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Hi All,I couldn't stop from posting one last glimpse of a grow to show project plant.  This is Smokey Moon.  She didn't make it to the show poor dear.  But she is looking ......SMOKEN!!! in her...

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She looks very good and probably would have won a blue or better.It is risky to try things like neem oil during the last month.  Different products can spot flowers or foliage so try them at a much...

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She really is a show plant Jon. Good growing!!! That smokey lavender is a very attractive color - does your picture show her true color? I hope she's displayed where everyone can admire her. Bonnie

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Looks great!

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Doodlemom wrote:She really is a show plant Jon. Good growing!!! That smokey lavender is a very attractive color - does your picture show her true color? I hope she's displayed where everyone can...

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Nancy,A blue ribbon really?  That would be the coolest.  I wish NOid rita had expressed her red.I used to spray Nancy, but I've found that when I do, the liquid stays on top of the hairs on the...

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Odd that you would describe the color as deep sterling silver Jon, because when I first looked at your picture I was reminded of the rose, Sterling Silver. It came out in the late 50's and was really...

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Great job, Jon!! She really is beautiful!! You should be proud of your hard work!! Bonnie, I remember the Sterling Silver rose...I actually grew one when I lived in Florida!  It was so unusual for...

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Doodlemom wrote:Odd that you would describe the color as deep sterling silver Jon, because when I first looked at your picture I was reminded of the rose, Sterling Silver. It came out in the late 50's...

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Roses!!!!! I had Sterling Silver, too. In fact....my mom n dad bought that rose for me when Ed and I bought our first house! My mother loved roses! Peace was her all time favorite. But she had 2 very...

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Isn't it funny how many people remember Sterling Silver the rose. I was a kid when I admired my grandfather's SS and I never have given too much thought to other people growing it. It sounds like it...

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Cheryldachs wrote:.Now most of my available garden space is occupied by iris. I'm nuts about the iris! But I do need to get some roses again.  Iris?  I love them, have several in my backyard. I know...

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Cheryl, they are beautiful! That color is outstanding and look at how many buds are waiting to open. Don't you wish they'd last longer. It seems like they're here and then there gone. Do they ever...

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Bonnie....to answer your question....I've heard of a few rare repeat bloomers....but I've never seen one! And, seeing is believing!!Lauren....your blues are beautiful!  You're so lucky they're...

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There are repeat-blooming iris, but there are different types. One type has a longer than normal blooming season because it keeps producing new flower buds on the bloom stalks. I have a yellow that...

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Wow Lauren....that would seem strange to me, too! Cheryl Cle Elum, Wa.

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Jon - your Smokey Moon is really nice.  It is one of my favorites.  good growing!I have lots of iris, too.  The only ones that bloomed this year are the common lavender iris.  I just don't seem to be...

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