I am happy to see any blloms -- considering we just got 6 inches of snow yesterday and today!!!!

There were a few seedlings open this morning, the first three are 7 months old. #1 CALAMITY JANE X HAPPY HAPPY 5" bloom
#2 (BUDDYS BLACK JACK X OPEN MY EYES) X HAPPY HAPPY 5" bloom
#3 LILLIAN'S LIES AND ALIBIS X HAPPY HAPPY 6" bloom
#4 ELISA DALLAS X ORANGE GROVE 5" bloom This is the same flower as the first one posted in this thread.
#5 ZAHADOOM X COACH'S HOT LIPS 5.50" bloom two year old.

they are all nice Fred. I really like the second and third one.

Beautiful seedlings! I think #2 and #4 (the first one you posted) are really exquisite, and #3 that has LL&A as the pod parent looks like it's picked up those beautiful ruffles from LL&A -- very nice! So are these all keepers at this point? You mentioned there were also some others that bloomed that weren't nice enough to photograph, and I'm wondering if you also keep them at this point to check blooms further on through the season to catch a "sleeper", or do you compost them right after the first bloom cycle if they're not what you're looking for?

They are all great, but I really, really like the 3rd one. I need to come over sometime next week to see your blooms.

Betty all seedlings are kept for two years before composting, a few make a change for the better the second year, and they do not all bloom the first year so I have to keep them that second year. As far as sellection, I do that on rebloom, I get a better idea of bloom size and scape hight and branching. If they don't rebloom I will not keep them.

Michele just email me what day you would like to come and we will try to be here. Your welcome anytime even if we are not here, you know where everything is located.

Thank's for the comments everyone, more to come.

Well if you come home sometime and find empty holes it wasn't me!!!

Fred you still have the touch. Love 2 & 4 esp. great eyes and edges on them. Love the soft pink of 5 with that bold pink eye too.

These were open yesterday, 4-22- 2011(BLACKBERRIES AND CREAM x BELLA SERA) X HAPPY HAPPY 5" BLOOM seven month old.
This is a second year seedling I moved to the Hyb. area last fall, after seeing it bloom again I think it was a good choice. (LILLIAN'S ALABAMA SUNRISE x LILLIAN'S STOKE THE FIRE) X MARTIN BLONDEEL 5" bloom. Has increased to six fans and has five scapes.

Love them both but that 2nd one is stunning. So glad you moved it to the Hyb,. area as it has some real potential. Have not seen anything like it. The very 1st. one Elisa Dallas x Orange Grove keep me coming back too.

I like them both but that second one is amazing.

Both are fantastic, but the second one is really a WOWSER! Love the colors and the pattern that extends to the sepals!

For you who hybridize here's a cheap way to make a hanging tag that last year after year. You need a mini blind, cut to 2.50", a hold punch, and a box of small paper clips. I write the pollen parent on the tag with a #2 pencil. If I want to use that same tag later for another pollen I just draw a line thru the first one and write the new one below the old. Yoy can use both sides so you can use it many times. I use these if I am only going to use a certain pollen only a few times,or when I hybridize in the seedling beds, the tags are much easier to see than the colored paper clips I use in the hybridizing area.I would guess they cost less than a penny a piece and they are a lot better than the paper tags.

Thanks Fred for that info. It will definitely come in handy.

Have about six of this cross I forgot to hang a paper clip on last year LILLIAN'S ALABAMA SUNRISE X ? 5.50" bloom
Another CALAMITY JANE X HAPPY HAPPY 5.50" bloom This is a second year seedling (LK SIBxBB)X IVAN ATTITUDE 5.75" BLOOM

All three are beautiful seedlings, Fred! But I'm always a little partial to the ones that have subdued color etchings that blend into other colors, so perhaps #3 would be my favorite -- although I think #2 is also fantastic. Let's face it -- Love 'em all!

Fred those are great! Can't decide between the bold colors of #1 and the lovely etching on the eye of # 3. i'd be thrilled to see them all in my seedling bed though!!!!

More beauties Fred!

spunky1 said:Will register it this fall if all goes well. Its scapeing now so it want be long before I make a discission.

This one is my favorite

And this one
LILLIAN'S ALABAMA SUNRISE X ?

And this one
LILLIAN'S ALABAMA SUNRISE x LILLIAN'S STOKE THE FIRE) X MARTIN BLONDEEL

And this one
ELISA DALLAS X ORANGE GROVE

I really like the 1st.. one but the 3rd. Is a great one with that beautiful pink eye pattern and edge and the white midribs.