AUCTION IS  FOR 5 SEEDS FROM THE CROSS OF THISTLES AND THORNS X VAN HELSING.

POD PARENT:

THISTLES AND THORNS    TET 67404 {[(Lifting Me Higher x Fortune`s Dearest) x (Forbidden Desires x Tet Lavender Blue Baby)] x (Filled to Overflowing x Heartbeat of Heaven)}, 30” (range of 24”-32”, depending on type of soil where it is planted), M, Sev, fr, Re (MN instant rebloom on most fans) 6”, 5-way (3 laterals plus a V, with range of 4-6 way), 30 buds (with range of 20-40). Violet purple with lavender watermark and edge plus white sharks teeth and a yellow to green throat. An AMAZINGLY consistent flower in terms of the bloom, scape, rebloom, performance the summer after planting. One of my very best. Pretty, flawless blooms on every scape every day. The 1st and 4th pictures are on its sharkiest day; pictures 2 and 3 are more typical days. (Note: it won’t shark much if highs don’t get out of the 60’s and low 70’s; otherwise not an issue). Holds great in heat and sun. Good opener. Fertile both ways with sharky kids. Good reports from its test in Cleveland where it was setting pods in high heat.

POLLEN PARENT:

OUR SEEDS WERE PRODUCED IN OUR GARDEN.  THEY WILL HAVE BEEN IN THE REFRIGERATOR FOR AT LEAST 3 WEEKS WHEN THIS AUCTION CLOSES.  WHILE WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARE MANY POSITIVE REASONS FOR GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION, WE LIKE TO KNOW THAT AT LEAST ONE PARENT IS HARDY HERE IN ZONE 5.  THIS IS A POSITIVE THAT EVEN MANY OF OUR FRIENDS ON THE GULF COAST VALUE AFTER LAST WINTER.  UNLESS OUR SEEDS HAVE TWO 2014 INTRODUCTIONS AS PARENTS, YOU KNOW THAT AT LEAST ONE PARENT CAN HANDLE COLD WEATHER.  SHIPPING WILL BE BY USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL.  WE SHIP ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.  SEEDS ARE SHIPPED IN ZIP-LOCK BAGS ROLLED IN BUBBLE WRAP AND SENT IN A PADDED MAILER.  WE CAN COMBINE UP TO 15 PACKETS IN OUR PADDED MAILERS FOR ONE SHIPPING FEE.  WE WILL NOT SHIP YOUR SEEDS UNTIL YOU REQUEST US TO.  SHIPPING FEES ARE $3 FOR UNITED STATES SHIPMENTS AND $6 FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS.  WE MUST COLLECT 7.25% STATE SALES TAX FROM ILLINOIS RESIDENTS.  BONUS SEEDS WILL BE INCLUDED IF PAYMENT IS RECEIVED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF AUCTIONS CLOSE.