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| 1960 ALEGRIA 'ST LITA' X JAMES
TOYA 'BLOOD 'N' BONE'
'BLOOD 'N' BONE' IS OF A SIMILAR APPEARANCE TO RED BEAUTY 'CARMEN' 4N BUT SHAPE WOULD BE FULLER. AN EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE AND EYE CATCHING ORCHID. WHEN CROSSED WITH ALEGRIA, GOOD REDS ARE EXPECTED FROM PAST EXPERIENCE. LARGE, ROUND AND FILLED IN BLOOMS OF PINK THROUGH TO RED IN AUGUST. |
| 2196 BARB 'ALEX'S CHOICE' X (VIA DEL PALYA
X RED BEAUTY) 'UNIQUE'
'UNIQUE' IS DIFFERENT IN THAT THE LABELLUM HAS A BROAD EDGING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE LABELLUM OF DARK RED WITH A YELLOW STRIPE DOWN THE CENTRE. RED DOTS AND STRIPES APPEAR IN THE WHITISH SEPALS AND PETALS. BARB IS A CROSS OF ALEGRIA WITH WINTER WONDER. 'ALEX'S CHOICE' IS A PASTEL YELLOW WITH AN ATTRACTIVE LABELLUM. EXPECT A RANGE OF COLOURS INCLUDING WHITE, PINK AND YELLOW WITH ATTRACTIVE LABELLUMS. JULY / AUGUST. |
| 2195 BARB 'ALEX'S CHOICE' X
LONE STAR 'MR SCOTT'
'ALEX'S CHOICE' IS A LARGE, PASTEL YELLOW FLOWER WITH AN ATTRACTIVE, RED SPOTTED ON THE EDGES AND YELLOW THROUGH THE CENTRE, LABELLUM. 'MR SCOTT' IS A PARENT OF MANY, GOOD, EARLY STANDARDS. A WHITE WITH A PINK BLUSH. A RANGE OF PASTEL COLOURS EXPECTED INCLUDING WHITE, PINK AND YELLOW AND A COMBINATION OF THESE. JUNE / JULY. |
| 2169 BARBARA STEER 'ALEX' X
(LONE STAR
X ROYAL POET) 'EARLY FIVE'
'EARLY FIVE' IS A CLEAN, BRIGHT WHITE, LARGE BLOOMS, FLAT AND REASONABLY FULL. LABELLUM HAS A PINK EDGING AND A LOT OF YELLOW IN THE CENTRE. 'ALEX' IS A VERY FULL, CREAM FLOWER WITH A SLIGHT GREEN TINGE. FLOWER SEGMENTS ARE EXTREMELY BROAD. LABELLUM IS BROAD AND WELL DISPLAYED WITH A PINK EDGING. PROGENY WILL BE 50% LONE STAR. EARLY STANDARDS FLOWERING FROM JUNE IN THE WHITE AND CREAM TONES. |
| 2187 BEAU GUEST 'BEAU' X VALLEY
NYMPH 'NULLABOR'
'NULLABOR' IS A GREEN, PURE COLOUR WITH A VERY LARGE, BROAD, WELL DISPLAYED, YELLOW SPOTTED LABELLUM. 'BEAU' IS A BRIGHT YELLOW, EYE CATCHING PURE COLOUR. 100% PURE COLOURS WITH GOOD VIGOUR AND A COLOUR RANGE OF GREEN THROUGH TO YELLOW. AUGUST / SEPTEMBER. |
| 2244 BEAU GUEST 'TOFFEE'
X MEM MARK HENBURY 'SUNNY'
