Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Dry Memories, 1 by Kell

Kell wrote:
Creamsickle is hard to beat when she turns color. I love the 2 tone look when some are white and some are gold. She is also is such a big girl.

Oh Kin that picture is a true beauty, that brug looks like she is in full sail. So cheerful. I need some cheer!! Though my yard is full of all the daffodils I planted late but all around them is ickiness. Wet ickiness.

Thank you Melanie and Joyce! Joyce, did you make up that great saying about being crabby and walking sideways? Too funny!!

Veronica, she makes very nice double babies so do pollinate her a lot!! I found that I had to pull out her pollen laden anthers to get to her stigma to pollinate. She is always loaded with pollen. I know just what you are talking about with those extra petal like attachments to the base of the anthers. One of my double pinks gets those though not my Creamsickle. I wish we knew her parents. As far as the color, I used to think she wanted it cool to change colors but then she did it when it was hot here once and didn't do it when we were cool. So I had to revise my thinking. I am still trying to figure out what triggers it. Though most of my flushes do change so perhaps it is the coolness of my weather.

Oh Delisa, you banished Creamsickle from your A list? For shame on you. So what did you pollinate Creamsickle with? I bet you get great babies. I plan on pollinating her a lot too this year. Your husband is a keeper even if he growls when you play with his babies. My husband hates brugs, they have become his nemesis.

Thanks Patricia................... the wisteria was still there last night at 6!!!!

If I took a pic of my courtyard now, you all would would feel sorry for me for having such an ugly courtyard. LOL. I have so much clean up work to do too! Instead of doing it in the rain, I have been going to nurseries every day. I am not only broke now but you no longer can walk around my courtyard. Wall to wall pots. I am going to have lots of trouble getting it all together! It used to be a green jungle with lots of color!!