Pink Tirza out front does not seem to be a great seed producer. Seeds look like they are forming, and then disappear. I am not surprised, as this has also happened the past two years. It is GORGEOUS!!! It just may not naturally be a good seed producer, or it could be that it is too close to the sprinkler, or it could be something I don’t yet understand. I may get a viable seed pod and maybe some seed, but I think, with its track record, and with Purple D’Oro now confirmed wrapped up for at least this year, a strategy change might be worth a test. An idea is forming in my mind – Could Pink Tirza be the interim Purple D’Oro?
I see Tender Love will be blooming soon. I would love to see if a cross between Pink Tirza and Tender Love would work. Yesterday, on a whim, I crossed Naomi Ruth with the smaller Pink Tirza. What would happen if I did the opposite cross? We shall see. I tried today.
I will say, this is getting a tich carayzee. All the rooms at the inn (the seedling box capacity) are already reserved for 2025, and I will need to start adding on if I don’t stop. I may need to start a seedling resort! Well, there could be worse things I suppose.
Yesterday and today brought the first blooms of Coral Majority.
I don’t know … I can’t remember if I liked it last year. Maybe blooming next to Cedar Waxwing it has an unfair comparison. (I would take 10 Cedar Waxwings.) But I just am not “in love” with Coral Majority so far, 2 blooms in, this year. I should be. Its parentage includes South Seas, one of my faves, but I just don’t know. It is pretty, kind of like someone else’s cute baby, but it might not be “mine”. We shall see. Maybe if I cross it back with South Seas, or with Marque Moon …. Stop! Just stop! 🤪
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