Author: John Castor, California

Nothern California

Phoenician, 2 W-W

The season has been early for us in the Bay Area, yet we have had a run of cool and damp weather, so the whites are doing well. He is a shot of one of my Phoenicians. Melissa has some…

Triple Crown, 3 Y-GYR

My first Triple Crown has been out about two days, and already the sun is threatening to toast the rim. Today was the first really sunny day in a week or two. John Castor Livermore, CA, in zone 9a.

A different Convergence

This bloom opened more recently and the form is better, even though the petaloids have not yet turned from yellow/orange to pink. John

Two doubles: #1 Convergence

My Convergence was beginning to open when the rains hit last week, so the form of this one took a hit. It has the nice pink petaloids of the mature bloom, though. John Castor Livermore, CA, where we have had…