Well, Chris, You still have a lot of very pretty ones. Blossom Queen is lovely, and look at all the buds! As The World Turns is awfully pretty too. Sunrise sunset Beautiful has been beautiful the whole time. And Joan Derifield is a winner for sure.
kay

still lots of buds on them. BLOSSOM QUEEN is a beauty. I love that one.LABYRINTH OF SOLITUDE is a mighty pretty one, too.JOAN DERIFIELD is a beauty and my favorite too.

jean

Yes, you have lots yet, and As the World Turns is listed as early midseason. You have complained in the past, I believe, about Sunrise Sunset. (In 2012 you had only a few good blooms and said it wasn't a keeper.) How would you evaluate it now?

This post was edited by mantis__oh on Tue, Aug 6, 13 at 23:15

Thanks, Jean and Kay. Those late ones with lots of buds left keep me going.

Mantis, I did threaten to get rid of SSB and even earlier this year, the blooms tended to be splotchy so I thought it would be leaving this year. I think I first posted photos of decent blooms 2-3 weeks ago and since then it's been pumping out the buds and blooms. It took a long while to settle in here, but I'm happy with its performance this year. ATWT has always bloomed late here (one of the last to bloom, in fact).

Pretty flowers, and still quite a bit of buds! My favorites are Labyrinth of Solitude and Joan Derifield.

You just know that I'm looking at those scapes as well as the flowers. Looks like you have a few that will be blooming for a good while. My favorite is Blossom Queen. Definitely looking up that one. I'm a big fan of Joan Derifield too, but mine has been over for a few days.
Val

Joan Derifield is a stunner - good to know it is a top performer too! I liked your earlier photos of Treasure of the Southwest so well that I ordered that one a couple of weeks ago. Photos of it always captivate me. Photon Torpedo is looking mighty fine too.

Debra

Chris, you have so many pretty ones blooming. I really hate for them to leave but maybe next year will be as good!

Ellie