I've been away from the forum for about 6 weeks, I sure have enjoyed catching up! :)
So many of you have plants with such interesting caudex's and such a variety of flower shapes, colors, etc. I love looking at all of the pictures. Love the yellow, Melissa!
I had three DR plants bloom for me in late May, early June- all were of the original flower color pink and white but I was so thrilled to finally have blooms! :). One of the plants had all of the flowers growing toward the inside, facing each other. Was it pruning (not by me) that caused this or do I just have a weird plant?
A couple of plants that looked sick are now looking healthy once again, I chopped off the top portion of them, placed them in full sun, watered them and left them alone, their caudex's thickened and now they are sprouting new branches. :)
Most of the babies that survived the winter are growing quickly, it's fun to watched them getting to look more like DR's everyday.
I am not buying any plants or seeds this year, I'll concentrate on the plants I have, I want these to live for many years so I need to learn how to get them through each season successfully. Next year, I will go nuts again.
