Cups in pots 2018
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The final set of hybrids to flower are generally the kentuckiense crosses.
First up are a couple of plants from different crosses between kentuckiense and macranthos.
The first one is the smallest with just 20 flowers.
7ADE1C2B-7439-4BB6-89D0-7A4A1BBC3D75 by john quaife, on Flickr
The next was made with a dark form of macranthos. This one has about 30 flowers and is proper big.
D871F6E8-B346-44CA-9737-EA940737CA27 by john quaife, on Flickr
For scale you can just see the bucket that the pot is sat on. Nearly as big.
The last is a very similar hybrid made with tibeticum and kentuckiense, Lucy Pinkepank.
This has enormous flowers and is just as big as the previous plant with 30 flowers.
7752E32C-5EF3-4BAD-A081-B4A56F5F32FD by john quaife, on Flickr
All these three plants have thrived on some recent neglect whilst the rest of the collection has gone backwards.
The last plant is my favourite. This is Sunny, calceolus x kentuckiense.
This plant is a division from the main one and has taken time to get going. It can reach the size of the previous plants but may take another three to four years. It is the only clone with a noticeable scent and all the better for it.
08FC357F-C9C7-49EF-9331-77EE6F6121F5 by john quaife, on Flickr
This clone is also good at withstanding neglect. The parent plant is still alive despite being half frozen for many weeks after a fridge malfunctioned.
David
The final set of hybrids to flower are generally the kentuckiense crosses.
First up are a couple of plants from different crosses between kentuckiense and macranthos.
The first one is the smallest with just 20 flowers.
7ADE1C2B-7439-4BB6-89D0-7A4A1BBC3D75 by john quaife, on FlickrThe next was made with a dark form of macranthos. This one has about 30 flowers and is proper big.
D871F6E8-B346-44CA-9737-EA940737CA27 by john quaife, on FlickrFor scale you can just see the bucket that the pot is sat on. Nearly as big.
The last is a very similar hybrid made with tibeticum and kentuckiense, Lucy Pinkepank.
This has enormous flowers and is just as big as the previous plant with 30 flowers.
7752E32C-5EF3-4BAD-A081-B4A56F5F32FD by john quaife, on FlickrAll these three plants have thrived on some recent neglect whilst the rest of the collection has gone backwards.
The last plant is my favourite. This is Sunny, calceolus x kentuckiense.
This plant is a division from the main one and has taken time to get going. It can reach the size of the previous plants but may take another three to four years. It is the only clone with a noticeable scent and all the better for it.
08FC357F-C9C7-49EF-9331-77EE6F6121F5 by john quaife, on FlickrThis clone is also good at withstanding neglect. The parent plant is still alive despite being half frozen for many weeks after a fridge malfunctioned.
David
Wow lovely. I wish I had as much luck as you with my Lucy Pinkepank
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Crazy to think that these plants represent "what is left" of your Cyp collection... they just gobsmackingly beautiful! I love the mac crosses, but agree that Sunny is a wonderful cross.
