That's fabulous!

OMG,that's gorgeous.TFS
kathi

Not only is the flower a real beauty, but RoRo, your "WOW" is something else!

Beautiful!
K

That is an awesome bloom!

Added to my list ... That is amazing color! TFS

Thanks for all the kind comments. My camera did a pretty good job capturing the colors and that's not usually the case.

My Paramount stars and stripes bloomed for the first time, too. I love the classics, but it reminds me of Schick flatty cake. Although fc's flowers are much bigger and they smell nice, too.

I'm just glad those hybrid pioneers had the imagination and patience to develop these beauties :-)

And I owe someone a big THANK YOU. Sorry I don't remember who it was, but they suggested adding vinegar to the water to keep hard water from disfiguring the plants and allowing the plants to access the nutrients in the soil.

I've done that all summer and my plants seem much happier. It's too late for most of my Notocactus (a lot of them are very ugly), but I'll do it from now on to prevent future damage.

Pretty!