Sol,
No doubt I have missed some winners in my ruthlessness and I may have by accident selected for seedlings that color up quickly. In fact 'Borscht' was actually purple from the first set of leaves and I gave it a special place right away. However, otherwise it becomes to difficult to manage a program.
Some crosses surprise me as to how BAD they are and I could probably pitch them all in the first year as they look just as bad the second. Others are pleasant surprises. For example, all of the 'Waldmeister' seedlings have lovely shape and pleasing colors.
Kevin