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Wim, we've been discussing in other social fora, but wanted to say, you're the Master of Names, some very interesting suggestions. The 'Rik' hybrid has very deep color and saturation, I LIKE IT, would like to see what the plant looks like as a whole.
According to the RHS list, Wim, linked here: http://www.srgc.net/foru/index.php?topic=5050.msg137919#msg137919CPC would be Cobblewood Plant Collection
e.g. Darrell Probst
So CPC evolved to Cc. over the years?
Mark - very nice flower sprays on the OP elongatum!On the other hand, the little hybrid I've shown produces seeds (I've seen a bumble bee going back and forth to lischichenii ). Also the only OP E. lischichenii I have and flowered has seeds and I will continue with it - the flowers are nothing spectacular but the leaves are extremely long and had a very nice mottling in the spring.
The leaves on your lishihchenii hybrid almost look like ilicifolium, long and slender, rather elegant. I was left with a bunch of lishihchenii self-sown seedlings when my main plant died after the drought of 2011, resulting in odd hybrids falling into two catagories of flowering. Some have sprays of flowers that look very similar to versicolor 'Sulphureum' (that species was growing right next to lishihchenii), and others have the more typical big arching spider flowers. All have the same big broad bullate (deep-vein textured) leaves that get very leathery and shiny. Darrell saw one of these those that resemble versicolor 'Sulphureum' and was taken aback, he too suggested it looked like 'Sulphureum' flowers. One of these has extra large foliage and very long sprays of bloom that sprawl around, it's a "FrankenEpimedium". Photos showing the two basic type hybrids and winter foliage.
That's very interesting to see the versicolor flowers on top of lishihchenii foliage; I maintain the opinion that the evergreen foliage makes them worth anyway (not to be named of course) and not in your case - you have too many beautiful ones.My theory is that my OP lishihchenii shows genes from the wushanense - via E. Amber Queen. I always had them growing close by; they still are.The flowers are not bad as well but as I said not spectacular. It also flowered very early, well in advance of both parents. (Attachment Link)
This is Rik in a pot.
Ah Wim, I didn't see your photo of 'Rik' when I last posted, now that's different, what pudgy lantern-like flowers! I like it! Would be nice if it had more flowers, but it's definitely a standout for color and flower shape.
