nature of being

dragons breathe fire.  this flower i think might rightfully said breathes sunshine.  or so i think impressionable gardener that i am.  three images…

Give Me Eight x Smoke Scream

something for the morning sun.  these colors are visible in the full sun of mid day.  and in the gentler light of morning they stand out.  four images…

far flung

looking at this flower and trying to categorize my reactions.  is it winding up trying to extend its space ?  does the energy from the throat radiate out into the purple petals ?  or should i give it more time to speak ?  and spend some time simply listening.  perceiving.  learning.  three images…

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sometimes

somethings are lost.  and sometimes somethings are found.  this one has changed from when it was lost.  however i believe it has been found.  a seedling of Smoke Scream x Give Me Eight… three images…

blush and glow

how could such a simple color pattern be so exciting ?   a dash of yellow and a blush of pink.  just a hint of glow.  it works. now to mix it with that next cross.  three images…

 

look over there

step over to the other bed where a flower is blooming tall.  48 inches 121.9 cm.  a dark purple with dark veins and a lighter purple eye.  three images…

13-0702-001 Smoke Scream x Diabolique

combinations

this is a picture of a seedling and the two parent plants.  it is not legos.  it is much more complex.  and no two seedlings from the same cross are exactly alike.  it is always surprise and a mystery.  three images, the parents and the seedling…

 

times 2

when you cross a seedling back to a sibling you gamble.  you can double up on good genetics.  you can also double up on so so and not so good genetics.  it is a risk.  this seedling is not the result of a sibling cross.  more like a cousin.  however there are genetic from Walking the Pattern on both sides.  the cross is Walking the Pattern x Asterisk) x ( Walking the Pattern x (Smoke Scream x Talon.  wherever the good genetics came from i do like the results.  three images…

14-117 10-051 WTP x Asterisk) x 11-081 WTP x (SS x Talon

reprise

the garden is music so this will do just fine.  a seedling from Smoke Scream and Diabolique.  it comes for my attention time and again as it plays its garden music.  this summer more seeds were made.  they need to be planted.  what will unfold ?   five images…

13-0702-001 Smoke Scream x Diabolique

13-0702-001 Smoke Scream x Diabolique

13-0702-001 Smoke Scream x Diabolique

13-0702-001 Smoke Scream x Diabolique

 

occasionally

once in a while the pose is just about right.  no one looking the other way.  and all of the blooms fully opened.  one of those garden moments that make me glad i chose to visit with nature.  the seedling is one that i very much enjoy.  one that i intend to use more in coming years.  three  images…

12-052 Smoke Scream x Purple Satellite