MEM MARK HENBURY = WALLARA x MIGHTY MOUSE. 'SUNNY' IS A BRIGHT YELLOW APPROACHING ORANGE FLOWER. SHAPE IS FULL AND FLAT. LABELLUM IS A LITTLE POINTED WITH A BRIGHT RED EDGING. 'TOFFEE' IS ANOTHER EXCELLENT CLONE OBTAINED FROM THE BEAU GUEST CROSS. EXCELLENT FORM, WELL FILLED IN AND FLAT. TOFFEE / CARAMEL COLOUR BUT NOT A PURE COLOUR. A SLIGHT RED STRIPE APPEARS AROUND THE EDGE OF THE NEARLY WHITE LABELLUM. EXPECT A COLOUR RANGE OF YELLOW THROUGH TO ORANGE OF AWARD SHAPE FLOWERS. AUGUST / SEPTEMBER. |
| 2159 (BEWITCHED
BAKER X VIA DEL PLAYA) 'FULL' X {(WINTER WONDER X GOLDEN MELODY) X
TERAMA } 'RADIANT PINK'
'RADIANT PINK' IS AN EYE CATCHING, DEEP PINK. SHAPE IS REASONABLE. LABELLUM IS LARGE AND BROAD WITH A RED BAND. 'FULL' IS A FILLED IN INTERMEDIATE FLOWER IN THE PINKISH SHADES WITH A RED BANDED LABELLUM. LARGE INTERMEDIATES IN THE PINK COLOURS WITH ATTRACTIVE LABELLUMS EXPECTED FOR AUGUST. |
| 2144 (BEWITCHED BAKER X VIA DEL PLAYA) 'PERTH DELIGHT' X
LITTLE RUBY 'RED LIPSTICK'
'PERTH DELIGHT' IS A LARGE INTERMEDIATE, THAT IS CUPPY IN SHAPE, A PINK COLOUR WITH A DEEPER PINK, HEAVILY BANDED LABELLUM. 'RED LIPSTICK' IS A DEEP PINK WITH A LABELLUM BANDED, HEAVILY IN RED. INTERMEDIATES EXPECTED THAT FLOWER IN JUNE OF PINK THROUGH TO RED WITH STRONGLY BANDED LABELLUMS. |
| 2249 (CANDY
FLOSS X FANCY FREE) 'STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM' X SYLVAN KHAN 'SOFT'
SYLVAN KHAN IS THE CROSS OF CRONULLA AND SYLVAN STAR. A LARGE FLOWER THAT IS A PASTEL PINK. LABELLUM IS A LITTLE ON THE SMALL SIZE WITH AN EDGING OF DEEP PINK SPOTS. 'STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM' IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE FLOWER. A WHITE WITH A PINK BLUSH. IT HAS A VERY APPEALING LABELLUM WITH ITS BRIGHT RED SPOTTING. A LITTLE LIKE A MUSITA 'PINKIE' LIP. SOFT PINKS EXPECTED WITH ATTRACTIVE LABELLUMS FOR SEPTEMBER. |
| 2189 CHERISH 'WINDY'
X PINK DIAMOND 'LUCKY
DIP'
'LUCKY DIP' IS AN ORCHID THAT CATCHES THE EYE. A TWO TONE PINK HAVING WHITISH CENTRES INTENSIFYING IN COLOUR AT THE EDGES. LABELLUM IS CONTRASTING WITH ITS HEAVILY BARRED, VERY DARK, RED LIP. 'WINDY' HAS PARENTAGE OF KHAIRPOUR x GLOBETROTTER. ITS APPEARANCE IS LIKE A RADIANT HARRY. LARGE, PINK INTERMEDIATE WITH GOOD FORM AND HEAVY RED, BANDED LABELLUM. GOOD PINK INTERMEDIATES EXPECTED. JULY / AUGUST. |
| 2164 CHOC 'SPOT LIGHT' X RED
BEAUTY 'PRINSES ALBERTINA' 4N
