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18 years ago

I managed to pick up some new Neos from the Caboolture markets just north of Brisbane Qld on the weekend.

Neo. Kautskyi - i just need to add some sun.

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Neo. OnTarget

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Neo. MauriceHenryHobbs

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Neo. RedGold

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Neo. Scrabble

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Side view

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The plants were reasonably priced, I think I will be going back again.

Rick

Comments (6)

  • 18 years ago

    You scored well Rick! And your garden looks lovely :)
    Do you know if Neo. Scrabble is one of Sharon Peterson's hybrids from Hawaii, via Cheryl Basic? And that Neo. On Target is a beauty I have not heard of before.
    Was the seller at Caboolture markets Bob Gunderson? He grows broms very nicely, and always sells at a reasonable price.

    BTW - it's Morris (not Maurice) Henry Hobbs :)

    Cheers,
    Kerry

  • 18 years ago

    Hi Rick, Nice garden and I think you will find Dyckias will go along well
    with your succulent : Aloe, Gasteria, Echeveria in rock garden (^_^)

  • 18 years ago

    Kerry,

    I am unsure of the sellers name, he was a nice bloke to talk to, he has seven acres at Narangba with some very nice gardens by the sound of it, he is a member of the Brom society and is a regular at the markets.

    I don't know the background of Neo. Scrabble or Neo. OnTarget, my poor photos don't do the plants justice.

    Thanks for the correction on MorrisHenryHobbs, It is probably tagged correctly but I probably misread the out of focus label shot that I took.

    Chanin,

    I think I may have some plain green Dyckias growing up the back; I might post a picture later for you to ID.

    I am trying very hard not to delve into any other Bromeliad types, but I don't think this forum is helping; your posts are making me think I should get some Dyckias and Crypts and Gonzers Pictures make me want to buy some Tils.

    Rick

  • 18 years ago

    Kerry, I'm just curious as to why you think Scrabble may be one of Sharon's hybrids. If so, it's not one that I've ever seen or heard of, and it's also not listed in the registry. Is Cheryl selling something named that? It almost has the look of a kautskyi hybrid.

  • 18 years ago

    Lisa, I have no idea if Scrabble is one of Sharon's hybrids. My reason for asking was logical deduction. i.e. Caboolture and Cheryl and daughter Ema are both on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Also, I have recently bought some lovely neo hybrids from Cheryl which are not registered either, but Cheryl says they are Peterson hybrids e.g.N.Wild Surf and a couple of others that I would check on if it was not pouring rain right now. They have a similar look to them, and when I return from weekend in Melbourne, I will post photos of.

    I agree Scrabble does look like a kautskyi hybrid, but when I looked on the fcbs photo index, I saw Scatter which looks similar - do you agree?

    Cheers,
    Kerry

  • 18 years ago

    So Cheryl's business is now called Caboolture? Or is that somebody else? She used to call hers Wildfire Garden, but her website's been down for a while now, and I haven't seen her in the past year or so.

    At any rate, I asked Sharon about Scrabble and she said she'd never heard of it. She has sent Cheryl some unnamed crosses in the past but didn't think it likely that Cheryl would name them without checking with her first.

    Scatter does look a bit similar but has more of a johannis look to me, as befits the DeRolf parent. Kautskyi, johannis, concentrica and a few others all have kind of similar blotches though, so their hybrids can look similar. It's mainly the color that reminded me of kautskyi, but it could be a concentrica or johannis hybrid too.

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