This is the beauty named 'Mocca' ;) It's a cut flower variety, it was sold as 'Cappuccino' for some reason? Enjoy!

No plans.

This is quite a beautiful plant, it has a pink picotee and it's just gorgeous. This is probably my favorite hybrid I own at the moment, it's not too much and the coloring is incredibly subtle but beautiful! I'm very happy with this purchase. The flowers are quite large too!

I hope that my Moccas look like yours when they bloom.

Cheers,

Blanca

These were sold as 'Cappuccino' by our beloved Maria! Pascal Berbee grows the same plant for cut flowers and it's named 'Mocca'. 'Fledermaus' is almost identical but with a stronger color?

I'm growing mine in a room where the temps are 65f and my plants are receiving very strong lighting from the windows and the plant lights. They grow slower but the flowers are much more vivid and colorful.

Josh

Donna

I will give it another day or two before I take anymore pictures just to make sure I get it at its best.

I'm sure 'Fledermaus' is from the same batch of seedlings, they're almost identical really! The pictures really do not do 'Mocca' justice as it's one of the most beautiful color combinations I've seen. While the plant seems more of a brown in color in reality it seems more pink which is probably an attribute of H. evansiae somewhere in the genetic pool. The green of the flowers is almost translucent like H. papilio in the right lighting.

The scapes are probably about 2 1/2 feet in height like many of the Cybister hybrids. I'm really in awe of this plant, similar to 'Melfi' in coloring it is something you do not find in Hippeastrum often. Why it hasn't been released for cultivation I'm not sure as it's incredibly striking, maybe the growing isn't strong? Maybe because the scapes are so tall is another, I've noticed that amongst cut flower varieties.

Your photos and vivid description inspired me to plant the first of my 'Mocca' bulbs last night. The others will remain in cold storage a bit longer.

By the way, one of the 'Melfi' bulbs I bought from Paul late last winter, is just about ready to rebloom. The scape appeared suddenly, amid healthy green leaves, and has grown to over 22" in two weeks. This was a welcome Holiday surprise! For fun, I might freeze some 'Melfi' pollen and try a 'Mocca' x 'Melfi' cross.

Cyber hugs to all,

Blanca

My 'Melfi' is just about to bloom as well!!!! How strange they're about the same height too, wowza!!!

Josh

I didn't have time but it's very close to 'Fledermaus'.

Maria did a great job giving it the name 'Cappuccino', that's what it reminds me of!

The picture on this thread of 'Fledermaus' looks exactly as mine did, exactly!

Well, now I'll just have to wait for my own..and if it looks like Fledermaus, I will be a VERY happy camper...
Thanks....

I was so incredibly busy :(

It looks exactly like the picture of 'Fledermaus' you posted in the link above tho, it matches to a T!

sorry for the overload of pictures, I just couldn't stop myself..so Josh, do you think this is Fledermaus..I'm thinking like I think you said, that it has more pigment..a bit more vibrant...I absolutely love it!!!
I have an Exotica that has just opened and I'm thinking I'll put some of this pollen on Exotica...same color palate more or less, I wouldn't want to change the colors..just some more variations of the same...

Donna

Exciting cross with 'Exotica', I'm all for it, love the colors of both.

Didn't I tell you how beautiful it was?! It is a true stunner that you MUST see in person to appreciate.

I saved pollen for an attempt to back-cross it on to papilio, hopefully it's a diploid, I don't have much hope but..

I am so far behind on what's new in the world of bulbs... it's been ages since I looked at any new varieties, or anything... I have a lot of catching up to do!

Jared