Tropicals & Tender Perennials: My beautiful babies, 0 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Lisa, I think what Michael is trying to say is that Adenium seeds do not come true so your Noble Concubine seeds, for example, will bear Noble Concubine seedlings which may or may not look like its parent. The only way to get the exact cultivar is by cutting or graft as those will be genetic duplicates of the parent. Someone I ran across did grow out a Noble Concubine seedling, and she was lucky that hers looked just like Noble Concubine. In her case, she would still call hers a Noble Concubine seedling, or she could re-name it to something else.

Michael, I got my seedlings from Phil at Cornell University, who used to sell 10 for $15 on eBay, but I don't think he has that auction up any longer. He had 800 or so to sell if I remember correctly. I have about 30 of his, and they are shown in the group picture above. The have bloomed in colors of red, pink, and two-tone pink, and more are blooming all the time. I really love them. The only named cultivars that I own have come from Brad too -- Harry Potter and Noble Concubine. As much as I would like more, I'm going to limit myself to just the ones that I have as I have no more room here.