'SPOT LIGHT' IS A PETER PAN HYBRID. LARGE IN SIZE FOR ITS BREEDING, OTHER PARENT IS CHOCOLADA. GREEN OVERLAID WITH BRONZE WITH A BROAD LABELLUM HEAVILY BANDED WITH RED. 'PRINSES ALBERTINA' IS A VERY LARGE, RED FLOWER. EXPECT LARGE INTERMEDIATES THAT FLOWER EARLY IN THE SEASON, FROM MARCH ONWARDS WITH PERHAPS SOME BEING RED IN COLOUR. |
| 2142 CORA PADDISON 'TWO TONE'
X RUMOURS 'RED GLOBE'
'TWO TONE' IS A VERY FULL, CUPPY FLOWER HAVING A BRONZE OVERLAY ON A YELLOW BACKGROUND. ITS LARGE LABELLUM HAS A LARGE BAND OF RED. PARENTAGE IS CORAKI AND CLAUDONA. 'RED GLOBE' IS A PERFECT CIRCLE OF DEEP RED. ONLY DOWNFALL IS SIZE. SHAPE OF PROGENY HAS TO BE TOPS. COLOURS OF BRONZE THROUGH TO REDS WITH LARGE, BROAD, ATTRACTIVE LABELLUMS. |
| 2186 CORAL 'INSPIRATION' X
SATSUMA 'GRUESOME'
'INSPIRATION' IS AN UNUSUAL COLOUR IN THAT IT CONSISTS OF BLOTCHES AND STRIPES OF RUST BROWN ON A YELLOW BACKGROUND. LABELLUM HAS A BAND OF RED / BLACK. PETALS ARE A LITTLE POINTED. 'GRUESOME' IS A MAROON BLOTCHED FLOWER. A NOVELTY CROSS DESIGNED TO OBTAIN SOME CLONES WITH SPOTS AND UNUSUAL COLOURS. SEPTEMBER. |
| 2191 (FANCY FREE X MATIPO) 'PINK FINISH' X PINK CHAMPAGNE 'FEATHERHILL'
4N
'PINK FINISH' WILL BE CLONED WHEN THE PLANT IS BIG. WON BEST STANDARD SEEDLING AT THE CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY STATE SHOW 1997. FIRST FLOWERING HAD 16 PINK BLOOMS OF FULL SHAPE WITH AN ATTRACTIVE LABELLUM ON A SMALL PLANT. FLOWERED AGAIN IN 1998 EQUALLY AS GOOD. UNUSUAL IN THAT FLOWERS NORMALLY FACE ONE DIRECTION INSTEAD OF AROUND THE SPIKE, BUT STILL NOT BUNCHED. PINK CHAMPAGNE IS A PROVEN PARENT. GOOD PINKS EXPECTED. |
| 2166 (GILDED
ANGEL X TRACEY REDDAWAY) 'APRIL GOLD' X PINK CHAMPAGNE 'FEATHERHILL'
'APRIL GOLD' IS AN EARLY FLOWERING STANDARD THAT HAS FLOWERED AS EARLY AS APRIL. THE PLANT WILL BE CLONED WHEN WE CAN STOP THE PLANT FROM FLOWERING AND GIVE IT A CHANCE TO GROW. A PASTEL YELLOW WITH EXCELLENT SHAPE. PINK CHAMPAGNE WILL FLOWER IN JUNE. A PASTEL PINK WITH GOOD FORM. AN EXCELLENT CROSS TO PRODUCE EARLY FLOWERING STANDARDS FROM MAY IN A COLOUR RANGE OF YELLOW THROUGH TO PINK. |
| 2264 GLADYS WHITESELL 'THE CHARMER' X FIFI
'HARRY' 4N
WHAT A CROSS! I HAVE NOT SEEN 'THE CHARMER' BEING OFFERED BEFORE IN A CROSS. FIFI 'HARRY' SHOULD BE A PERFECT COMPLIMENT. PROGENY WILL BE 75% FIFI AND 25% parishii. LONG PENDULOUS RACEMES OF GREEN THROUGH TO WHITE WITH parishii SPOTTED LABELLUMS. INTERMEDIATES FOR SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER. |
