Stike Two for Eric

[Shiva]

Eric Young (flavum) that is!

Second flowering for this phrag and I'm far from satisfied. All the flowers so far have shown some distortion in their shape or pouch, as is more evident in the second pic. In this case, the petals are non symetrical. The colour is nice, but not every time.
Flower count is not high either. I'll give it another chance and if it's another strike it will end on the trash pile.

 

[TyroneGenade]

Flavum are pretty inbred, so what we are looking at here could be the combination of chromosome incompatibility meets a mutant allele from the flavum. Ordinarily, the healthy gene would make up for the mutant allele or chromosome incompatibility but no such luck here. Other clones may be nicer... One solution may be to do a sibling cross and hope that the genetic shuffle sorts out the problems.

The color is very nice and if you don't want this Quasimodo I would gladly offer it sanctuary.

 

[NYEric]

I didn't do anything! There's only one flavum parent. Anyway, better luck next blooming. Yay besseae hybrids!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

The colors are gorgeous; don't give up yet!

 

[Jorch]

I have one Eric Young flavum (from Cloud's, I think) that wasn't really blooming well too. It bloomed twice and both time with a subpar flower, sounds similar to your situation! I wonder if our plants are related.... oke:

 

[goldenrose]

Could this be culture related? I like the colors and the dorsal & synsepal are nice. A little dent on phrag pouches is rather common isn't it?

 

[John M]

Well. I guess the beauty if in the eye of the beholder. Even with it's problems, I like it and I'd give it bench space!

 

[Erythrone]

Interesting color, Shiva.

 

[SlipperFan]

It certainly glows!

 

[W. Beetus]

I love the color, but I agree on the problem with shape.

 

[JeanLux]

I like the bloom, very interesting coloration!!!

And more is more: my non-id in bloom could be your bloom's sister; I have to take one more pic of it and post it here (thanks for the identification help ). Jean

 

[phrag guy]

strange how it has done this,my flavum is fine this year had two branches on it.

 

[Erythrone]

What the leaves look like, Shiva? Are they distorted too?

 

[Shiva]

Plant and leaves normal. No spotting, no brown tips. good shade of green. Vigorous plant in fact.