Carol.

Love the blooms Carol! I am still on a waiting game got some buds, thankful they are still holding on and getting a cool overnight then warm conditions, so it is pacing itself nicely.

Thanks, Tarev! I wish they weren't all facing south, but that's where the sun has been. Maybe the later bloomers will face west so I can see them.

This will be the first year in quite a while that I have had blooms. Seems like the plants have struggled until last year, but now I have already had 1 flower and 1 opening now and more buds. I am so excited to see the buds.
I set mine up on pots to help get them off the ground, but every day it seems like 2 or 3 have been knocked off their pedestals. ( I don't know if it is squirrels, or dogs). I need to put them all in hanging baskets or urns to keep them off the ground, I just haven't figured out how to do it quite yet because they do have to be taken indoors for the winters and I have to consider my space limitations. ( Somehow I forget about those limitation when I see new ones I think I need.)


This one is opening now. It is labeled German Empress. Today the bloom is beginning to turn more pink, but it still has a day or two before it opens completely. This little flower was a surprise . I didn't realize it had a bud on it .

I have one 'German Empress' ( Deautch Kaiserine) starting to bloom Too. They are notoriously short lived, so take cuttings.

Latest blooms:
The pick one is Jinx Falkenberg. It bloomed on an old cutting that I nearly threw out. So small enough to bring indoors on the table for one day (happy easter)

Last night Curly Locks bloomed for the first time. (November 2014 seed) Its a night bloomer, really strange small lemony cream blooms on a long stalk.

That is pretty Mike! Nothing in bloom yet here..still taking its sweet time, at least it has not decided to bud blast yet, my consolation for now.

CTCarol, does your German Empress open white and then turn pink like mine seems to be doing?

Too breezy for a photo now, but I'll try in the AM. They are pale when they first open, and appear almost white, but when fully opened , definitely pink.

Thanks for that. I was wondering if mine was mislabeled or something because I knew they were supposed to be pink.

If there is an "alba" form, I've never heard of it.

Pretty out of focus, but you can see the colors. Mine is just starting to bloom.

I have been taking photos every day. I will post some later on. I found two more buds on it today and 1 on raspberry ribbons. Can't wait.

This first bloom for 16. I have several baskets of this Epi, I call Big Red. a noid, all plants have many buds.

So lovely!

Nice one!!!! Love that color, looks like there is some orange mixed in there.

So pretty!
I had to keep the garage door closed again, the temperatures barely made to 40 degr F here today. But, some of my Epis do show buds.

The red NoID that I got from my sister has bloomed twice.
I have buds on the pink one.

Very lovely red, Carl! Excited for the buds too!

Sorry, see no orange.