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Offline Desertponder

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Flower Power
« on: July 03, 2008, 10:38:36 AM »
Caught these bloomers Monday morning. @O@

Almost Black. Didn't even realize it had a bud on it.




Almost Black and Pink Beauty behind it.


Madame Wilfron Gonnere, one of my best bloomers.




Denver wasn't quite open all the way.
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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2008, 10:45:19 AM »
Great shot on the last one with the bubbles around the bloom.

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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2008, 11:29:09 AM »
Very nice Shanna- they are beautiful!
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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2008, 02:07:36 PM »
What you didn't smell AB?  {:-P;;.... Looks like its still cool enough there too that they aren't melting yet....Shanna does your Denver have molted leaves? because Gary gave me one and it has molted leaves so I wasn't sure if was Denver or not....
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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2008, 02:26:29 PM »
Thanks everyone!

LOL! Yes, I stuck my nose in AB. :) I couldn't miss that!
Its HOT here. I took these about mid morning and it was the first day bloom for AB. By the next day it was fried to a crisp. Its been running about 99 to 101 here right now.
Denver does have slightly mottled pads when the pads are new and it kind of fades away as they age. :)
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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2008, 03:31:35 PM »
Beautiful Shanna!

Where is Dinner Plate though?   Which btw I've been missing Ed for sometime now..... :'(

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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2008, 10:25:31 PM »
Beautiful pics, Shanna!!!   @O@

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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2008, 06:36:47 AM »
Wow, they are amazing! Great photos, too!
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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2008, 05:41:48 PM »
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Where is Dinner Plate though?   Which btw I've been missing Ed for sometime now.....

Its being slow this year. {:-P;; I split it up last fall so I think it set it back a little. I did notice yesterday that it has one bud coming on it. O0 I've been wondering about Ed as well.  :( Wonder where he is?
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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2008, 08:49:39 PM »
It's amazing that you get such great blooms despite those temps. Ouch! I would wilt in ten minutes...  :)
I love that first pic, it's a beauty. o(:-)
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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2008, 08:05:42 PM »
You're lilies are beautiful ! Almost Black smells so good too !

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Re: Flower Power
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2008, 07:35:48 AM »
Almost black is one of my favs.  All your lilies are beautiful.

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