BEBE (Hester, 2012) (10" E) $40 early blooming SDB with medium wine-black standards and styles and dark wine-black falls. Blue-lavender beards. Flowers stand up high above the foliage.

CONTRARIAN (Hester, 2012) (36" ML) $40 Very striking! Standards are tan with purple infusion on midribs. Falls are electric purple with chocolate-red overlay on shoulders, doubly rimmed in chocolate-red on inner 1/4" rim, buff on outer 1/4" rim. Big golden yellow beards are tipped in lavender. Flower is ruffled and falls are wide. Very prolific grower and bloomer. Long bloom season. 6-9 buds.

DEDE DINAH (Hester, 2012) (13" E) $40 early blooming SDB has medium purple self with deeper purple shading in center of falls around beards. The purple beard has a bluish tint overlay. Flowers stand up high above the foliage. Great grower and bloomer.

METABOLIC (Hester, 2012) (35" EM) $40 From a distance this flower stands out over anything else in our garden---it is consistently the first variety visitors notice. Bright golden yellow standards. Deep burgundy-red falls. Ruffled. Yellow-orange beards. Great bloomer. Good grower. 6 to 8 buds.

METABOLIC (Hester, 2012) (35" EM) $40 From a distance this flower stands out over anything else in our garden---it is consistently the first variety visitors notice. Bright golden yellow standards. Deep burgundy-red falls. Ruffled. Yellow-orange beards. Great bloomer. Good grower. 6 to 8 buds.

ZERO HOUR (Hester, 2012) (39" EM) $40 Deep purple-black standards and jet-black falls. Big, deep mustard yellow beards. Arresting coloring. Ruffled and very prolific in growing and blooming traits. 7-8 buds.