We've had awesome weather here in the upper midwest lately and it looks to continue for at least awhile, hopefully till late fall. Things have really woken up in the past week. Things look to be at least 3-4 weeks ahead of where they were last year at this time. Here's what I saw this afternoon, most are just beginning to emerge, a few are about 2 inches tall:
1 x 'judith hindle'
3 x readii x (catesbaei x flava)
3 x catesbaei giant
1 x 'ladies in waiting'
1 x purpurea x jonesii - antho-free
4 x 'lady bug'
2 x (rubra x oreophila) x purp purp
3 x unknown green hybrid flava x catesbaei?
2 x 'red blush'
2 x (oreophila 'Sand mtn' x flava) x leucophylla
1 x 'june bug'
unfortunately, i will be out of the country may 4-15, which is when these dang things will probably be in bloom. i was really hoping to do a bunch of crosses this year. hopefully mother nature cooperates, or i'll have another cohort of open-pollinated stuff, which ain't that bad i guess.
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