A hybrid of my own making! I'm thrilled. It's like I've given birth.
2 years ago I pollinated Hippeastrum papilio onto 'Red Lion." The cross produces a lot of seed, but only one grew. It grew very slowly the first year, making a bulb like a small pickling onion. Then last year, it zoomed. It produced a huge plant in a 3 gallon container. Here it is.
The satiny sheen is just like it's Momma.
Here's Pappa.
He decided to bloom last summer like this. Not much stem with the direct sunlight.
Here's Momma.
What a kick. I don't know if I'm brave enough to try hybridizing roses.
2 years ago I pollinated Hippeastrum papilio onto 'Red Lion." The cross produces a lot of seed, but only one grew. It grew very slowly the first year, making a bulb like a small pickling onion. Then last year, it zoomed. It produced a huge plant in a 3 gallon container. Here it is.
The satiny sheen is just like it's Momma.
Two to a stem, just like its Pappa. I think the back is just as pretty as the front. Looks a little like 'Ruby Star."
Here's Pappa.
Here's Momma.
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