Here are the most recent openings on 'Cricket Song'... the bloom on the far
left is from a second fan (that is opening very near the ground), the other
bloom is on the same stalk that I've recently been reporting (but this most
recent flower only has 2 standards and 2 falls). There is also another stalk
starting (downward pointing arrow) in a third fan, but it surely won't have
time to open before harder frosts kill it.
I know it isn't much, but
neither of its sisters is showing any signs of trying to rebloom this year. I
think the extended dry period we've had here might be responsible for the lack
of rebloom, so I'm happy that 'Cricket Song' had the determination to rebloom
at least a little bit anyway.
Aside from showing (from the foliage
condition) how dry it's been, this picture also gives some indication of just
how small the clump still is. So to have a relatively normal Spring bloom (in
May), then repeat with seven bloomstalks (in June and July)... and now to
manage a few blooms open on two more stalks... I'm pretty happy with this
little guy.
