Patty, why the frown.

@Patty turn that frown upside down
I love Midas and now will need to find a source!! If anyone knows who/where please do let me know! I think its an
"absolutely must have" type of semp for me!

Yes, Greg, I need that one too!

Greg, I added Midas to the database.

later this year I will try to send some offsets to Lynn - maybe I will have some Midas-offsets I don't need ;-)

Lynn, please remind me

I should tell you why Patty was upset. She doesn't like my black semps. She likes the greens and pastels best. Actually we need ALL colors in quality items. It is interesting when I have visitors come that each person picks out their favorites. Many times these are ones I've not considered even keeping, let alone naming. However, you have to remember I've been doing this since '64. That's 50 years folks! A lot what looks different to you is too similar to a plant I knew back then.

'Midas' is very cool. My plant came from Fernwood. If it blooms this season it is one I will definitely use as a parent as i think it could give some very interesting progeny.

So glad the open house was on Sunday. We have 5 more days of rain the forecast!

Kevin

Midas looks a bit like "oddity" and "Griggs" both of which I have bought each spring and they do not survive my
conditions and the winter. Maybe Midas would do better. I like the form and agree it is a very interesting looking
plant.

Thank you for alI the beautiful pictures! I saw that this thread had gone up yesterday but I saved it for when I had time to sit and drool at leisure. I wasn't disappointed! The full bed is spectacular!

Hey, I'm just now checking in and see my name being tossed around! Yep, it's sad but true... I was not in love with the black semps (don't like black iris either ). I like the red/green combos best (Strawberry Fields) but in a large area it's the variety that is really nice Kevin, I will provide a good home for all those rejects!

Here are a couple more seedlings that our cub reporter might not have gotten. These two are both cobweb selections but bigger and I think more unusual than most.

Enjoy!

Here's the red-black one with the fine green edge. Very shiny surface too. Like polished black boots!

Kevin

Oh, love that last one.

Love the first webby one also

I love the cobwebby ones and I remember the red/black one with the green edge... Also a beauty!

Peter, I am making a list.

Kevin, thank you for posting more photos. I wanted to stay all day, but only could stay for a very short time. How frustrating to not be able to savor each plant.
Visit and discuss the finer points of each. Sighhhhhh.

Can you tell us about this one that was in the seedling bed? The bed with the Killer offspring.

Lynn,

That seedling is from 'Denise's Cobweb' X 'Killer'. Am hoping it shows some of the fasciation of 'Denise's Cobweb' don't you? There were 5 very good ones from that group, with varying levels of cobweb. All have been quite nice but none of them have been big.

On the other hand the seedlings from 'Kramer's Spinrad' X self are very big for one year old seedlings. A couple of them are quite red. Unfortunately the reddest one has the least cobweb. AAARGH! That is the joy and frustration of hybridizing. You know what genes are segregating but you can't tell which plant gets what genes. I think Cynda and you were both shocked by that row of ~25 'Grey Lady' X self seedling row where every seedling was remarkably different. Polly always taught me that those odd blends are wild cards as parents as they have genes for all sorts of colors and patterns. That cross certainly illustrates that point beautifully.

Am attaching one of the odd "in between" shades I'm getting from 'Lilac Time' X 'Jungle Shadows'. A lot of these have an almost metallic patina. This one has a form sort of intermediate between the two but others have the pretty water lily form of 'Lilac Time'.

I think Cynda and you need to come back for another look and help me decide on things I should be naming. Maybe I could increase the chances by promising more chowder!

Kevin

That is lovely Kevin.
And yes, I was fascinated by the group of Grey Lady seedlings.

Did I hear you say Chowder?

Wow, some real beauties there Kevin! I do like the color of your last picture a lot.

@Jungleshadows - Seattle isn't that far away! Could work for chowder