Are they duds or buds?

OMG...they are wonderful, aren't they? I have 10 plants, different colours. They steal all the attention every year. Here is one of them...

And another.....

Gorgeous! Which one is that? I assume you have a normal sized hand, correct?

lol...yup...normal sized hand...Have no idea which one it is...one of the garden centers up here a few years back had them in the reduced annuals section for 99 cents each, no tags.......I, of course, bought all they had since I recognized them for what they really were......

Wow - what a steal!

And they bigger and better every year!!! They are really late sprouting though....just when you think they are dead...give em 2 more weeks....lol

Your first one might be 'Luna Pink Swirl'.

http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/160517/

I tried to find it once, thought it was something like Texas Rose, or rose of Texas...I think it's too light to be "Luna Pink Swirl"...I wish there was a way when looking in Plant Files too separate these from the Tropical Hibiscuses....360 pages!!!

Okay where I live I am sure we can't grow anything that BIG LOL - no comments Victor cause I am only talking plants here. Honestly though I have never seen a flower that big!!!

I passed some that big on the way to Target tonight and I was like "WOW" look at those. I almost caused my hubby to crash my car. My tulips were wonderful this year. Tranplanted glads that I replanted last year in an anything goes garden-kinda like if it grows ok if not so what?? They are gorgeous. My garden phlox was the worst disappointment. Here's some "flowers" doing wonderfully....ha ha This before anything grew. I have so much work to do in this yard.

Here are my fire spray tulips second year.

They're so sweet, flowerjen. Are they part of the Tarda group of tulips? They lasted here for many years until I disturbed them.

Did your Phlox have mildew, Jen?

Thanks for the explanation ngam! I like it! In fact, I am like it! I'm no good in the a.m. either!!

Harper

Pirl, I have no idea, sorry. They are one of the only tulips I've seen so far that needs to be in the shade.
Victor, nope no mildew.