Hi Again,

I think I just answered my own question..I happened to remember Showmaster and there is was..does anybody have one that is as pretty as this one? I just looked at some very variable pictures of Showmaster..sorry...

Donna

that's a beauty Donna...lots of blooms too!

This is "Showmaster" with excellent performance. The picture is from the "Chateau Beloeil" as far as my fading memory allows for recapitulating lol. This hybrid is particularly dependent on good light conditions. If light is poor on the buds, then the flowers will remain very pale, and only some spotting is present.
I would not exclude, that "Flamenco Queen" is the better alternative.
BTW: "Showmaster" is obviously very vogorous - it produces stems that can be likened to broomsticks, and these provide enough supply to produce two seed pods of the full size from the 1st two florets of the umbel, stuffed with seeds, out of vase flowers nota bene!

Thanks, Hans-Werner,

That is just were this picture came from, I was thinking a castle or something like that....If I do come across one of these I will have to try it and will take your recommendation to give it ample light. I notice that the flowers on the above specimens are much more curvaceous than others that I have now seen on the Internet..this might be the prettiest photo of Showmaster that I could find. It was the throat that was consistent in all the photos...the pigment and the amounts of white vary greatly. :-)

Cindee, do you have one of these...

Donna

I am babying my Showmaster along. It had whithered to next to nothing and I thought it was a gonner, but it's fat and healthy now, and I'm on scape watch!
K

Good, please post a picture when it blooms, and a picture of last year too if you don't mind....Thanks...

Donna

Donna, alas, this one has not joined my collection....YET!

Kristi, please share photos of yours when blooming.

Hi Donna,

As I have stopped posting photos here due to GW's policy regarding ownership, I am posting two photos of 'Showmaster' on Landspro for you. My photos certainly will not be comparable to the glorious shot taken at Chateau de Beloeil. However, they will give you an idea of what the blooms look like in real life.

Best, Blanca

My Showmaster looked very much like Blanca's and it was in excellent condition when it bloomed. Not nearly the amount of white as these nor the picotee edge. It's still on of my favs.
Kristi