| 2198 ICEBURG 'PINK WISHES' X
FRED STEWART 'COBURG'
'ICEBURG' IS A PARENT OF MANY GOOD CLONES. A VERY WHITE, WHITE WITH A SOFT LABELLUM WITH ITS EDGING OF PINK SPOTS AND YELLOW IN THE CENTRE. SHAPE IS FULL BUT FLOWER SIZE IS SMALL FOR A STANDARD. 'PINK WISHES' IS A CUPPY SHAPED, LARGE INTERMEDIATE OF WHITE WITH A PINK BLUSH. LABELLUM IS BROAD WITH LOTS OF YELLOW ON A WHITE BACKGROUND. EXCELLENT SHAPED PROGENY WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SOME GAINING AWARDS. WHITES AND WHITES WITH A PINK BLUSH. JULY. |
| 2194 JAMES TOYA 'RED DEVIL' X PINK CHAMPAGNE 'FEATHERHILL' 4N
JAMES TOYA IS A CROSS OF YOWIE FLAME AND RED BEAUTY. 'RED DEVIL' IS A REASONABLE RED WITH THE HEAVILY BANDED, RED BEAUTY LABELLUM. HOPING PINK CHAMPAGNE WILL BROADEN THE SEGMENTS OF THE FLOWER. GOOD PINKS AND PERHAPS SOME SPOTTED AND RED FLOWERS MAY EVENTUATE. FLOWERING JULY / AUGUST. |
| 2245 JAMES TOYA 'RED DEVIL' X WARREN
MICHAEL 'TOUGH'
'TOUGH' IS A LARGE PURPLE BLOOM OF VERY FULL SHAPE AND OF A HEAVY SUBSTANCE. 'RED DEVIL' IS A DARK RED FROM RED BEAUTY AND YOWIE FLAME. 'TOUGH' INTRODUCES GENES FROM TERAMA. THE BEST OF THE LARGE FLOWERING, RED GENES HAVE BEEN COMBINED HERE. GOOD REDS AND PURPLES FLOWERING IN SEPTEMBER. |
| 1966 JOHN JANSMA 'OLYMPIC TORCH' X SO
BOLD 'HENDERSON'
'OLYMPIC TORCH' IS A GREEN OVERLAID WITH BRONZE. FLOWERS ARE LARGE, FLAT AND FILLED IN. LABELLUM IS LARGE AND BARRED IN RED. 'HENDERSON' HAS MORE BRONZE IN ITS COLOUR WITH AN ATTRACTIVE LABELLUM HAVING LOTS OF YELLOW ABOVE THE RED BANDING. EXPECT LARGE FLOWERS OF BRONZE SHADES WITH GOOD SHAPE IN SEPTEMBER. |
| 2179 KARAKA PARK 'EZI' X LITTLE
RUBY 'RED LIPSTICK'
'EZI' IS A LARGE, WHITE STANDARD WITH REASONABLE SHAPE FOR ITS EARLY FLOWERING TIME. CROSSED WITH 'RED LIPSTICK', A RED INTERMEDIATE WITH A HEAVILY BANDED LABELLUM, PINK INTERMEDIATES FLOWERING IN JUNE EXPECTED. |
| 2180 KARAKA PARK 'EZI' X MALCOLM WILLIAMS 'AIRPORT WEST'
BOTH PARENTS ARE EARLY FLOWERING, SO THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME OF THE PROGENY MAY FLOWER FROM MAY. A LARGE WHITE HAS BEEN CROSSED WITH A GREEN. BOTH ORCHIDS ARE PRODUCTIVE. |
| 2178 KARAKA PARK 'EZI' X PINK CHAMPAGNE 'FEATHERHILL' 4N
