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Tom.. No plicatas yet but still have quite a few that have not bloomed so hopefully something else different from that cross it had everything else LOL ...Chestnut's Roasting is another one that has given some fun seedlings it has a lot of Joe's Reds in the background of it so I tried to use it with some of his newer Reds( Iconic) and got good results on the few that bloomed... next year try using the pollen it is very fertile I could not get it to set pods either and I tried a lot this year because it grows so well here. I think with the 2nd year of bloom you get to see exactly what it's going to do all those things can change except for color most of these had good branching and looked to be increasing well they just didn't have the buds, the one you liked only had 4 ..the last one of the bunch that was my favorite with all the pinks in it lacked the ruffles but it had everything else so hoping I can add some too it over time.

Mary Ann.. Thanks lot's of Pinks to come they are my favorite hopefully you make it in the spring to help me go through them all

Bonnie.. Thanks !! I agree its hard to come up with perfect plants it goes to show how skilled the big hybridizers are they take a long time to get something marketable .. for me It was awesome just to have my own to come home to and watch them bloom for the 1st time. I tried to learn from the process and find a few to use for parents that will pass on good qualities and hopefully get them in a bunch of different colors. I think what's fun about pollen daubing is that they don't have to fit anyone's standard other than your own most commercial gardens would have tossed these because they lacked buds or branching but when your doing this for your own entertainment none of the rest of that matters unless you want to market it and give them names then they must perform, but my goals are getting them to survive our winters and find some new color patterns with ruffles so they don't fall apart in our spring storms, my thinking is if it is unique and lives through -20 in January here I'll find a spot for it

Rob.. Glad I could help

Sherri.. He has some Outstanding plants and I am enjoying mixing them all together wait till you see whats coming from him in the next couple years

Les.. LOL no horns on that one but it did have some nice big beards and I loved that blend of colors on it.. I think the 1st one was my favorite..the pink flush through the standards really stood out and it did well through our heavy rain storms.

Debra.. Thanks I had a hard time choosing which one's to keep this was another cross that had a lot of good colors in it can't wait to see the rest of them.