For Janey

Oh...my Jerrie.........super photo....and such a beautiful flower...at first I thought it was one of your flutterbyes!! He did well to create a hybrid just as attractive too!

its beautiful

gorgeous

beautifull flcrazy

How Lovely :)

Its gorgeous................

Stunning!

Yup, a true winner 4 sure.

Thanks everyone ! The bloom on this one is stiff, kind of clove-like in texture, and it's very fragrant. Smells like an apple that's just been bitten into...lol. I 've noticed the hybrid 'Hartlage wine' doesn't seem to have a fragrance. Seems like one of the usual drawbacks of hybrids is that it loses it's parent plant's scent.

Thanks Marguerite, the lighting does make it look alot more appealing....:-).

that flower is beautiful

Looks much the same as your State bird can just imagine a cardinal landing on it ..lovely pic.

Beautiful, love the close-up too

Spectacular colour...love it

Thanks everyone. The bloom is really more brownish, burgandy in color. The sunlight really spiced it up a bit...lol.

looks like a cactus flower... really lush.

Thanks Lori, it does look like a cactus flower now that you mention it.

Carolina Sweetshrub. Perfect description of a perfect plant !!

Thanks Sue, it's a native so, pretty much maintance free ! whoopee !...lol

Lovely color contrasting with the surrounding leaves. Good job.

Thanks gardennome, I got lucky with the lighting on this one . The flower is actually pretty plain when photographed in the shade...:-)