Wow, those selections are very nice!
I've to go there one of these days (in spring) to see this with my own eyes :0)

Absolutely stunning! I will have to move to Finland now. =^)
Hope these make it to the US someday.

any idea.. how long the color lasts ..

the one or two that do this.. in my garden..

the color last no more than a day or two.. and sometimes even only hours.. depending on the ambient heat ...

ken

ps: it might only be one plant.. that has two or three names .. lol ... and luckily i only have one .. lundell's something or another .... and it would have been gone years ago ... had i needed the space ....

According to my knowledge the colour of red pendulous lasts exactly like in picea abies cruenta wich, i think, is one of the parents. I have cruenta at my yard and here in finland the red period lasts about two or three weeks.

I have cruenta at my yard and here in finland the red period lasts about two or three weeks

==>>> yes.. a good indication of how far north you are compared to the rest of us ...

i am at the 43 rd parallel ... and w/o looking it up.. i bet you are past the 60th???

i am under half way to the north pole.. and you are maybe 2/3 of the way ...

yoru cool season is perfection.. for this type of plant ..

regardless.. i thank you for the pix.. and the knowledge.. it makes me envious ... because i would kill for something like this.. that lasts 2 or 3 weeks ...

thx

ken

ps: i knew a kid from finland.. an exchange student in the 70's .. vessa ... ??? .. do you know him... lol ... its true.. but a joke ... in case the language interferes ....