NOPE

Nope.

First, the species Neo. princeps is not what was used to make Granada. That was the narrow-leafed purple form of N. carolinae that has been mistakenly called by that name for many years. Derek wants everybody now to call it Amethyst, but most people (including myself) just refer to it as carolinae 'Princeps'.

I have the true N. princeps coming into bloom soon. I'll post a photo of it when it gets a little further along, and maybe send one to FCBS, as they seem to be lacking. It's a larger, tougher plant with lots of silver banding under the leaves and has a bit of a stolon. Kind of like a cruenta with a purple cup. It doesn't look bigeneric to me at all, and it crosses with other Neos. If it were bigeneric it would most likely be sterile.

Re: different sized seed pods: means nothing as far as parentage, just how many grains of pollen actually made it to the ovary. More pollen = more seeds = bigger fruit.

Okay, as promised, here is the real Neo. princeps:

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Note the wrinkled, papery (almost hairy) bronze-colored floral bracts, very unique:

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Leathery leaves, heavy silver scurf on the underside:

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Meanwhile, if you see "princeps" listed as a parent in the registry, chances are it's the one below, actually a form of N. carolinae. This is Granada's parent (along with Fireball):

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(Sorry, my plant is a bit faded out, does anyone have a better picture of it?)

I'm guessing the confusion may have arisen because of Morren's painting (see link), which just shows a narrow-leafed Neo with a purplish cup, not too much other detail. People may have assumed the narrow-leafed purple carolinae in cultivation was this plant, and the misnaming continues to this day.

I don't quite understand why Uncle D. thinks N. princeps may be a bigeneric. His comments appear to be limited to N. princeps f. phyllanthidea anyway. I'm not sure if the one above is f. princeps or f. phyllanthidea, but it sure looks all Neo to me!

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:483144}}