It seems that this parent takes a couple more weeks to flower than other populations, but the first to bloom is WORTH THE WAIT, I would say! Even knowing that ‘Arthur Bell’ was LC’s seed parent didn’t prepare me for “not pink” to appear.
(Happy-dance ensues)
I have six(?) more seedlings from the same lot, all looking quite healthy, one other has peeled it’s sepals and looks like it will be a rich deep pink/crimson/purple shade.
This and ‘Outta the Blue’ are my All-Star Mothers this season, and methinks I will lean into it, HEAVILY.
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You can see how I was excited about this bud being “almost-red” for a pink, but then…
Then it finished unfurling and went middling-pink.
Bleh. I hates it! Lol
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It lost much of the orange, but kept enough to leave a buff-wash under the pale pink. The plant is looking like a miniature, which I suppose is possible, as ‘Apricot Clementine’ was near ‘Lambert Closse’ all last season…?
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Cut the bloom a couple days later, still holding well.
And then the third(?) to bloom, but backwards in order from open to bud. Pink. But warm, with a fair bit of yellow at the bases. The plant suffers a bit of PM, but it might be worth keeping for a look at another flower.
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A bud of the parent in my fingers. Very similar…
Much of the yellow pigment faded by the next morning, and I noticed a light sweet scent. There isn’t much of a plant beneath it, but it is well-rooted and I can see root-tips coming out the 4” pot, so I moved it into a gallon to see how it does.
We are currently under yet another heat-warning, so I’m staying inside as much as possible today.
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