Very nice Bill. I owuld contact the seller to shedlight on the name since they have registered hybrids

Hi

Nice Bill!!! I reckon its got a lot of Domingues Martens more so than Hallelujah, perhaps its a X between Hallelujah and DM?

Neomea

For sure a Domingos Martins hybrid, but then so is Hallelujah, so that doesn't rule it out as a parent. It reminds me a lot of Midnight Sun, but I don't think that's in Oz yet, and the flower is a bit different anyway.

Lisa, your Midnight Sun is a beautiful plant... Just had a sneak peak on FCBS ;) I agree with your thoughts regarding the flower, this one being less spectacular. I am going to have to store pollen because it is the only Bill I have in flower at present.

The connection with Hallelujah was made because of the name only. That was momentarily shot out of the water when I noticed there is also a B. Glory Be, however the Domingos Martins pedigree rings true.

As HDD suggested, I will endeavour to contact the person I purchased it from to get to the bottom of it.

Thanks all!

Regards,
Shirlene

Hi Shirlene...lovely pics!

I also have one of these. It is by Ivan Hole of Toowoomba QLD. I would have said Dom Mart in its parentage also but have asked someone who knows Ivan, if they know for sure on its breeding.

I also searched for its registration to no avail, and then my friend posted on our chat site re this..so I will let you know if she finds anything out.

He (Ivan) also has another Bill called Moonlight, also lovely and also unregistered.

I am an Aussie eBay addit and have seen Priase Be listed on there - lustfully. Which seller did you get yours from?

Shane-the-Bromaholic.

Hi Shane,

Great to hear from you! Thanks so much for that information, and I wait with bated breath to find out if you will discover more in due course.

Embarrassing as it is, I must admit to having CRAFT disease (hoping a fellow Aussie knows of that dreaded illness ;)). I think I got this Bill from Russ, only because I have bought MANY Bills from him. It was fairly early in the year...

At any rate, I trawled through my lists of eBay correspondence this afternoon, found Russ' email address and sent away a query. When/if I hear back, I'll update.

Through more good luck than good management, I have a pot full of seedlings from B. Ellen II, and, seeing how 'easy' it is, I would love to try with Praise Be.

Regards,
Shirlene

Hey Shirlene...argh CRAFT disease; yes I am getting that as I get older..a sad thing it is!

I know Russ Hol...... a good bloke, nice plants. I have also bought planty from him.

I do not have Bil Ellen but have admired her - looks like a good cross with Praise Be.

Will post more if/when I find out.

Happy Broming!

Shane

CRAFT disease is also knows as CRS..at any rate it is a wide spread problem in all corners of the earth

Given your ebay/bromeliad addiction, I was thinking CRAFT might mean Can't Resist...

Yes HDD, CRAFT is the Aussie version of CRS.

Ya'll are killing me! I was seeing someone knitting, scrapbooking, and so forth only to find out that it's like our CRS. I think I figured out EXACTLY what each letter stands for. LOL

Happy Gardneing and all those good things from another Crafty Person. Y=Ya'll.

Marian

Parentage for Praise Be has just been confirmed as Domingos Martins and Hallelujah but Russ is unsure which was the seed parent. Also confirmed is that it is a hybrid of Mr Ivan Hole from Toowoomba, so Shane is on the right track.

CRS??? Cranio-rectal Syndrome?

Enough! Must get back to my scrapping. :)

Very Nice! Wish I can have one.

I love Russ's hybrids. I will be glad when they finally get here

10 points for "cranio-rectal syndrome". There's a lot of that going around, alright........

Also suffering from CRAFT disease, HDD?
That is one of Ivan Hole's hybrids, not Russ's. LOL

K