Indelible Blood
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| − | {{Registration|f=Sobek 90.34A|m=Red Spire|h=Huben|y=2013|i=44 M 4, Red Self, Dor Dip|s=MH0377A|p= | + | {{Registration|f=Sobek 90.34A|m=Red Spire|h=Huben|y=2013|i=44 M 4, Red Self, Dor Dip|s=MH0377A|p={{Price|IB}}|b=Like most velvety reds, Indelible Blood is very difficult to photograph accurately. The photograph above is my best, yet it still doesn't show the true depth and intensity of the dark red color. However, it does show off the beautiful green throat and hint at the velvety sheen. The photo below shows more sheen and more or the oxblood-red darkness, but still cannot capture the true appearance. Indelible Blood is very simply the most durable red I've ever grown. It has all the types of sunfastness: I have never seen it curl, slick, fade or melt, not even in 100+ degree heat. It does not show thrips or aphid damage in my unsprayed garden. It is unfazed by rain. No blotchy petals from insects or water. The flowers close tight: no need to deadhead.|d= |
| − | + | Like most velvety reds, Indelible Blood is very difficult to photograph accurately. The photograph above is my best, yet it still doesn't show the true depth and intensity of the dark red color. However, it does show off the beautiful green throat and hint at the velvety sheen. The photo below shows more sheen and more or the oxblood-red darkness, but still cannot capture the true appearance. Indelible Blood is very simply the most durable red I've ever grown. It has all the types of sunfastness: I have never seen it curl, slick, fade or melt, not even in 100+ degree heat. It does not show thrips or aphid damage in my unsprayed garden. It is unfazed by rain. No blotchy petals from insects or water. The flowers close tight: no need to deadhead. | |
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| + | No need to deadhead, as you can see from the photo above. The photo below shows the excellent rain resistance. | ||
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| + | But what I really love is the presentation of the trumpety flowers on tall, slender, graceful scapes with long branches starting low. It has 5 or 6 branches and 20+ buds. It is somewhat rhyzomatious, with some fans emerging several inches from the clump. From the first flower, I knew this would be a major part of my tall and small breeding program. At this time I have many kids of Indelible Blood that are being evaluated and used for breeding, and I'm simultaneously introducing [[O Positive]], an incredible child. | ||
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