Jeri, it would be nice to have a side-by-side comparison photo (or photos) of "Orange Smith" and Archiduc Charles at the same stage, please.

New day is clear bright yellow with not even a trace of pink.

Any news on where to get one? Seems to be sold out or not returning to all the nurseries online I have seen in the US. Thank you

Hello there fellow gardeners. Our Mme Plantier is going into her third season, a slow grower in the first year with, as I recall maybe one solitary flower. Last year was much better, and grew to around 4ft with rather lanky growth which I had to support. Second season, we had a very nice flowering mid June, and then, much to my surprise, a small, two-flowered repeat early September, if I recall correctly. Anyone else had a repeat from this cultiver? We are in the lower Cevennes, just on the edge of a Mediterranean climate.