That's Carved Pumpkin Pie in my avatar. First bloom was around June 21st, it's still blooming. The color really jumps out at ya and I love the sculpting!
Thanks for the input on sending seedlings south. I'll never see 25-30 buds on any of my seedlings or registered cultivars. Only did one time, on a Big Smile seedling that had 50 buds, but otherwise everything is pretty much in the "ten" range. I've seen registered cultivars at the AHS site that list 5 buds so this kind of had my mid reeling.
In the interim I guess I won't look for someone to grow any of my seedlings down south since it doesn't seem to be protocol.
Keep the opinions coming, much appreciated!