'EZI' IS AN EARLY FLOWERING, WHITE STANDARD. FLOWER SHAPE IS ON THE POINTED SIDE BUT STILL REASONABLY FULL. SPOTTED EDGING IN THE LABELLUM. PINK CHAMPAGNE WILL ROUND THE FLOWERS. FLOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE EARLY, JUNE, IN THE WHITE AND PASTEL PINK TONES. |
| 1842 KAREN 'APRICOT PIE' X
TRACEY REDDAWAY 'YELLOW STRIPE'
'APRICOT PIE' IS A LARGE, ORANGE-YELLOW FLOWER WITH A HEAVY, RED BANDED LABELLUM. PARENTAGE IS RED BEAUTY x CORAKI. 'YELLOW STRIPE' IS A PASTEL YELLOW, FLAT FLOWER WITH GOOD FORM WITH A FAINT RED STRIPE THROUGH THE CENTRE OF ITS SEGMENTS. EARLY FLOWERING STANDARDS, FROM JUNE WITH SOME BEING IN THE ORANGE TONES. |
| 2162 KAREN 'BLOOD SHOT' X RED
BEAUTY 'CARMEN' 4N
'BLOOD SHOT' COMES FROM RED BEAUTY AND CORAKI. A VERY ROUND, CUPPY FLOWER WITH INTENSE COLOURING OF ORANGE - RED. LABELLUM IS BROAD, WELL DISPLAYED AND HEAVILY BANDED IN BRIGHT RED. CROSSING IT TO 'CARMEN' ONE CAN EXPECT WELL FILLED IN FLOWERS THAT ARE PREDOMINANTLY RED WITH SOME IN THE ORANGE SHADES. AUGUST. |
| 2190 KATIE'S DREAM 'PINK RUBY' X DIANE FLETCHER 'PRETTY GIRL'
'PINK RUBY' PROGENY HAVE BEEN GOOD. CROSSED TO A STANDARD, LARGE INTERMEDIATES HAVE FLOWERED WITH GOOD FORM. A SIMILAR TYPE OF BREEDING IS OCURRING WITH THIS CROSS. DIANE FLETCER IS A PINK WITH A VERY ATTRACTIVE LABELLUM, BEING HEAVILY SPOTTED AND STRIPED IN RED. 'PINK RUBY' ALSO HAS A LABELLUM WITH LOTS OF COLOUR. PINK INTERMEDIATES FOR JULY / AUGUST. |
| 2199 KELLYS WINTER 'PATRICIA'
X BEAU GUEST 'BEAU'
'PATRICIA' HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL ORCHID AT MANY SHOWS. A VERY LARGE, FLAT IN FORM, BRIGHT YELLOW WITH FULL SHAPE. LABELLUM IS BROAD AND FULLY DISPLAYED. A BRIGHT RED EDGING WITH MANY RED SPOTS RADIATING INTO THE THROAT. 'BEAU' IS AN OUTSTANDING BRIGHT YELLOW, PURE COLOUR WITH A LABELLUM OF WHITE AND BRIGHT YELLOW. 'BEAU' HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST, BRIGHT YELLOW PURE COLOURS. SHAPE IS VERY GOOD. 'PATRICIA' IS A PURE COLOUR CARRIER SO ONE CAN EXPECT 50% OF THE PROGENY TO BE EXCELLENT, YELLOW, PURE COLOURS. AUGUST. |
| 1971 LONE STAR 'MR SCOTT'
X (WINTER FAIR X PETER DAWSON) 'TITANIC'
'TITANIC' IS A LARGE FLOWER, SOMEWHAT POINTED, WHITE IN COLOUR WITH A TINGE OF GREEN. LABELLUM HAS LOTS OF YELLOW IN THE CENTRE WITH SOME RED SPOTTING. 'MR SCOTT' HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT PARENT FOR PRODUCING EARLY FLOWERING STANDARDS. A LARGE WHITE FLOWER WITH A PINK BLUSH. LABELLUM HAS LOTS OF YELLOW WITH SOME RED SPOTTING. LARGE, WHITE STANDARDS TO FLOWER IN JUNE. |
