Scott, what a wonderful way to bring in Spring and with such a wonderful bloom. Your plants do perform very well for you.
Rick

I love this time of year because when mine haven't opened any blooms just yet other people's have and we start seeing a lot of pics and activity in the forum.
Great flower by the way!

Kirk

MRI, you in zone 5a and already have first bloom....
I am totally jealous. You keep it in the greenhouse?
I am in zone 9 and not one single leave on my plants yet.
Marie

Thank you all for the kind words and, Marie - no greenhouse, but we have a South facing 2nd-story Sun-room/4-Seasons room that is always bright and sunny and heated by our pellet stove and is open to the rest of the house and shares its humidity. The plants love it!

Scott

Congratulations...

They are beautiful!!!!

Have a wonderful night, everyone!!!

Laura

Great flower, reminds me of raspberry ripple ice-cream....yummy! Nice to see the plants are waking up and starting to bloom...for some of us at least!!

Gill UK

Thanks Gill - here's today's surprise:

Scott

Yet another nice one, simple, pink and plain, but still nice...all these flowering DR's, they're too much for me. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed for some sun this year, 2013 wasn't that bad I suppose but growing these in zone 8a is a challenge. Brian has excellent results, I don't know how he does it!
If, no, WHEN mine decide to flower, you will all know about it!
Gill UK