One Exasperating Seedling and an 'egg' pod

11 years ago

I've been waiting and waiting for this seedling to open. It has bloomed on several days, but it would never open fully on those cooler days last week. Today, finally, it opened all the way. And in very short order. I've really been frustrated by it's inability to open in cooler temps. The neighbor's tree blocks its sun until almost noon. I'm planning on moving it to full sun in the expanded blue and white bed. This is a two-year-old seedling with a 5-inch bloom and 27-inch scapes. An evergreen, it has multiplied from one fan to six since last summer. In minimal sun, it has three branches and 13 buds. Pod and pollen fertile.

Seedling Karelia X Palace Garden Beauty

I can't believe how huge some of my seed pods are getting this year. Here's a photo of my seedling Mokan Butterfly X Bali Watercolor. The pod is almost as big as an egg, and this 7-inch bloom looks like its trying to hatch it. LOL

Debra

Comments (10)

newyorkrita
11 years ago
No wonder you want to move the first seedling to a sunnier spot. It is STUNNING!
jean_ar
11 years ago
haha, DEBRAjean
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organic_kitten
11 years ago
That is one gorgeous seedling.
kay
anniegolden
11 years ago
Very nice. That is a pretty shade of blue/violet and such a nice form.
Christine
shive
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks all! I think the seedling will good next to some of my blue-eyed cultivars.

Debra
shive
Original Author
11 years ago
That should have said:

Thanks all! I think the seedling will LOOK good next to some of my blue-eyed cultivars.

Debra
mizellie
11 years ago
Debra..yipes, the first seedling is a real beauty. To bad about the cool weather stopping the bloom.
The pod on the other seedling is probably the largest I have ever seen. Ellie
shive
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks Ellie. Here's another photo of the first seedling from another angle.

Debra
maximus7116
11 years ago
Your seedling is beautiful. Is the self really that creamy white color? I have a problem with a lot of the blue-eyes on white cultivars, because the white is usually more peach in my garden. I'm assuming it's something in my soil, but I have no idea what.
shive
Original Author
11 years ago
Chris - The petal color definitely is not a pure white. I would say its ivory with beige pink undertones. It photographs whiter than it actually is. As I recall, it looked more white in person last year.

Debra