Love those beauties, Michele! That yellow really talks to me!

I have a few, but I don't think they compare with the beauties I've seen above. Oh well...

ART GALLERY IRIDESCENCE - In shade and later in sunshine (Not very impressed with this one so far.)




LONG STOCKING - I really like this one.




And two smalls:
BROADWAY DIMPLES and SPACECOAST SMALL TALK

Very nice Betty. I like Long Stocking and Spacecoast Small Talk is a nice orange. I have a few that I am not at all impressed with either!!! They may have to leave to make room for better ones.

Beautiful blooms everyone!!

Blooming 05/14/11


INDIAN PUMPKIN Wild 1983


LAUGHING SKIES Stamile 2003


ORANGE VELVET Joiner 1988


SUGAR COOKIE Apps 1983


VELVET SHADOWS Hudson 1981

Beautiful! Is that last one a small flower?


I have three today:

KATHERINE CALDWELL - Big and beautiful!



And a couple of the little guys:

TINY FIRECRACKER and PATCH OF BLUE

Yes, Velvet Shadows is small. It's registered at 2.75". I like your little ones. Love the coloring on Katherine Caldwell.

Just now starting to get blooms Had one yesterday.

Bell Isle Sentry

I really like that one!

Have a few more today.

Flamingo Parade FFO


Light of The World


Definitely looking better than the FFO which was rained on. I also forgot to take the picture with the Macro setting. It is a new camera and I am still learning the ropes! This was taken 5.13.11

Great pictures -- love Flamingo Parade, and the two really go together well.

Thanks. You are right, they would look good together. There may be some rearranging in my future when things stop blooming.

However, this may not be the time they normally bloom once they settle in. They are both new and the first season blooms are often mixed up for blooming times. We shall see.

Flamingo Parade: 36",Tet,6",SEv,EM,Re

Light of The World: 24",Tet,5.75",SEv,M,Frag,Re

It is interesting to compare published bloom season with what happens in your garden. The first flower to open in my garden was Belle Isle Sentry which is listed as a EM. None of my EE's have bloomed yet, although I do have scapes on some. Go figure.

Very lovely photos everyone!!! I am still seeing green leaves but at least I got foliage!!!

Lovely blooms Laura, so nice to see them in focus , hope you are enjoying your new camera!!

Nice blooms Laura. I had to learn how to use the macro setting as well. Makes a world of difference.

BLUE LAKE Stamile 2007


GOSSAMER PARASOL Mercer 1990


LESLIE RENEE Stamile 2004


WEAVER'S WEB Morss 2008

this next one is a seedling I have. The eye and edge is more of an eggplant purple than the color that the camera picked up. I forgot to take photo before I took off anthers, OOPS

HALLOWEEN HOCUS POCUS x JULIE NEWMAR


ROCK SOLID x GOD SAVE THE QUEEN (FFO)
Seedling I got from Lyle


(Mardi Gra Ball x Only Believe) x (Cherry Valentine x Tetra Connie Burton) (FFO)
Seedling I got from Lyle

Beautiful blooms, Michele! I absolutely love every single one of them! And those seedlings are fantastic!

I have a few, although it's overcast and cool today (very unusual for Bakersfield in May -- hope this doesn't mean it's going to compound itself as it works its way across the country), so some of the blooms aren't as open as I like, especially SNOW CRYSTAL.

HELIX, WEB BROWSER and OCTOPUS HUGS




SNOW CRYSTAL, SCREEN PATTERN and the small BROADWAY SPARKLER

Nice pictures everyone I haven't taken any in a couple of days but a few that were blooming today are--
LILLIAN'S BANGING MANGOS


LILLIAN'S CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Love all of todays blooms. Love Tinks seedling Esp.
Can't wait until my Lillian's Dragon Magic blooms.