I'd love to see what #1 will look like next year. #2 and #4 have a good looking flower shape.

...and #3 I love

It's interesting to look at your beautiful seedling photos, Kent. As a newbie, I don't yet have the critical eye that most here do.
Going back to the purple seedlings - I found myself struck by the glints of contrasting color on C. Was it a trick of the
light? Was it my computer screen? Photography plays such a big role in this. It's all an education.
I'd also like to see what the first orange one is like next year.

janwax said:
Going back to the purple seedlings - I found myself struck by the glints of contrasting color on C. Was it a trick of the
light? Was it my computer screen?

It's a trick of light. Other than the fact that it's a bitone (standards lighter shade than falls) and the white striations around the beards, the color is fairly uniform across the petals.

That seedling is pretty close to a cherry tree and is in dappled shade at certain times of the day. On sunny days, I try to take pictures of seedlings before sunrise or after sunset because I think that's when you get the truest color in the pictures. But, it's a pretty short window between when it's light enough to take pictures and when the sun comes over the horizon and, with over a 1000 seedlings, it was often a struggle to get every thing done in time. To make a long story short, I often waited to take pictures the seedlings near the cherry tree until last because they would still be somewhat shaded even after the sun came up.

Cloudy days are better for pictures, but I don't think we had any while that seedling was in bloom. Hardly any during the entire bloom season, strangely enough.

janwax said:

I'd also like to see what the first orange one is like next year.

Me, too!

I've always loved amoenas and usually end up with some in the seedling beds. Here are some of the better ones (I think):

Like the patterning on the falls


Nice contrast between the standards and the falls, could use more ruffles








Like the patterns on the beard of this one, too. Also the red and white beards

I like the second one best, also looks like the 4th one has a red, white and blue beard!

Good job! I lie them all, but my picks would be 1 and 5.

My picks would be 1, 2 & 4, but they are all lovely!

Of the lettered ones, my pick was "e".

I like the clean form and classy colors on the second one.

I like 'em all!! But if I had to pick one for my own garden, it would be #4. I just love the striations on the falls. Also the form, colors and ruffles!!

I love them all! If I had to pick it would #'s 2 and 4. (and whatever is in on the right hand side of #3)

with what is on the right hand of #3. It's hard to pick favorites without seeing them in person.

Showed that one before, I think?



Nice color, I need to watch the form for another year or two before deciding what to do with it....

Ah yes it's "Y" from your showing here . It's a beauty!

I would go with #5.

All five are deficient in the standards. Nothing stands out in that area. Maybe cross it to get definition in the veins. As to moving forward, I would keep #3 & #5 to make crosses with and dump the rest.

I like the patterning of the falls on 1, the ruffles of 3, and the beard & washed falls of 5.

I would love to be able to combine parts of each of them. My choice would be #3.....and that red one next to it!

Last ones for the year, pretty much a random assemblage.












Sort of an old fashioned color, but the form is pretty modern











Paul Black might like this one, 36 inches tall, flowers on the small side, amazing branching and bud count. The pollen parent was his 'Lady of the Night' as well


More proof (as if it were needed ) that plicata is a recessive trait. Neither of its parents were plicatas.

I like 5, 7 (is that a pink beard) and the last one

Thanks, Tom.

Coral pink I'd call it.