'Magenta Dawn'

leafmould · Post by **leafmould** » Jul 18, 2007 7:52 am

Just opened yesterday, one of my favorites

clicking phone lines keep disconecting my dial up

HostaDesigner · Post by **HostaDesigner** » Jul 18, 2007 8:00 am

Good lord, that's nice.

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » Jul 18, 2007 8:17 am

What beautiful and vibrant color! But is the two pics of the same bloom? I ask , because the colors are very different on my monitor. The first one is a fuscia color and the second one much more purple.

Either way...they are gorgeous!

Arlene · Post by **Arlene** » Jul 18, 2007 8:34 am

Just plain WOW~!

pauhaus · Post by **pauhaus** » Jul 18, 2007 8:54 am

Amazing!

Very nice.

janey · Post by **janey** » Jul 18, 2007 12:47 pm

Maaannnn, I want what you've got!!!!

Beautiful. Amazing. Wow.....All of that!!!

Spider · Post by **Spider** » Jul 18, 2007 7:08 pm

OK, That's IT! I want that one!

largosmom · Post by **largosmom** » Jul 18, 2007 9:14 pm

Man, oh man, oh man.

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jul 19, 2007 11:52 am

Joan! Good luck getting an answer!
But I'll pick the second purple one as the prettiest!

Have to love those purples!

leafmould · Post by **leafmould** » Jul 19, 2007 12:25 pm

@ Wishiwere,
Both pics are the same flower. The first pic is MD photographed in direct full sunlight. The second front shot is under more shaded conditions.
This flower starts off with a crimson red pedicle and Tubus Angustus and blends into a fuscia up the lobes and is red again on the lobe tips. As the flower ages it darkens to a fuscia/plum colour. Metalic flecks are blended through all these colours looking very much like a bottle of sparkle nail polish.Very difficult to describe

All my dark flowers have a different inner and outer colour.
here is another shot

This flower is on a wavey chartruse plant with red pets.
thanks for all your nice comments,

playinmud · Post by **playinmud** » Jul 19, 2007 12:54 pm

Good grief Charlie Brown!!

That's wonderful color!

Wow Jim, thanks for sharing!!

I'd love to see what your yard looks like...I imagine 1,000's of hostas everywhere. Sigh.

Spider · Post by **Spider** » Jul 19, 2007 6:53 pm

Now he just needs to share the plants..... hint, hint, wink, wink, nudge, nudge.....

janey · Post by **janey** » Jul 19, 2007 9:02 pm

"Metalic flecks are blended through all these colours looking very much like a bottle of sparkle nail polish."

Now, that's my idea of an eye-catching flower no what the species of parent plant!!!

LM, your hostas are beautiful, but guess you've heard that before......Do a wide angle of your garden beds just to torture us, OK???

"It hurts soooo good!".......

largosmom · Post by **largosmom** » Jul 19, 2007 10:06 pm

Or at least of this whole plant!

Laura

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Jul 20, 2007 11:18 am

I am in love with this!!! That is just unbelieveable!!! I keep coming back to it......

Claudia