Nice article Liz, with great pictures!

Here are a few pics from this evening. My Itohs are full of buds this year.

Takara


Cora Louise- with the most buds ever, with daff Sir Winston Churchill


My 2nd Yumi, planted last year


Pastel Splendor

Wow, your itohs look so healthy and full of buds! I love your beautiful peacock! Definitely complement your Takara.

Thanks Karen! I'm looking forward to seeing these Itohs bloom !

I love your daffys. Mine are sprouted but no blooms yet.

Thanks Mary! Please post pics when your daffs bloom.

Can't wait for the bloom pics, those are going to be IMPRESSIVE!

'Morning Lilac' Itoh- planted in Fall 2011

'Takara' Itoh

'First Arrival' Itoh. I just bought this last summer in a pot!

Here's a bud from 'Shining Light'. It should open soon

Here is the last flower on my 'Misaka'

First Arrival is so pretty! I love that lavender pink coloring of it. Can't believe that your itohs are blooming the same time as your Coral peonies. They usually come later for me like midseason.

LG, you certainly had a great correction of peonies!!! All those beauties making me want to have them all.

LG, you certainly had a great correction of peonies!!! All those beauties making me want to have them all.

Beautiful blooms LG!

Lovely, LG!

Thank you all so much for the compliments. The Itohs seem to do so well here in the South. Here's a few more blooms.



'Takara's' bud looks like a rosebud to me. The blooms on the plant have subtle differences.

Here is 'Shining Light' opened up





It blooms before 'Bartzella'

Here is 'Smith Family Jewel'

Here is 'Hilary' Itoh