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This is the first flower on a seedling P rockii. Raised from seed - thank you Hans. The flower is quite big and is at least 9 ins or 22cm across which took me by surprise when I found it open
Quote from: ian mcenery on April 25, 2011, 08:59:51 PMThis is the first flower on a seedling P rockii. Raised from seed - thank you Hans. The flower is quite big and is at least 9 ins or 22cm across which took me by surprise when I found it openWas one of the parents P. linyanshanii or P. ostii (Feng Dan Bai)? Really beautiful!...and somehow similar to the first seedling shown by "Swiss" Hans...which i think has P. linyanshanii as parent.Matt
Quote from: Matt on April 26, 2011, 10:41:45 PMQuote from: ian mcenery on April 25, 2011, 08:59:51 PMThis is the first flower on a seedling P rockii. Raised from seed - thank you Hans. The flower is quite big and is at least 9 ins or 22cm across which took me by surprise when I found it openWas one of the parents P. linyanshanii or P. ostii (Feng Dan Bai)? Really beautiful!...and somehow similar to the first seedling shown by "Swiss" Hans...which i think has P. linyanshanii as parent.MattThanks Matt but I can't help with possible parentage as these plants were raised from seed from Hans J as rockii perhaps he will comment as I do not know whether these were open pollinated or not. Anyway isn't linyanshanii a subspecies of rockii? I have 3 other rockiis from various sources including a small layer from a well known parent plant and all seem to differ in some way except for the purple blotch at the base of the petals. This plant is currently growing on my allotment at present and will definitely be transplanted to the garden.
Quote from: ian mcenery on April 27, 2011, 12:21:49 AMQuote from: Matt on April 26, 2011, 10:41:45 PMQuote from: ian mcenery on April 25, 2011, 08:59:51 PMThis is the first flower on a seedling P rockii. Raised from seed - thank you Hans. The flower is quite big and is at least 9 ins or 22cm across which took me by surprise when I found it openWas one of the parents P. linyanshanii or P. ostii (Feng Dan Bai)? Really beautiful!...and somehow similar to the first seedling shown by "Swiss" Hans...which i think has P. linyanshanii as parent.MattThanks Matt but I can't help with possible parentage as these plants were raised from seed from Hans J as rockii perhaps he will comment as I do not know whether these were open pollinated or not. Anyway isn't linyanshanii a subspecies of rockii? I have 3 other rockiis from various sources including a small layer from a well known parent plant and all seem to differ in some way except for the purple blotch at the base of the petals. This plant is currently growing on my allotment at present and will definitely be transplanted to the garden.Ian + MattI have just seen your picture of this wonderful P.rockii seedling ( grown from my seed )I have not pollinate with P.linyanshanii ......because my own ( selfgrown ) P.linyanshanii ( seeds from USA ) have flowered here for the first time in year 2009 - this seeds was from selfed pollinatet flowers.The mother plant from where comes this seeds is from a german plantfriend -I know nothing about the provenace.....it is possibly that they has a bit of P.linyanshanii blood because the habit is different from all my other P.rockii plants -it has only few strong stems ( we call this in german : sparrig...but I dont know a translation ) and is very big ( near 2 m ) -the flowers are big ...but not so big as my own P.linyansaniiSorry for answering not earlier to this point ...but it is near impossibly to read all here in this forum -but if anyone has a question so please send me a PM ...and I will answer soonGood luck with your plantHans