Slide shows are arranged with favorites first based on 2023 blooming season.  The number of days of blooms is the most important factor in my book followed by bloom quality.  For example, the blooms of some cultivars don't fully open each day.

Favorites

Lava Flow - 50 days, kept on reblooming
Daringly Different - 30 days
Ciel D'Or - 34 days
Fire Bird Suite - 10 days, a welcome late bloomer

Solid Performers

Tuscawilla Tigress - 24 days
Prickly Sensation - 16 days
Spiny Sea Urchin​ - 19 days, not purple as advertised
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Wish for More Blooms

Wyoming Wildfire​ - 4 days, gets prettier as day progresses
Fire King - 9 days
Kindling the Flame - 9 days
Paul Stout - 7 days, love the flowers
Olallie Star - 6 days
​Pleated Pumpkin - 6 days
Overheated​​ - 2 days
​​Forsyth Wrinkles & Crinkles - 8 days, pretty color, has difficulty opening
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Favorites

​Lava Flow - 2 plants, 5.5 inch flowers, 32 inches tall, extra early, semi-evergreen, initial bloom Mar 23 to Apr 22, rebloomed Jun 12 to Aug 5, a whopping 50 days with flowers in 2023, second year, planted 07-04-22, no blooms in 2022, Schreiner's

Daringly Different - 2 plants, 5 inch flowers, 27 inches tall, midseason, semi-evergreen, initial bloom Apr 20 to May 11, rebloomed Jun 19 to Aug 17, 30 days with flowers in 2023, now reblooming, there were 43 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, Schreiner's

Ciel D'Or - 2 plants, 5 inch flowers, 26 inches tall, early, evergreen, initial bloom Apr 25 to May 23, rebloomed Jul 22 to Aug 11, 34 days with flowers in 2023, second year, there were 11 days with flowers in 2022, great for a first year, Amador Flower Farm

Fire Bird Suite - 4 plants, 8 inch flowers, 40 inches tall, early midseason, evergreen, initial bloom May 10 to May 19, rebloomed Aug 13 to Sep 19, 10 days with flowers in 2023, there were 37 days with flowers in 2022, slow to open in morning, beautiful large flowers, rebloomed, Oaks

Solid Performers

Tuscawilla Tigress - 4 plants, 7.25 inch flowers, 25 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, initial bloom May 1 to May 21, rebloomed Jun 7 to Aug 2, 24 days with flowers in 2023, scapes are taller on rebloom, shorter on initial bloom, there were 34 days with flowers 2022 with rebloom, triangular shaped flowers, slow to open in morning, Oaks

Prickly Sensation - 2 plants, 5.25 inch flowers, 28 inches tall, midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed Apr 20 to May 11, rebloomed Jun 11 to Jul 16, 16 days with flowers in 2023, third year, no blooms in 2022, planted 09-18-21, there were 11 days with flowers that first year, Schreiner's

​​Spiny Sea Urchin - 3 plants, 5.5 inch flowers, 27 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, not sure why these K.van plants are orange, they should be purple, initial bloom Apr 14 to May 17, rebloomed Jul 6 to Jul 16, 19 days with flowers in 2023, there were 37 days with flowers in 2022, nice strong scapes with multiple buds, K.van Bourgondien

Wish for More Blooms

Wyoming Wildfire - 2 plants, 6 inch flowers, 28 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed Aug 1 to Aug 9, 2 days with flowers in 2023, 38 days with flowers in 2022, flowers become more beautiful as the day goes on, doesn't seem to mind the Houston heat, Gilbert Wild

Fire King - 2 plants, 5.5 inch flowers, 30 inches tall, midseason, dormant, initial bloom Jun 23 to Jul 3, rebloomed Jul 25 to Aug 1, 9 days with flowers in 2023, 7 days with flowers in 2022, a late bloomer but very pretty, flowers handle heat well, Gilbert Wild

Kindling the Flame - 2 plants, 6.25 inch flowers, 26 inches tall, early midseason, evergreen, initial bloom May 7 to May 16, rebloomed Jul 7 to Jul 8, 7 days with flowers in 2023, 3rd year, there were 21 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, did not bloom first year, Schreiner's

Paul Stout - 2 plants, 5 inches, 26 inches tall, extra early, semi-evergreen, bloomed Apr 23 to May 5, 7 days with flowers in 2023, year two, there were 11 days with flowers in 2022, planted 05-22-22, Smokey's

Olallie Star - 1 plant, 5.5 inch flowers, 27 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed Apr 19 to Jun 6, 6 days with flowers in 2023, second year, planted 05-22-22, no flowers in 2022, Smokey's

Pleated Pumpkin - 2 plants, 5.75 inch flowers, 25 inches tall, midseason, semi-evergreen, initial bloom May 6 to May 13, rebloomed Jul 9, 6 days with flowers in 2023, there were only 5 days with flowers in 2022 with only 1 of 2 plants producing flowers, Schreiner's

Overheated - 2 plants, 6.25 inch flowers, 28 inches tall, early midseason, evergreen, bloomed Jul 8 to Jul 14, 2 days with flowers in 2023, there were 10 days with flowers in 2022, did not bloom first year, Schreiner's

Forsyth Wrinkles & Crinkles - 2 plants, 5 inch flowers, 26 inches tall, midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed Apr 30 to May 17, 8 days with flowers in 2023, flowers are slow to open in the morning but have a spectacular orange color, blooms tend not to completely open, no flowers first 2 years, Ellies