A few years ago I managed to get seed set on the orange red form of Rhodophiala bifida (see above) using pollen of the ox-blood red form. The first seedling flowered this week and is halfway between the two in color
There are a few more to flower this year
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa,
Central Victoria, Australia
Min: -7C, Max: +40C
Hi Roland,
This is a beauty especially because it persists in our garden without much assistance from us!
We do water the areas where it grows in the summer sometimes,
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa,
Central Victoria, Australia
Min: -7C, Max: +40C
I have them in pots (they don't really like that) but I will try next year in the garden
Roland
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Rhodophiala bifida is in flower in 3 different colors
This pink form is from seed sent by a SRGC Forumist from Argentina flowering for the first time
This orange-red one was from a commercial source
This ox-blood red one is from a friend
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa,
Central Victoria, Australia
Min: -7C, Max: +40C
A few years ago I managed to get seed set on the orange red form of Rhodophiala bifida (see above) using pollen of the ox-blood red form. The first seedling flowered this week and is halfway between the two in color
There are a few more to flower this year
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa,
Central Victoria, Australia
Min: -7C, Max: +40C
It looks like 11 of the seedlings from this cross will flower this year
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa,
Central Victoria, Australia
Min: -7C, Max: +40C
this year there are 3 types of flower from this bunch of seedlings,
one pure white with narrow petals, the others have pink mid-ribs
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa,
Central Victoria, Australia
Min: -7C, Max: +40C
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