Great thread Lynn,
Here are a few of my reddest at the moment…
'Fuego'
'Luftsprung'
'Max Frei'
'Bros'
'Bloody Mary'
'Glowing Embers'
I do think 'Red Zinger' is probably the zestiest red cultivar I have, great color retention on that semp! I'm really a big fan of it's parent plant, another of Kevin's; 'Watermark King'. I raised some seed from 'Watermark King' in 2020, it's a bit more on the black/purple side of red, but it gives tremendous depth of color to it's seedlings. At the moment this is probably my reddest from it…
This cross from WK to 'Shirley's Joy' has really been a favorite of mine, I think the pronounced fringe cilia on such a deep back drop is quite beautiful, as weather warms this one will glow red as Rudolph's nose!…
Some other reds from my seedling beds:
'Lilac Time' x bee's…
The offsets on this one are very bright…
These three are from 'Bernstein' x bee's…
Here are a few velvets of unknown parentage…
This one I've set aside for propagation, it handles weather well and it's always some shade of red. If it continues to preform well it might get a name. It's a 'Silverine' seedling selected from a bee pollenated lot…
Cheers!
-Sol