| 2193 LONE STAR 'MR SCOTT'
X PALACE COURT 'ROYAL BLUSH'
'MR SCOTT' HAS PRODUCED, MANY EARLY FLOWERING, GOOD CLONES. WE HAVE LOTS OF FAITH IN IT TO PRODUCE THE ABOVE. ITS MAJOR DOWN FALL IS ITS SMALL, POINTED LABELLUM, WHICH SOMETIMES APPEARS IN ITS PROGENY. 'ROYAL BLUSH' HAS ALSO PRODUCED SOME GOOD CLONES. SPIKE HABIT AND FLOWER COUNT ARE GOOD. EXPECT EARLY FLOWERING, FROM JUNE, GOOD SHAPED WHITES. |
| 2192 MAGIC ELF 'PIXIE' X FANCY FREE
'JEAN'
'JEAN' WAS PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS ANOTHER GOOD CLONE THAT CAME OUT OF THE FANCY FREE CROSS. A WHITE WITH A PINK BLUSH. LABELLUM IS APPEALING WITH ITS BRIGHT RED EDGING AND BRIGHT YELLOW KEELS. THE MAGIC ELFS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AS PARENTS. A CROSS TO PRODUCE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF GOOD SHAPED, WHITE INTERMEDIATES TO FLOWER IN JULY. |
| 2222 MURIEL DUNCAN 'PETER' X
LUNAKIRA 'BEV'
'PETER' IS OF AN UNUSUAL COLOUR. BACKGROUND COLOUR IS DARK GREEN. BRONZING APPEARS IN THE CENTRE OF THE SEPALS AND A BRONZE LINE IS FOUND IN THE CENTRE OF THE PETALS. LUNAKIRA IS A CROSS OF CORAKI X LUNARA. THE POLLEN OF 'BEV' WAS OBTAINED FROM BEV AND CLIFF SMITH. ONE OF PERTH'S, TOP CYMBIDIUM GROWERS. A BRIGHT YELLOW WITH GOOD FORM AND AN ATTRACTIVE LABELLUM WITH AUGUST / SEPTEMBER. |
| 1938 OLD FRIEND 'JACK' X PINK
GLOBE 'PINK GLORY'
'JACK' IS AN ORCHID THAT IS A MUST FOR CLONING. IT HAS DELICATE, SOFT PINK FLOWERS THAT ARE FLAT AND WELL FILLED IN. LABELLUM HAS A RED BAND. FLOWER RACEMES ARE TALL AND FLOWER ARRANGEMENT IS VERY GOOD. 'PINK GORY' IS A DEEPER PINK WITH A DARKER BARRED LABELLUM. SHAPE IS FULLER BUT ARRANGEMENT ON STEM IS NOT AS GOOD. EXPECT A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF GOOD PINKS. AUGUST / SEPTEMBER. |
| 2145 ONE TREE HILL 'JOHN'S QUEST' X GOLDEN
ELF 'SUNDUST' 4N
'JOHN'S QUEST' IS ONE OF THE BEST INTERMEDIATES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. A BRIGHT YELLOW, PURE COLOUR WITH EXCELLENT SPACING ON THE RACEME. THIS HAS TO BE THE IDEAL MATING WITH GOLDEN ELF. EXPECT PROGENY TO FLOWER FROM MARCH OF BRIGHT YELLOW PURE COLOURS. GOOD HEAT TOLERANCE. |
| 1986 PEARL BALKIS 'CHAILEY' X ROYAL
'WHITE LACE'
