Phrag. Machelle Hershey `Fox Valley'

[W. Beetus]

That looks great! Beautiful color.

 

[Dido]

A great one like it,
would like to get such one too.

 

[tomkalina]

Hey Lance,

Not a clue what happened to them; sold off one by one at some of the spring shows most likely. That's the problem being a commercial grower; periodically you have to sell things you'd rather keep in order to pay the bills.

Thanks,

 

[gonewild]

Hey Lance,

Not a clue what happened to them; sold off one by one at some of the spring shows most likely. That's the problem being a commercial grower; periodically you have to sell things you'd rather keep in order to pay the bills.

Thanks,

Bummer. At least now you know when you remake it you can for sure pay some more bills! Everyone will expect they will look like this one. :drool::evil:

 

[goldenrose]

:drool::drool::drool:There's nothing I don't like about this one!

 

[SlipperFan]

Hi Dot and Katherine,

Unfortunately, we sold out of these about a year ago.

:sob:

Only had fifteen seedlings to begin with and this was the runt that no one wanted. Glad we kept it! I'll be remaking the cross as soon as the d'alessandrois start blooming.

:clap:

We'll keep the group informed re when the Phrag. (Machelle Hershey x Rosalie Dixler) seedlings will become available.

What color do you expect from this cross, Tom? Rosalie Dixler is a medium orangish-red, as I recall.

 

[tomkalina]

Dot,

The Phrag. Rosalie Dixler 'Fox Valley' AM/AOS clone is dark red-purple. I think it's the prime reason for the saturate dark red color of Fox Valley Fireball. The AOS awards photo is in the AQ+ software, but I also have the 35 mm award slide somewhere which I'll try to find (!), scan and upload.

Thanks,

 

[SlipperFan]

Dot,

The Phrag. Rosalie Dixler 'Fox Valley' AM/AOS clone is dark red-purple. I think it's the prime reason for the saturate dark red color of Fox Valley Fireball. The AOS awards photo is in the AQ+ software, but I also have the 35 mm award slide somewhere which I'll try to find (!), scan and upload.

Thanks,

Great -- I'd like to see it. (I don't have AQ+ software) The color of Fireball is exquisite! My Rosalie Dixler was rather dull, so I'm pleased to know that yours had excellent color. That bodes well for this new cross.

 

[NYEric]

I think I killed mine.

 

[SlipperKing]

Cool lavendor/pink!

 

[FlowerFaerie]

That's gorgeous!

 

[Heather]

Already been said about a million times but that is a really great color! Thanks for sharing, Tom!

 

[cnycharles]

if you selfed this, I think even I (species nerd) would buy a seedling!

 

[John M]

Super nice! This could lead a new trend in colour breeding. The pink is a distinctly different shade from all the schlimii crosses. While a pink Phrag is nothing new; this particular one is definitely a stand out! Make more, Tom; make more....and paying the bills will be easy!