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Jan 28, 2022 1:50 PM CST
Name: Avedon
NE Tex (Zone 8a)
Bee Lover Butterflies Cat Lover Daylilies Hummingbirder Region: Texas
@ Hortaoholic--- Ann, yes, there were five seeds planted from this cross and four made it. All of them produced flowers and I kept three. All have fragrance, I especially notice it on Seedling #1.

My favorite--MB/MO Seedling #1
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This picture shows the height----love that it's tall, think it's the only seedling I did that has ever grown like this-- notice the date, May 18th 2020, so an early bloomer here.
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Now I have jumped to last year, the plants bloomed later possibly because of the big Arctic blast we had that lasted a couple of weeks.
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I love the curls and the color, the green must come from Mint Octopus and they do have a fragrance once you get close to the flowers.

MB/MO Seedling #2
What a difference, right? The scapes are short, but the shape and the color of the flowers really favor Mint Octopus.
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MB/MO Seedling #4
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And now we have the Mister Butters influence with "fatter" petals and sepals. The yellow color is more pronounced in this photo with more sun.
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With less light, the greenish cast shows very well. I think this is the one I was calling "Mint Butters", no names for the other two.

I am looking forward to seeing how they will do this year. Certainly would like more height on the scapes for #2 and #4, but that may not happen here.
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