Ruthless is the name of the game, here, I think.

Kim, you always give me a chuckle. I'm still in the evaluation process. I have a few noids that will be going to a friend as soon as he finish prepping his new house. I am sure he will share some with the family.

I bought Amber Stained Glass directly from the Pierces a couple years ago because the pic on their website made me drool. I have since seen other photos of it from other gardens, and they look like mine - too much like it's parent tet Terry Lyninger for me. It is already out of the ground and waiting for a new home. Anybody want it for postage? I don't have any pics of it because it never looks like I expected it to! I suspect it will do better in a warmer zone than here in central Ohio. There are 5 fans, including one new tiny one.

Lisa

Isn't that frustrating when a flower doesn't perform as expected? I don't mind it when I am pushing the zones it might prefer - or it's not in an ideal location (My Stella is under a bush, but it looks so cute blooming under there, even though it doesn't perform as well as is expected)

And yes sometimes moving the location helsp. But other times - it never works out well.

I actually dislike underperforming flowers more than ones that don't survive the weather. ~Jan

I will be honest and say HILLBILLY HEART way under performs here...but I can't part with it yet!!

Spiney Sea Urchin does not do well in my climate. I sent all but 1 fan south and decided to try again. So far, it is about the same. I keep hoping it will mature and do better with time and a lot of nutrients.

Wild Horses has always under performed for me, and it's still one of my very favorites! I'll never part with it, and hope to get more eventually. If it won't grow into a clump on it's own, I guess I'll have to buy enough to make a clump myself!

Natalie - I just noticed your comment in your address: "Whatever it is - Debra didn't do it"

Wild Horses took two years to bloom here, and only has a single scape up - but it was so worth the wait!!! ~Jan

I haven't come across anyone yet who has said that Wild Horses has multiplied and bloomed extremely well for them. Juli suggested that maybe mine was a tissue culture, which is possible, but I think it's just a slow grower, and didn't like where I had it planted. Hopefully it will do better here. Either way, it is staying!

Ill tell ya who i got this year that i was disappointed in..that was Fantasy Eyes...I was so excited for all of the colors but the eye just sorta looks like an odd assortment of greys/muddy colors....im gna keep it for breeding but it has definitely not looked like the hybridizers photos

Emily, how long has Fantasy Eyes been in-ground for you? I have several that disappointed the first two years, but made up for it in the third and fourth years.

I totally agree with what Debra said. I've been positive that I've gotten the wrong plant because the bloom in the first year was horrible. The following year though, it was perfect. It's really surprising what a year can do!

Wild Horses did wonderful for me. I think it was a little slow getting started. The only reason I got rid of it was that it was planted right next to Eqyptian Queen and the two looked too much alike and I finally decided of the 2 EQ was my favorite.

Last year I did see a better increase in Wild Horses but it had few blooms, again this year it has increased and hopefully I will get more and better blooms, if not, out it goes!

I can't imagine ever getting rid of Wild Horses! There are so many others that look like it, and I may get those eventually, but Wild Horses will always be in my garden! I have to keep it, just for the name!

With limited space, I often get rid of ones I like just to make room for ones I like even more. I think about the only difference betwee WH and EQ was that the base color of one was more peach and the other more yellow. Some I've gotten rid of like South Seas, I end up missing.