Ballistic is performing very well. Those shown in this pic are cuttings in an 8-pack. I really need to up-pot them, as well as a few growing in 4" pots.
Ward, my David Verity cuttings kicked in and look great, but don't have many blooms yet. Knowing how things often perform here, they will probably be at their impressive best right at the end of the season! So far, the blooms are also small...not quite as big as those on my seed-grown Igneas, which are blooming heavily.
Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place

Michelle, I first heard about Ballistic here on the forum. I contacted several local nurseries in search of it...finally, one of the more distant ones (naturally!) got some in and notified me. Thru the spring, I found others at various nurseries & now have not only the ingeas I grew from seed and the David Verity that Ward kindly shared, but also the Ballistic, Orange Bats, Flamenco Cha Cha, Flamenco Rhumba (their spelling), Little Mice (same as Batface I think)and Totally Tempted. Totally tempted blooms well, but I can't say the hummers have found any nectar in it. The 2 Flamenco cultivars and the Little Mice haven't been prolific and have had few blooms. The rest get attention from the hummers - so far, the igneas most of all, but Ballistic seems to really be catching on.
Nancy, I'm glad to hear yours has grown so well...I hope it's also been a heavy bloomer for you.
Ward, we should be running warm & dry right now...our annual drought period. But we had a fair amount of rain on Saturday for our SeaFair Weekend - hydroplane races and the Blue Angels precision flying demonstrations. The planes had to perform their low altitude maneuvers on Saturday. We're having a hard time getting our temps above the 60's & on cloudy days (like today) I have to run the furnace in the morning to take the chill off...can you imagine that in August?! The tomatoes and brugmansias have all requested blankets...and my tan is fading. I can work on my tan at about 65 degrees, providing the sun is shining.
Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
