Re: HYB: form, substance, & older stuff

TOTAL RECALL was a bust here.  It tried to bloom a few times, rotted,
had freeze damage, stunted stalks, buds that melted in the heat &
humidity, never looked halfway decent, so I got rid of the remnants.

In it's defence, in a different weather cycle (like this spectacular
year!), it might have done well.  Too many better ones to bother with
it.

HARVEST OF MEMORIES is nearly always tall.

Continuing the discussion about PINK FORMAL seedlings (from photos), the
crunched up form I was talking about that is in both PF and the seedling
rebloomer is the folds in the falls and standards.  They look as if the
blooms haven't finished opening yet, but that's as far as they get.

I haven't seen the collapsed, folded under standards you're describing
Neil, tho some of the ultra-modern heavily ruffled ones look that way
when they are stressed.  Somewhat like the posted photo of SUNNY
DISPOSITION, only more extreme.  SD usually has fairly nice form here,
better than in the photo.  Sorry, Betty, no photo.

<> good performing rebloomers here that is too
                   > short, too branchy, heavy budded, so doesn't make a
nice display.  We
                   > seem to get a lot of two types - short yellows to
whites

                   What about Total Recall?  Do you have it and how does
it perform?  It bloomed
                   for me this fall and was very tall and
multi-branched. Even though it's in
                   the yellow white category, it would make a nice
display if it blooms as it did
                   for me.

                   Betty W. in South-central KY Zone 6>

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