Starting from the top & going clockwise...
Isabella
Isa x BF 15
VP x BF 1
Insignis Pink
E14
Isa x BF 2
Pinks
That is very neat, seeing them all side by side. I can't believe you took them off the plant though! LOL Oddly, there is not a huge difference between them huh?? So which of the parents listed or otherwise is responsible for that 'look'?
YEAH! Your getting blooms.. Boy, they do look similar in color. Isn't that odd. Will you be keeping any of them Sue?
They are really close aren't they?
They all look like Isabella to me! I don't think I'll keep any of them. One Isabella is enough. All the blooms are close to the same shape too. Nothing really spectacular about any of them. They are purdy ... and I'm glad to see them bloom before frost.
I like I x Bf 15, and E 14. Seem to be darker and E 14, bigger? Am I wrong? That was a fun way to see them all.
Isabella seems to have dominant genes even if not in the mix! LOL
Very nice PoppySue.
Great photo, Sue! Very nice seeing altogether like this.
I agree with Kell. Seems Isabella 'rules'!
Yes, will you be growing these on?
Kell, in the mix?? Never! :)
Nice bouquet ~ wouldn't that be nice to receive from the local florist! LOL..
I like the Isabella and the VP x BF 1 and the Insignis Pink!
What the heck is a VPXBF 1 anyway??? Very cryptic to newbies like me...
Morph, it stands for Versi Peach x Butterfly... the cross that the seed came from. The number is the number seedling. I don't think I'll bother wintering any of these again. One Isabella is enough for me.
Poppysue
since you are in zone 5a also, I have always wanted to try these and been afraid to attempt saving them overwinter. Is it as difficult as I think or maybe seeing those blooms in the summer makes it worth while. They are the most beautiful flowers and so many types of them that I am just awe struck when I see them.
Thanks
Alice
Thanks for the translation, Poppysue >:) -- Donning my reverse dunce cap due to html errors...
Mmmmm... If you're not going to overwinter, you might have cuttings???
If you have a basement, they are the easiest things to overwinter. Only water maybe 3-4 times through the winter.
I don't trim mine back, they drop their leaves, only little mess. large plants for the next year, ready to Y and start getting buds.
Guess it's worth try! I worked all summer babying these & they are just growing on me :) How nice it would be to start the season with such a nice size plant ☺
poppysue, what a pretty picture with all those lovely pinks. I have only PB and it doesn't even have a visible bud. I put it in the GH today. Our nights are pretty cool and i really want to see at least one pink bloom on my own plant!! Donna
Just thought I would bump this to show some of the look a-likes.
Poppysue I'll take the one on the left bottom row Nice solid pink. :-)
How many of these did you winter over Sue?
I just kept a couple of cuttings. All the big plants were sacrificed to the brug gods when winter came. I think I've replaced Kell as the Frosty Queen ;o)
Good eye Kyle,that is a sturdy looking bloom.
Great picture, Sue for comparisons.
Great picture Sue...Really puts it in perspective on how brugs can look alike.
Really Sue! LOL. I have done great this year, knock on wood! I do have one huge plant I thought I had killed last year. It was many years old and must have a huge root system for it has come back with a vengence. I just haven't had time to kill it again!
I think this is a good example of why we have so many Frosty Pinks and Pink insignis plants out there. If I hadn't known which ones were seedlngs I never would have been able to tell them apart. It's pretty easy to take an unknown and slap a Frosty tag on it ... and nobody would know the difference.