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Aug 8, 2014 3:12 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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Hurray! You back. Group hug
Boy have we missed you. It truly has been hot and dry in our area. My water is going as I type. There is too much to water right now to do just morning or evening watering.

You'll have to tell us the highlights of your trip when you have time.

The seedlings here are coming along nicely. I think most will be compost, but there are a couple that might make the grade. Maybe you can come over and take a look at them, in your spare time. Hilarious!

With all this heat most semps are pretty washed out in the color department, and some have put on nice touch of intense color from drought stress.

I think it's time to post those bloom photos so you can tell us what is going on in each photo.
Photo #1& 2-- bloom & pollen color?
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Photo #3-- flower parts
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Photo #4--when to remove the stamens/anthers
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Photo #5--tool
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Photo #6-- removing the stamens
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Photo #7-- harvesting pollen
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Photo #8-- pollinating
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Photos 9 & 10-- differences in bloom characteristics between two heuffelii cultivars.
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