'WHITE LACE' IS A LOVELY ORCHID. A TRUE WHITE, WHITE WITH AN EXTREMELY EYE CATCHING LABELLUM WITH ITS HEAVY SPOTTING OF RED AND YELLOW KEELS. 'CHAILEY' IS A PARENT THAT CAN PROGENY EXTREMELY BRIGHT WHITES. ITS MAJOR DOWNFALL IS SOME PROGENY CAN HAVE A PINCHED LABELLUM. CROSS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE BRIGHT WHITES. AUGUST / SEPTEMBER. |
| 2246 ROBIN 'LITTLE JOHN' X BEAU
GUEST 'BEAU'
'LITTLE JOHN' HAS PRODUCED MANY NEW COLOURS. IT IS DOMINANT IN PASSING ONTO ITS PROGENY DARK BANDED LABELLUMS. CROSSED WITH THE BRIGHT YELLOW PURE COLOUR ONE CAN EXPECT YELLOW PROGENY WITH A VARIETY OF LIP COLOURS. YELLOW WITH A BLACK LIP WOULD BE NICE. AUGUST / SEPTEMBER. |
| 2157 RUBY BLUSH 'CHEEKY' X FRAE
FOR ALL 'BEST PINK'
FRAE FOR ALL COMES FROM FANCY FREE AND ROBERT ROWE. 'BEST PINK' IS A TRUE INDICATOR OF THE QUALITY OF THE FLOWER. ITS SEGMENTS ARE EXTREMELY BROAD. FLOWER FORM IS FLAT AND FULL. LABELLUM COMPLIMENTS THE FLOWER WELL. 'CHEEKY' MAYBE AN ORCHID THAT COULD BE CLONED IN THE FUTURE. A PRETTY PINK, FLAT, INTERMEDIATE FLOWER WITH A BRIGHT RED, BANDED LABELLUM WITH SOME YELLOW IN THE CENTRE. LARGE INTERMEDIATE PINKS WITH EXCELLENT FORM EXPECTED FOR AUGUST / SEPTEMBER. |
| 2221 RUMOURS 'RED GLOBE' X
SATSUMA 'GRUESOME'
'RED GLOBE' IS A VERY FULL, CUPPY SHAPED, DEEP RED, WITH AN ATTRACTIVE, BROAD LABELLUM. 'GRUESOME' IS OUR LARGE, MAROON, BLOTCHED FLOWER THAT IS FLAT IN FORM. HOPING FOR LARGE, FLAT AND FULL SHAPED, FLOWERS IN THE PURPLE THROUGH TO RED SHADES. SEPTEMBER. |
| 2173 SNOW'S DELIGHT 'BIG
DIPPER' X BEAU GUEST 'BEAU'
'BEAU' SHOULD BRING OUT THE YELLOW GENES IN 'BIG DIPPER' TO PRODUCE MORE YELLOW / GREEN SHADES. LARGE FLOWERS EXPECTED IN AUGUST. |
| 2170 SNOW'S DELIGHT 'BIG
DIPPER' X KAREN 'BLOOD SHOT'
'BIG DIPPER' IS AN ENORMOUS FLOWER, 15CM ACROSS. FLOWER COUNT WAS REASONABLE, FIRST FLOWERING 7 BLOOMS. COLOUR NEEDS IMPROVING. A GREEN OVERLAID BY A PINKISH-BROWN WITH A SPOTTED LABELLUM. 'BLOOD SHOT' IS A STRONG COLOUR OF ORANGE-RED THAT DOES NOT FADE. A VERY FULL FLOWER WITH A RED BANDED LABELLUM. HOPING 'BLOOD SHOT' ADDS THE COLOUR TO A VERY LARGE 15CM FLOWER. JULY / AUGUST. |
| 2172 SNOW'S DELIGHT 'BIG
DIPPER' X RED BEAUTY 'CARMEN' 4N
'BIG DIPPER' IS A LARGE 15CM FLOWER THAT NEEDS COLOUR. 'CARMEN' BEING A DEEP RED MAYBE THE RIGHT CHOICE. A RANGE OF COLOURS EXPECTED. JULY / AUGUST. |
