As
observed in the last post, apple blossom does not to set seed for most of us,
but apple blossom pollen can produce satisfying offspring with other varieties
such as San Remo. Something else I have
discovered by trial and error is that some apple blossom-like offspring can be
produced from unexpected parents. The
pairing in particular I have had some fun with is showmaster x Matterhorn. Showmaster is a showy bright scarlet washed
with white, especially on the lower petals:

Matterhorn
is a single clear white with green centre.

One
thing you soon get used to in crossing different varieties is the fact that
reds can be very dominant and shut out other characteristics, and the only one
to open in 2013 suggested that red would be a major feature:

But
flowers that opened in 2014 suggested that the red on showmaster is not so
strong, and the majority of the blooms were whitish with a pink blush:

This
plot is continuing to produce some nice large flowers of this type this year:

Now,
another generation. Pollen from one of
these pale showmaster x Matterhorn flowers was used to pollinate another
Matterhorn in 2014, and surprisingly, one of these offspring flowered this
year. The flowers were huge, and almost
all white with one or two flecks of pink:

(I’m
not offering it for sale for $1, that is just for size comparison).

Some
other crosses which look a bit apple blossom-like include these:

This
one was mentioned in another post - it’s a Bogota x San Remo cross pollinated
with apple blossom. There were different
kinds of red and pink, including this one:

Finally,
a very pale red-white was crossed with apple blossom in 2013 to produce two flowering
individuals so far: