Two nice complexes

[tim]

Both of these are first blooms.

First is Ernest Hetherington x Queen of Hearts, so a pretty introgressed hybrid of Winston Churchill and Valwin a great deal of color from Jim Iverson, a nice deep red. Dorsal is a little cuppy, but a wonderful flower from a weak plant, NS 11.0 cm, PW 6.2 cm.

Second I got from Glen Decker, a cross of Amazing World x (Small World x Hoopla) originally from Ratcliffe's. This has a ton of Small World in it; that's where the color and good form come from. Small World is a cross of Beaute and Maori, and I just found a piece of Maori 'Oaklands' and am very excited about that. This is a commanding flower, 12.5 cm NS, 6.1 cm PW. Should be awarded when it flowers right.

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Pretty darn good shape on both of them. The color on the first one does it for me.

 

[SlipperFan]

Ditto!

 

[SlipperKing]

Yup, double Ditto!

 

[abax]

Lovely flowers. When you have the time, would you post
a photo or two of the foliage?

 

[tim]

These pix were the ends of these flowers - I cut them off the plants before taking the photos. Such is the fate of first-bloom flowers sometimes...

 

[Ross]

Even more impressive being that they were first bloom seedlings!

 

[Potterychef]

Really nice Tim. D