Xuan, Very Beautiful Flower!! Congratulations she sure looks like one of her parents would be Exotica...and look at all those babies, soon you will have a whole pot full!!

Donna

Thanks, Donna, for your kind comment.

I'll wait for Ann to see if she can remember the parentage.

Xuan

Hello Xuan. What a wonderful result you've got - I love the photo sequence from beautiful fat bud to such a lovely bloom. Congratulations!

Gitsy the Tiny Tigress is resting in the Sun and Flowers.She wants to wish her friend Biam something......Chuc Mung Nam Moi! Beautiful Blooms there,Xuan
It looks similar to 'Exotica" Peace and may the Tiger bring you good Health and Happiness
Mark
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Biam greets Grandpa Mark, wishing him Health, Wealth, and Happiness in the year of the Tiger, 2010. And love and kisses to playmate Gitsy. (Only wish Gitsy could be here!)

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Beautiful blooms you've got there, Mark. Are those your Exotica Peace?

Chuc Mung Nam Moi, Canh Dan (= the year of the Tiger)

Xuan

Xuan,

Your bloom and pup are fantastic.

It's hard for me to tell which ones that I sent you. I do remember that I had so many that year, so I tried to send you some really nice crosses.

Don't flake out when you see the list... I did make a list, but there was no way for me to plant all of these, so I was thrilled to send some your way.

Here is the list (please don't freak out, this was my year to try them ALL).

Exotica X Dancing Queen
Exotica X Ster Van Holland
Exotica X ?
Picotee X Pasadena
Emerald X S&H Papilio (4 pods)
Voodoo X Supreme Garden
Santa Cruz X Amourette
Cocktail X ?
La Paz X Misty
Lemon & Lime X Limona
Santa Cruz X (Not)Royal Velvet
San Remoes X Pink Impression
San Remoes X Pink Impression
Exotic Star X La Paz
Supreme Garden X Ruby Meyer
Misty X ?
Ruby Meyer X ?
Red Pearl X Black Pearl
Exotic Star X La Paz
Exotic Star X ?
Royal Velvet X Santa Cruz
Red Pearl X Dancing Queen
Lemon & Lime X Santa Cruz
Supreme Garden X ?
Exotica X ?
Limona X ?
Voodoo X Voodoo
Voodoo X Sumatra
Voodoo X Gilmar
Voodoo X Gilmar
Santa Cruz X Amourette
Black Pearl X Red Pearl
Amourette X Santa Cruz
Black Pearl X Red Pearl
Voodoo X Sumatra
Voodoo X ?
Gran Cruz X Charisma
Charisma X ?
Voodoo X ?
Supreme Garden X ?
Voodoo X Sumatra
Voodoo X Sumatra
Voodoo X Sumatra
Voodoo X Sumatra
Limona X Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz X ?
Red Pearl X Lavender
Pink X ?
Red Pearl X ?
Red & White X Lavender
Charisma X Scarlet Baby
Charisma X Lemon & Lime
Black Pearl X Red Pearl
Red Pearl X Lavender
Charisma X Scarlet Baby
Charisma X Lavender
Charisma X Lavender
Voodoo X Gilmar/SG
Red Pearl X Charisma
Scarlet Baby X ?
Limona X Santa Cruz
Red Pearl X Charisma
Supreme Garden X ?
Royal Velvet X Santa Cruz
Lemon & Lime X Limona
Charisma X ?
Lemon & Lime X (Not) Royal Velvet
Calgary X Black Pearl (Lora's)
Gilmar X Surpreme Garden
Minerva (selfed ?)
Cran Cru X Charisma
Exotic Star X Ruby Meyer
Lemon & Lime X Charisma
Exotica X Dancing Queen
Exotica X Dancing Queen
Exotica X Charisma
Gilmar X Scarlet Baby (?)
Happiness X ?
Gilmar X Sumatra (two huge pods)
Gilmar X Scarlet Baby (? small pod)
Exotica X Dancing Queen

I might also add that I did not remove pollen from the flowers to prevent cross pollenation, so what I have listed are those that were purposefully pollinated by hand and not necessarily what succeeded.

BTW, I adore the eyelashes in the eye of your bloom! I can't wait to see more.

Ann

The list is "scarry" to look at, however, it's very helpful. It does give me some pointers. I'll check out how the other parent looks in the pair of Exotica x....
Thanks so much, Ann. I'll save the list for other seedlings that will come up with bloom.
Meanwhile, I will also search high&low for the plastic envelops that the seeds were in that I have placed somewhere in my "storage". I hope I can find them since I'm sure I've put them away. That's what old-age can do to you... never remember where you put things :-(

Xuan

Considering the number of Exotica X Dancing Queen, and that would be the sort of cross that I would select as special, this could be it. If that is the case, then cross it with another double and you might get just that...

Whatever, you have a very special bloom!

Ann

Xuan, I think your bloom is softly,delicately beautiful.
Ann,the lady giving you the seeds, lives,and teaches high school algebra,in the Mobile Alabama area.Her math education far exceeds the level at which she teaches.You are fortunate to have recieved seeds,from crosses she made.
Del,in Florida,400 miles from Mobile Alabama.

Xuan, great job on the seedling! It is very nice!!

Xuan,

I have trouble with snails as well. In the past, I have sprinkled the soil with used coffee grounds. It may be my imagination, but I suspect that the snails do not like it. They did leave my bulbs alone.

Grasshoppers are another story...

Your seedling is precious, and I am thrilled to see it bloom. Did I send those directly to you in California or did I send them along with others to Cindee,and she forwarded them to you? I simply don't remember.

Thank you! And thanks, Del for the nice comments. Yes, they are typically struggling Algebra students that I am trying to help get a high school degree. They keep me busy.

Ann

Ann, what a pretty bloom Xuan has received from your seeds! Is doubling recessive, so you need to cross for it twice to see it?
Alana

Alana,in genetics,when we say that a plant has a recessive characteristic,we know that in seedlings of that plant,only twentyfive percent will exhibit the recessive genes. When both parents carry that recessive gene,that increases the likelyhood of the recessive gene being exhibited. It does not make it a certainty,by far. Not only do the statistics deny that one hundred percentage,but many other variables,such as chromosomal colinking can come into play,that is ,where one characteristic can prevent another characteristic from being displayed,or a thing such as a certain color, making it certain that the plant will have a particular scent.
Furthermore,you might get the double you desired,but never again capture the desired color. Yes, doubling is recessive.
Del

Thanks Del. Actually, if the gene is recessive, ~25% would carry the gene, but they would not exhibit the trait. In the case of doubles, it's hard to have both parents have the trait since most doubles don't have the right parts to set seed.

Del, so actually Ann is a teacher from Alabama; somehow, I always thought she was from Florida! Thanks for correcting me.

Xuan

Unfortunately I left out some text in my haste. I'm busy.I probably should give up trying to keep up with garden web.
"We know that in-F2-seedlings" is the correction.Some doubles often have functioning female flower parts,some not. In the case of rarity,I grow more of them and take measures I have mentioed here or on other forums to enhance the possibility of doubles producing the female parts.
Del