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30 June: many blooms, vibrant, nice bright red.

15 July: bright, striking flower color, great shade of red, filled in nicely, nice color of carpet, very vivid flower color, abundant flowers, dead heads less noticeable.

30 July: most flowers are closed/melting, deadhead, color brings attention away from deadheads, past prime, vivid flower color, pretty uniform overall, filled in well, not bad for time of year.

15 Aug: very vibrant red, not much of a response to deadheading, color still nice but going downhill, bright flower color but too few.

30 Aug: looks melted, deadhead, sporadic flowers, foliage poor, needs shearing.

15 Sept: deadhead, bright flowers, blooms still look fresh, flower color so bright you don't notice the deadheads.
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