily. Bloom in one season like Lyle and Fred would be great!!

Thanks Pam! - I live north of Phoenix, and don't get as much dust as they get in the city...

HABOOB - I like the flower better - also.


Even with first year bloom, not all seedlings bloom their first year in my garden, so it can take 3-4 years to get a final evaluation on a seedling.

Lyle, that dust storm is amazingly huge. I didn't know such things
occur in AZ. Thanks for posting the photo. You explained this before,
and I was amazed the first time, but had forgotten about it.

Another favorite seedling with considerations ...This one is also grown in full sun.

That's a beauty Lyle!

Thanks Betty!

This seedling bloomed today i hope it will be one of the yellows i keep this year, this is rebloom and the bloom after a 109 yeasterday (other than the anthers) looks very good.

SONG OF THE EMPIRE X ANGELS GATHER AROUND -

OOOO. I like the last one alot.

BTW Lyle, you should get seeds from me Monday.

Both are beautiful, Lyle.