I like the green version best too. The longer bumps are most impressive!

Bringing cheer from the coronavirus front.

Bev,

The one last fall is another bumpy seedling and it has turned more purple this spring too.. It has the most persistent bumps.

Still feeling good here in Salem. Out to do weeding after lunch!

Kevin

Kevin, must have been hard to be hybridizing dad and choose between two "wanting-to-impress-Dad" seedling siblings! So, one is slated to go onto fame and the other (green one) stays home?

Oh Greg, thank you for my laugh for the day. Priceless.

Aha, two different bumpy semps.

On my way out to enjoy the sun that is coming out.

Disappointed to say the least, but understand.
Melissa, I am just a bit farther away than you. When this is over I want to go to Salem too.
In the meantime photos will have to do.
Kevin Amazing ..... every one of them for different reasons. I did have to smile at that monster surrounded by all the normal sized ones..kind of like the kid who is 6 ft tall in 5th grade.
Thanks for posting the photos. I took some yesterday too but very not happy with them. I got this Samsung phone because it is supposed to have a great camera. Either I am not figuring out how to use it properly or it's not all that great. (probably the former) all the pictures look over exposed or taken in too much sunlight.They were actually taken just after sunset as I thought the lower light level might help with the over exposed look. So...I don't want to post any till I get it right. What is the point of showing you a seedling that in the photo looks pale blue with a pink edge when actually the plant is deep slate grey with a deep red edge. I'll keep working on it.
Big hugs to everyone

Jo Ann, deep slate with deep red edges? Come on, get that phone camera figured out. I have to see that one.

Meanwhile here are a few photos from today, heuff seedlings.
First two photos are 'Orange Tip' seedlings



This last one is 'Xanthoheuff' seedlings.

Christie please take care!! Scary stuff
Greg Thanks for the ear worm song I will survive hey hey 😻 and also the funny photo
Pretty pics Kevin, Bev and Lynn... I think that was everyone?
Ricos when you go to take a picture hold your finger inside the frame (on your touch screen ) one of things that appear will be a little light bulb
You can slide that slowly to your left for less light 👍🏻
Karen good to see you on here

Wise as it is to cancel it's still a shame.
I'm enjoying the seedling photos though, Bev's pics of the wavy leaved and the "sized large" wide leaved silver were awesome. Kevin's pics were all superb, the favorite velvet reminds me of the pseudo'Shirley's Joy' I used in crosses last year, I wonder what it's parentage is. I'm liking the shape of Lynn's orange tipped seedling in picture #2 and her darkest heuff in the final image.
I'll be missing all of you. Till next year I suppose, by then I should have a seedling mature enough to bring to the competition.
Stay well,
-Sol

Hey Sol I'll meet you in person then! And one good thing I guess, that you'll have your own seedlings ready to show!

Looking forward to it Greg! I missed meeting you at last years clinic to, third time's charm though right?

If there was any justice in the world, I would be in my car right now, loaded down with plants and headed to Salem. But alas, here I sit at the computer. So sad.

I will take consolation from the fact that the weather is supposed to be wet this weekend. It should be.

It is sad. We had hoped to hop a plane and be there too. Let's plan for next year, for sure!

See, there is always a bright spot in every down side. Rain, lots of it on Saturday.
Some how that is not making me feel better.
But next year is not far off.

Robert's Crossing just opened for take-out today. I might need some grilled shrimp this weekend...

Still not the same without my friends to share it with. I can't tell you how good the plants look too. A couple of the locals have been over to see.

I just finished planting close to 2 K dwarf irises so all of those will be in bloom next year when you come. I know that Dirt and Lynn may be spending some time looking at them too..

Kevin

You know I will Kevin, I have fallen in love with those sweet little dwarf iris.

You know it Kevin!

Abracadabra
no, really, that's the iris--but it is magical
and here's my favorite reject

it's just starting to color up--it keeps the dark tips and gets a really nice contrasty paler base

Very pretty Dirt. Both the iris and the semp.