Second flower for Egyptian Queen. I've had it planted next to Wild Horses for a few years and decided they were so much alike that one had to go. Same size, bloom time and eye. About the only difference is that WH has more yellow in the base color and EQ more peach. Both are great growers here. WH ended up going just because it was the older of the two.
Here's one that is so tiny I missed on my first walk through the garden this AM. It's Little Peter Piper another new bonus one this year. Registered as 3", mine is even smaller. With 30 buds, 6 branches, it should be impressive in a few years.
Name: Joy Wooldridge Kalama, Wa. (Zone 8b) Sunset Zone 6, Heat zone 4,
Susan, Orchid Blush sure has a nice perfect bloom for being a new plant. And Little Peter Piper with 30 buds and 6 branches on it's first year. Wow! What a performer that one is.
Kathy, Julliette Mathies sure is pretty. I really like it's coloring and those ruffles.
No two gardens are the same. No two days are the same in one garden. ~Hugh Johnson
Little Peter Piper is registered at 30 buds. Sure don't expect to see that many this first year. Just thinking ahead.
I like Kiss My Grit's edge. Very different with that combined gold and purple edge. Were you expecting larger ruffles? Mine never get as large as the Southern grown photos show. You may find you like later season blooms better.
Though it was reasonably warm yesterday (low 70's), today we're back in the mid 60's, which means colors, for the most part, are *far* more intense than they ought to be. Below is Angel Heart FFO, which in every pic I've seen truly is predominantly cream with hints of a yellow/peachy pink polychrome. But, not today! : ) The sepals could be better, but overall it didn't open badly.
Elizabeth Salter. This one opens well in cool weather, too, but looks *very* close to a shorter version of Breaking the Rules, and isn't nearly as fast to increase. Unfortunately, at least in my garden, it's highly susceptible to rust, alas.
