Yaaay! first bloom seedlings coming!

18 years ago

OMG! Yaaaaaaaayyyyyyy! I just discovered today that six of my seedlings from the 2003 group of crosses are showing buds! A few weeks back I put a group of the largest ones on top of the heated bench to dry them out, for they were leafless. some of them might end up 'blind' but not all. here's what's coming....

'Charisma'X'Mandarine Tiger' (x2)

'Mandarine Tiger' was a sister of 'Madame Pele' with double orange blossoms. most of us know Charisma! few or no doubles expected here.

'Charisma'X'Blossom Peacock' (x2)

this one could be really neat! some doubles possible.

'Candy Floss'X'Blossom Peacock'

probably pinks or pink/whites, some doubles possible.

'Vivaldi'X'Madame Pele'

lots of color potential, orange-pink, self or bi-color. few or no doubles expected here.

the last one is a mystery, but I will guess 'Candy Floss'X'Charisma' at this point.

Im so excited! I'll post pics when and if they make it to bloom! Cheers all!

Blayz

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brigarif Khan
18 years ago
Congratulations
Awaiting for the pictures of the blooms.
jodik_gw
18 years ago
Oh my! How wonderful, Blayz! I can't wait to see photos! You are so far ahead of me in the breeding process! I am only just now getting ready to harvest my first seeds!

And the crosses you list do sound very exciting! Can you just imagine the colors and shapes that might appear?!! Although I prefer singles to doubles, it will be very interesting to see what happens regarding the Blossom Peacock offspring!

I'm finding the entire process to be extremely exciting and so much fun! I'm going to breed a few of mine today... Pamela is blooming, but I have no other miniatures to breed her with... I was thinking of trying a cross between her and a large flowered variety... I have Exposure and Hermitage in flower... Hmmm... Exotic Star is also blooming, but that one seems to only like self pollination, so far...

Oh, the possibilities!!!
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mariava7
18 years ago
Congratulations Blayz. I can just imagine how you are feeling right now. Wow...4 years. But that's alright. I'm pretty sure once the flowers open, it would seem like only yesterday that you pollinated them.

I still have a long time before I see my "firstborns". They are just RLXRL pollinated Jan. 2006. Just like you, I had to grow them in "un-perfect" growing conditions during winter for lack of space.

I know better now. Thanks to Sir Hans. The "chosen" seedlings are growing under lights now. The growth rate is almost 2-3X faster than the window grown seedlings.

Pics pleeeaaasssseee!!!!
soultan
18 years ago
Does RL stand for Red Lion?
mariava7
18 years ago
Soultan...Yes, RL stands for Red Lion. My very first attempt in hybridizing.
salpal
18 years ago
Bravo Blayz! This is exciting for all of us on this forum- you give us hope that one day our seedlings too will bring us blooms! Please do show pics of those buds.