Nice colors, HDD!

Who are the red edge show offs in the middle? Very nice!

Thanks.......Neo Shelldance

Who's the guy in front that looks like a miniature Barbarian?

Lisa Its pup of something that wont be registered

I like the Neo. front row second from right. Shelldance huh, nice!

I like Shelldance too.....a few more months and the pups will be recovered from their 10,000 mile trip and really color up. Their about 40% now

That's the same one I was asking about, Bambi. Why won't it be registered, HDD, and whose cross is it?

Shelldance is the narrow leafed green one with the red edges, and even though it's listed on FCBS as a Neo I'm 99% convinced it's a bigeneric (most likely xNeotanthus). There don't seem to be any good records on it, other than that it originated at Shelldance nursery and its mommy is Neo. Fairy Paint. My gut says that daddy was a Cryptanthus, and if and when mine ever blooms I hope to be able to confirm or deny that. It's a cool plant, whatever it is, but if I'm right you won't be able to do any crosses with it.

Lisa, I thought you asked about the barbarian cross in the front, you have shelldance. And shelldance is a neo and not a bigeneric. Blooms just like a neo, spineless and its an old hybrid orginated from Calif

Yes, "the Neo. front row second from right" that Bambi asked about is the same Barbarian cross that I asked about, right?

As to Shelldance not being bigeneric, do you have a close-up pic that shows the flower parts?

Not one good enough to see on the forum but...............when one of mine blooms I will photo it to death LOL unless yours blooms first. I did see the bloom up close and personal its a samll neo pincushion

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Top photo: Second from right is a barbarin cross and not Shelldance its on the left side of photo 2 plants

Nice seedling, you just might be a little too picky in that case. What do You think Lisa?

Yes, I like the Barbarian cross too, but then again there have been a lot of crosses made with Barbarian and they do all start looking alike after a while. Check the Neo. cultivar photo database on that one, bambi, and you'll see that its markings tend to be very dominant in most of its offspring. I was going to suggest that as one to play with but it's a bigger plant than I figured you wanted.

The smaller size of this one is nice, HDD. If it stays that way it might be better than Barbarian to work with for that reason. What was the other parent? I think you should at least give it a name, and do some further crossings on it. See how small you can get it without loosing the characteristic markings. See there, I'm just giving away good ideas here! ;-)

Its a nice plant, I have some bigger ones. I'm not opposed to them. I just always liked the smaller ones. I might add that one.