I bought some seeds of Texas Blue Eyes x Piece of Sky, but maybe I just caught the fever - against my better judgment. I let myself be tempted by this one since I expect Texas Blue Eyes to be a more reliable parent. If you look at Piece of Sky's parents, and , I strongly suspect that the effect will not be passed on readily. If I were to guess, I would say that this is a fluke involving an unknown number of genes, interacting unpredictably. Piece of Sky is not the bluest descendant from a long, tested line of blues. An exceptional flower, yes, a good parent, perhaps not.

Carman Renee is really nice. How nice to be so close to a daylily farm, especially when they are clearing out some! Seems like there are a few around Lexington area, I keep saying I'm going to take a trip & visit.

and.... PRETTY LADY SHERLOCK HOLMES - an odd one from Hortico many yrs ago. He gets PM and BS quite easily as you can see! SOARING SPIRIT CL SPIRIT DANCE STORMY WEATHER CL SUMMER BREEZE - knocked over form the last rains... (it's like 7ft tall...) SUMMER SONG SUNDOWNER TABRIS THE YEOMAN - finally a first bloom after many yrs of being in a bad spot in the yard. Dug it up, re-planted and voila! love it!!

We've have had clear skies for severl days, but today the rain is starting again. I'm tired of gray skies, enough is enough.