:o I wish I could find such beauties as yours in the vicinity, Shelagh!!!
These dainty "Daimonjisu" are so lovely in the fall. I only grow 4 so far (rubrifolia, 'Black Ruby', 'Ruby Wedding' and 'Cheap Confections').
I just received 'Cotton Crochet' (a double white!!) and 'Crystal Pink' (oh my! what a foliage!) last week (...and immediately sent a request to Jurgen Peters' nursery in Hambourg to get more!).
They don't seem to be as popular in France as they deserve, alas, and several good nurseries I know won't carry them any more just because they don't sell!!!
Thank you Maggi! I'm glad to be among you too! :)
Chris, I have exactly the same symptoms as you! (I became the happiest grandmother in the world a week ago, but lovely Naëlle is born...in Stockholm! And I'll have to wait until November 23rd before I can hold her in my arms for good...and where is my patience gone? I want to hold her NOW!!!!! Lol!)
At the same time, four baby mums were born in my garden...well, opened their first blooms ever, I mean.
- Two light pink "twins" (I had initially thought they were the same plant, they were just born so close to one another!) : same colour, but one is double, fairly low, blooming at the top end, while its twin is slender, opens its secondary branches and has flowers from top to bottom! I called them Gwennaëlle and Gwenaëlle, of course...
(http://www.zimagez.com/miniature/gwennaelle01110702.jpg) (http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/gwennaelle01110702.php).(http://www.zimagez.com/miniature/gwenaelle01110702.jpg) (http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/gwenaelle01110702.php)
(http://www.zimagez.com/miniature/gwennaelle01110703.jpg) (http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/gwennaelle01110703.php).(http://www.zimagez.com/miniature/gwenaelle011107.jpg) (http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/gwenaelle011107.php)
- a warm pink semi-double with lovely pointed petals..I called it Aenaëlle...
(http://www.zimagez.com/miniature/aenaelle01110702.jpg) (http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/aenaelle01110702.php)
- a lilac-pink single one..this one will be Lilanaëlle...wonder why?
(http://www.zimagez.com/miniature/lilanaelle01110703.jpg) (http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/lilanaelle01110703.php)
Zephirine, the frustrated grandma!