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In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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Posted by haweha 7/Germany/W (My Page) on Fri, Feb 3, 12 at 8:30
These were created from
H.papilio x ("Donau" x "Ambiance")
I originally had 5 siblings of these and I regret that I kept only ONE, namely "PapDonAmb2". I discarded the others at a time when I had lots and lots of Seedlings, and I noticed, that the growth properties of these 4 was conspicuously inferior. Anyways, ENJOY!
PDA1
PDA2
PDA3
PDA4
PDA5
The "lukky Survivor" in the subsequient seasons
PDA2
It still does grow very well, and three Pups are already producing their first scape.The leaves are extraordinary, they have the proportions of Clivia Leaves and not the slightest inclination to bend. Fortunately I received seeds, in 2009 from
"PapDonAmb2" x "PapDon1"
(DIP x TET)
and now I have 10 seedlings, 5 of these are vigorous with excellent leaves, again. |
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RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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Hans,
Once again, if I lived closer to you I would find myself rooting around in your trash bags looking for your discards...I particularly find numbers 3 and 4 very fetching..of course only looking at the flowers and SIDEWAYS at that.. I know your critique takes in much more than the blooms..and you have to make choices, but I'm sure that most all of us would be overjoyed to create hybrids as lovely as your rejects....Thanks for sharing these with us, you give me the incentive to continue on..and, I'm running out of room!
 Donna
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RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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| Thank you for showing these pictures. Breathtaking. I couldn't have parted with no 3... |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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Dear Hans-Werner,
I love their shape. You are so talented!
Kristi |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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| Beautiful! The foliage sounds especially interesting! They're all magnificent of course, and the lucky survivor is definitely a winner. Thanks for sharing these, they're really fun to see. |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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| Donna, IF I LIVED CLOSER TO HIM, He would soon be missing them all. |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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| Arif, I guess it's a good thing that he is so very far away..or, we would all be taking turns camping out on his doorstep!! But then, Frank is over there..I wonder how close he is... 
Donna |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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You mean, i should steal his garbage can?
:-) |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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| Well, they do say that one man's trash is another man's treasure... I don't know that I'd want to part with any of them! They really are all quite beautiful, even if Hans does work with enough bulbs to notice flaws that some of us wouldn't... or wouldn't care so much about. They're lovely, Hans! |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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- Posted by haweha 7/Germany/W (My Page) on
Sun, Feb 5, 12 at 13:30
| PDA4 and PDA2 PDA4 produced some scapes with 3 florets. PDA2 has produced numerous scapes exclusively 2 flowers with the most intense color of them all, which can not be accurately reproduced in the pictures. For this reason, the color appears to vary between the pictures. Fact is, the veins are very dark, burgundy red, as in H.papilio. 
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RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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| They all are/were absolutely gorgeous. And dark burgundy red sounds even lovelier. |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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| I have to say that I love image 5537 (The image before the last one in the first post). I love how the three petals are round-ish and the other three are pointy. |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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- Posted by haweha 7/Germany/W (My Page) on
Tue, Feb 21, 12 at 6:03
| A big "coming out". This is the second scape from the strongest Daughter Bulb; one scape from the "Mother" Bulb and two from two smaller Daughter bulbs are following. Is this already a cluster?! :) 
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RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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Hans,
Very happy looking bucket of bulbs! The mother bulb look absolutely huge! Now which one of your "heart stoppers" is this one?..I don't recognize it with those whitish stripes on the top and bottom petals.
Is that a body of water through the trees looking out your window..or just the illusion of one?
Donna |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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- Posted by haweha 7/Germany/W (My Page) on
Tue, Feb 21, 12 at 11:17
| The last pictures and the following all relate to the "survivor" PapDonAmb2 which was the very strongest of the siblings. I remember that I inspected the bulbs, and I found poorer roots on the siblings, and no bud would show up, except for No2 that would bid me welcome with 2 buds poking out at the same length. The lower white Area outdoors is Grassland (for Cows), the blackisch diffuse line above is Trees+Houses then above comes...the grey winter sky. (Blued up by the color fault of the camera). |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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| They show a very similar appearance to Hippeastrum aulicum |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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- Posted by haweha 7/Germany/W (My Page) on
Tue, Feb 21, 12 at 18:00
| In fact, I never understood, why all siblings produced florets that opened upwards, "to watch the sky". As H.aulicum does. I like this! If I obtained a seedling with a 6-umbel of upright flowers this would be spectacular! So far I have only two seedlings of H.aulicum that produce 4-umbels and this is already fabulous. |
RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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- Posted by haweha 7/Germany/W (My Page) on
Wed, Feb 29, 12 at 12:15
| Voluptuous Display. I am pretty much inclined to call it "Burgundy Papilio" 
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RE: In memoriam: 'PapDonAmb'
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| Stunning! (understatement of the decade, at least...) |
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