Charles Winch's N. Charlie's Pride

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Well if it was a horse race, my Trifecta would be complete.
Charles Winch's - N. Charlie's Pride Bloomed today and I was able to get a few shots before going to work.

Check out a really beautiful new introduction.

Tim

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Here is why I called it a Trifecta above.
All three of my newest prizes courtesy of Craig and Lorenzo in bloom at once for the first time.
I would also be remiss if I did not honor the great body of hybridizing work by the late Mr. Winch.

I know it is not the perfect shot but, how cool is this?
From left to right in the top picture... N. Blue Aster, N. Avalanche and finally N. Charlie's Pride.

Tim

[Kat]

Beautiful Tim!  You must have ordered EARLY this year 

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Yeah ,
After almost missing out on some last year and then having to pay more than the norm at auction rates,
I decided to beat the bushes early. I ordered them the day enzo listed them. I was checking his site everyday.

Tim

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BTW Kat,
You know I do not usually go in for the hardies as I have really great weather for the trops 9 to 10 months out of the year.
I was able to make some deals that got me into the hardy business though.
I have about 40 new varieties of hardies. They are all pedigreed rhizomes. I planted them up in 40 kiddie pools.
I'll have lots of new lilies to photograph and sell later in the season.
Tim

[Kat]

Thanks for the info Tim.  If you have time, I'd love you to email or PM me a list of what you have so I can make plans in case I want to buy.  Please don't forget prices.  How many kiddie pools & other types of ponds do you have set up now?  I only wish I had room for kiddie pools 

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I am in the process of changing them over today. I tried the smaller pools to keep each variety planted separately without pots.
They were not deep enough. So now I am moving them to bigger homes. Then I have to clean the small pool spotless so I can take them back and buy a lot more big ones.
I'll try to get a list together in the next week. At present I have about 40 pools but many are the smaller ones. I am taking two and combining them into a bigger one.
I am keeping them separated by keeping two different colors in one pool so I do not have to worry about which lily is which when they are in bloom.
I finally finished cleaning 16 out and am on my way back to Wal*Mart now.
I still have another 25 pools to clean out and return but that will take at least another 2 full days off.
I also just got 2 big boxes with another 8 to 10 new varieties of hardies from UPS.
BTW, I have typed this response over the last few hours in case it seems jumbled.
Lots to do... no time to do it.

Tim

[Kat]

Wow, & I thought I had problems with spring cleanup    Good luck getting the kiddie pools cleaned & switched.  No hurry on the list.

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Well I was able to take these shot a few days ago but have worked too much to download, resize and post until now.

Here is N. Charlie's Pride in all his splendor.

Tim

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Here is the Trifecta shot in the sun.
Love those rich colors.

Tim

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WOW, I can't wait for the list and the pics ....makes me think about quiting my job.... hopefully I will live till retirement 

Myra

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Ain't life grand? And kiddy pools work. I have some too.