Here’s a rare mutation from Coral Sunset, being sold at the Dutch flower auctions as Kingsday. It’s unregistered I think. As the national colour of Holland is orange, it’s a fitting name for this cultivar, it being less salmon and indeed more orange (Kingsday is a national holiday in Holland to honour their King). I personally experience quite…Read More

For years I’ve tried to make some crosses with Belleville, a very large and double dark pink lactiflora, which is the mother of that enormous Command Performance. I got it from Don Hollingsworth a long time ago. I hardly got a few seeds after many many crosses. These are two that are about to flower for the first time in a few weeks’ time. First…Read More