Pat, that is just stunning!! And 5 blossoms, what more could anyone want?!?! Can you tell us just what the cross is and is this the first time this seedling has bloomed for you? You really do come up with some beauties..congratulations...Donna

This post was edited by dondeldux on Sun, Mar 17, 13 at 9:29

Wow!! I agree with Donna - stunning! And yes, please tell - what was the cross?
-J

Pat,

That is truly a bountiful long-stemmed Texan beauty! Is H. aulicum the proud papa?

Cheers,

Blanca

I like Blanca's guess. Or maybe it's a pap x morelianum? Whatever it is... it is a stunner! -Tina

Please don't keep us in suspense any longer, what is it??..

This is what I would hope to accomplish with a cross of Ruby Star x papilio, I keep on trying...Donna

I guess my guess would be Lima or Jungle Star?

This post was edited by dondeldux on Tue, Mar 12, 13 at 8:00

Thanks y'all. I lost track of the pollen donor. Likely Aulicum or maybe Red Lion. This is the fourth year of blooming. The seeds were set in 08. From that batch I have several nice crosses. I have named a few of them, but don't know how to document the name other than posting a photo on here. Perhaps sending the data over to the IBS web page for inclusion in their gallery of hybrids/crosses.

Pat,

Is there any chance (when you find the time), that you might post pictures of previous bloomings of this particular hybrid? It would be very interesting to see if the flowers improved as the bulb got larger...Thanks and always curious,...Donna

Good question Donna. You are correct b infering that later flowers often look different than previous years. I'll see what I've got. This is also very common in Plumeria.

That is gorgeous! Congrats on a great creation!