| 2171 SNOW'S DELIGHT 'BIG
DIPPER' X WINTER FIRE 'JOSHUA'
SNOW'S DELIGHT IS RED BEAUTY x VALLEY BAY. VALLEY BAY WAS USED BEFORE WITH WINTER FIRE AND GOOD INTERMEDIATES WERE OBTAINED. MAIN FAULT WITH THIS CROSS WAS ITS SHORT SPIKES. INTRODUCING RED BEAUTY GENES THIS PROBLEM MAYBE OVERCOME. EXPECT SOME PROGENY THE SIZE OF SMALL STANDARDS. A RANGE OF COLOURS EXPECTED. JUNE / JULY. |
| 2216 (VIA
DEL PALYA X TERAMA) 'CHERRY BLOSSOM' X KATIE'S DREAM 'PINK RUBY'
'CHERRY BLOSSOM' IS A DEEP PINK BLOOM WITH A VERY APPEALING LABELLUM. LABELLUM HAS A BRIGHT RED EDGING WITH LOTS OF YELLOW IN THE CENTRE. FLOWER FORM IS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. 'PINK RUBY' HAS PRODUCED SOME GOOD PROGENY. A CROSS TO PRODUCE DEEP PINK INTERMEDIATES OF MEDIUM TO LARGE SIZE WITH ATTRACTIVE LABELLUMS. JULY / AUGUST. |
| 2161 (VIA DEL PLAYA
X TERAMA) 'BUDAPEST' X RED BEAUTY
'CARMEN' 4N
'BUDAPEST' IS A GOOD SHAPED, PINK FLOWER WITH A RED BANDED LABELLUM. 'CARMEN' IS A DARK RED, ROUND FLOWER WITH REASONABLE FULLNESS WITH A DARK, BANDED LABELLUM. EXPECT SOME GOOD REDS WITH GOOD SIZE AND SHAPE. JULY / AUGUST. |
| 2219 (VIA
DEL PLAYA X TERAMA) 'CHERRY BLOSSOM' X
WARREN MICHAEL 'TOUGH'
'CHERRY BLOSSOM' IS A DEEP PINK WITH AN APPEALING LABELLUM, HAVING LOTS OF YELLOW IN THE CENTRE. 'TOUGH' IS A VERY FULL, LARGE, CUPPY FLOWER OF HEAVY SUBSTANCE IN THE PURPLE TONE. FLOWER SEGMENTS ARE VERY BROAD. DEEP PINKS AND PURPLES EXPECTED. AS WARREN MICHAEL HAS TERAMA AS A PARENT, FINAL PROGENY WILL BE 50% TERAMA. AUGUST / SEPTEMBER. |
| 2220 WARREN MICHAEL 'TOUGH'
X SATSUMA 'GRUESOME'
'TOUGH' IS A LARGE, PURPLE FLOWER WITH THICK SUBSTANCE AND VERY FULL FORM. 'GRUESOME' IS A MAROON COLOUR. FROM MY EXPERIENCE CROSSES HAVING TERAMA PARENTAGE CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN TO SPOTS BUT I HAVE SEEN FLOWERS WITH STRIPING. PERHAPS SOME OF THESE WILL BE STRIPED. UNUSUAL COLOURS INCLUDING PURPLE / MAROON. SEPTEMBER. |
| 2146 WINTER SHOWERS 'GRANT' X MALCOLM WILLIAMS 'AIRPORT WEST'
A CROSS MADE FOR LARGE GREENS WITH FULL SHAPE. WINTER SHOWERS IS CRONULLA x WINTER WONDER. 'GRANT' IS A VERY FULL, CLEAN GREEN WITHOUT MUDDINESS. SEGMENTS ARE BROAD AND ROUND. LABELLUM IS WHITE WITH RED SPOTTING. VALLEY BAY x ANGELICA MAKES MALCOLM WILLIAMS. 'AIRPORT WEST' IS A LARGE GREEN WITH GOOD SPACING AND MANY FLOWERS. JULY FLOWERING. |
