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That is a beauty. I'm really surprised to see the keiki-like leaves on the spike. Never seen anything like that. What are the leaves doing now?

Yes it is four on one spike.

Here's a Jason Fischer that bloomed recently for me. I miss seeing them offered for sale as well. It does seem like everything has gravitated toward kovachii, which make great hybrids, but there's just something about hybrids like Jason Fischer and Fox Valley Fireball. Fireball is my favorite...

Yay besse.. eh, I mean manzurii hybrids! :p

Nice job growing it. Great looking flower.

My opinion is still that the pouch looks like there's influence of another species.

Very pretty flower. To me, the pouch looks like it has some influence from another species, maybe schlimii or something similar? It looks a little too round where I'd expect it to be a bit more elongated. Very nice though.

Me too! The plant has extra wide leaves and occasionally has a "tooth" on a flower so I suspect it could be 3N or 4N. I don't know much about that type of thing though.

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This is one I got from HP Norton. He made the cross which is Don WImber x besseae. I'm not saying this plant isn't Rachel Kirk but it looks like a nice Don Wimber. I'd expect to see more besseae influence. At any rate I like the plant a lot. It has six open on a single spike.

Not the best photo but it has eight open now.

Amazing!

There are six growth. Hats off to you Tom for making such a great hybrid.

I appreciate all the nice comments. This one grows larger than the other Fox Valley Fireballs I have. It currently has six growths.

A nice growing Fox Valley Fireball. One of the only ones I remember that had a branched spike. Years ago I had it outside and a hummingbird visited the flower.

Beautiful flower and photos.

Very nice one. This is a fantastic hybrid. Most every one I've seen has been a winner.

That is a super nice Barbara Leann. Makes me want to get one.

Very pretty. Great job with it.

A good growing Magic Lantern.