G'day Devo.
I could be wrong but am pretty sure your mini neo is an ampullacea.

The collector didnt have it tagged? The soft scale needs attention

Soft scale??

bugs ..

I'm not seeing any scale, soft or otherwise, but I am seeing a form of Neo. wilsoniana. This is the form I like to work with, not the strappier unzoned form with the black cup.

Yes, our local experts agree....!

It is a form of Neo wilsoniana. It is said to yellow up nicely when grown in high light. I have done a search on wilsoniana via FCBS & found the reference to N. Pauciflora 'Yellow', which Derek Butcher feels is wilsoniana. So, I assume the plant in the following link is "my" plant.

Now, Lisa.....by saying "this is the form I like to work with"...I assume you have hybridised with this variety. Most of the registered hybrids of wilsoniana were done years ago, and it seems to have been passed over in recent years.

Can I ask what traits you found it passed on...??? And would love to see photos of the hybrids.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:460625}}

Now that you mention it, Devo, my plant was tagged "Pauciflora Yellow" when I got it. This was very confusing, since it's obviously not a pauciflora.

I have a photo of only one of its hybrids:

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This is 'Golden Boy', which is a cross with punctatissima, or as Uncle Derek wants it called, 'Punctate'. I guess the true N. punctatissima is something else, but the one that we all call that is actually a form of ampullacea. Obviously the yellow color and zonation from both parents were retained, which is what I wanted to experiment with, but I was really surprised (and pleased) at how full the rosette came out. I put a lot of pollen on this little guy this year, so we shall see what it gives me!

The only other "keeper" I got is a cross with Fireball called 'Chinese Lacquer'. I don't have a picture or a decent-looking plant at the moment, but it's about what you'd expect: very glossy deep red, stoloniferous, with the pointed leaf shape of the wilsoniana, but a bit more open. No zonation.

This one's stunning, Lisa!

Lisa, nobody can say 'oh, I got that one' It is BEAUTIFUL!!! I hope it is a mad pupper as I NEED one! Not for playing, foor looking! Chinese Laquer sounds exciting, but I am sure the Golden Boy beats it by far! STUNNING!

Thanks, guys! I'm pretty pleased with it, and excited to see what kind of parent it will be. Based on my "research", I am cautiously optimistic. ;-)

I wouldn't call it a mad pupper. It pups decently but the pups can come out kind of distorted looking at first and they sometimes abort, so it may take a while to build up stock.