If it makes you feel any better Tim, right now my Topaz looks like crap. It bloomed out a whole bunch this year and is pretty much starting over. As is my El Toro.

MelissaHopper said:If it makes you feel any better Tim, right now my Topaz looks like crap. It bloomed out a whole bunch this year and is pretty much starting over. As is my El Toro.

Actually... it does make me feel a bit better.

tcstoehr said:

Actually... it does make me feel a bit better.

OK Tim, this should really make you happy. I just took these pictures of El Toro and Topaz.

El Toro - nice healthy plants but the hot weather totally burned out the color.


Topaz -- how the mighty have fallen. Tiny little plants that can do nothing but grow!

My chuckle for the day.

Fall coloring plus watermarks

Very nice Rj. Fall sure brings on some great soft colors.

I really like this one
spring

nice cool green in the heat

didn't bloom out or melt

and this one
spring


summer



fortunately, I still have a few chicks of that one

Nice pics Dirt. yes Summer does a great job of creating pastels out of otherwise intensely vibrant deep colors. Even my Round Midnight turned pale pink for the hottest part of the summer. It's almost back to normal now.Can I locate the photos ? Of course not.
Below is Rubra Ray as she looks now. She was pastel pink in Aug too.

So glad you still have chicks of the purple one . It's a bauty.

@ricos, where is Rubra Ray?

Love those before and after photos Dirt.
Both seems to hold the watermarkings for a long period of time.

Rubra Ray either didn't upload or it got so pale it blends in completely and disappears

Thanks Lynn, the first is the noid sold as 'Blue'
and the second is a noid from Greg--and they're both awesome but, I like noids

Lets see here ... I think this is the magic disappearing Rubra Ray

This photo was takes several weeks ago and its even darker red now but red is soooooo hard to photograph correctly.

Very pretty Jo Ann.

More fall coloring