Top: Ecuador Pink flowers, about 5 days old.
Bottom: EP x Rothkirch, about 5 days old. The thickness of the flower wall is much more as of mother EP.
Ecuador Pink and its offspring
I will always like pink the best. And that is REALLY pink. Were these pictures taken recently?
Ecuador Pink picture was made in August,two years ago, the picture of its offspring about three weeks ago.
Are you keeping it? Have you named it?
I am going to keep it because of its good points. Its sisters show no signs of Ys yet.
I have some names to choose, but havent deceided yet. It looks very good in reality, so it deserves a pretty name.
Your Mother's name? Will this be the one?
They are both beautiful.The offspring has a different rich color and I really like it.
Glory
Jun 19, 2002
Monika,
Another beauty!!!!!!
Gorgeous! Beautiful even!
Are the Ecuador Pink in the US such a dark, great pink that goes all the way up the entire length of the flower like Monika's flowers are? thanks
Kell - I could be wrong but I believe Monika said she originally got it from Logees.
Yes, My Ecuador Pink is a dark pink that goes all the way up.
Monika, it's very beautiful!! I used to think I loved Charles Grimaldi the best, but I may change my mind.
Well Cala, then I may be in great luck because you may have sent me a cutting of your EP! It is looking so great, THANKS AGAIN! I talk to it daily, saying grow grow grow. I am saving a great place to actually plant it in the ground in my limited space garden for it!! Which is hard to do -- to have an unplanted piece of bare dirt looking at me daily!
Monika.....always winners when you grow something!! :-)
I second that Eclipse!
great job Monika :)
I really like it myself and keep telling its sister to take a example of it.
I dont know yet, if I am going to named in remeberance of Mom, there are nearly 200 new crosses more, which havent flowered yet and there could be a beautiful double, I dont know of.
Its the Logees Ecuador Pink and I consider it to be a very valuable breeding partner.
This message was edited Wednesday, Jun 19th 3:33 PM
Monika, Those are really beautiful. I sure wish it was easier to trade.
busybee, We all wish the same thing.
Very lovely Monkia and I know that will be many more out of your 200 new crosses.
I hope so. Wished, I knew already LOL.
I'd like one of each please. :-) Man, Monika, these are just beautiful. Love the color and the shape of the blooms. You do such good work. I hope someone over here can get results like these one day. Guess it would help if we could get a Rothkirch to help us get started.
i am wondering about working backwards to get to those genes, mating rothkirch's siblings. i have one seedling of BF X rosabelle. i imagine there are ways to do it. i would have to be lucky, don't have any hybridizing experience. right now i am a pollinating failure. have my fingers crossed on one that hasn't fallen off yet. even the critters have not set pollen on one butterfly bloom.
Monika,
Is the offspring more coral colored than her mother, EP?
EP is still one of the most beautiful brugs but this one may beat it. Great job--Monika and Mother Nature!
It has more coral colors as EP and a virgorous growth.
Very beautiful Monika.I wish I could get seed of that cross
but I guess seed imports are out of the question now.
Arlene.I think it's the heat.I had good luck pollinating
earlier but nothing has set pods for the past month.
Glory
Jun 22, 2002
JT,
I haven't had any luck lately either. I have been pretty good about pollinating the flower the first day. I did notice those moths around here at night. I'm sure I'll have seed pods that have been pollinated by the moths soon.
Yes, I know,...bringing back up some beauties though...Now Kell, tell the truth...have you created anything this stunning?
This message was edited Thursday, Jul 25th 12:58 AM
Monika,
Not only are the flowers beautiful but you have improved the one factor on EP that was lacking. A thicker wall, which will help the flower to last longer. Do you know the original cross for EP?
Brugmansia, you obviously have not seen my posting of my quadruple purple burg with pink picotee edging. It is beyond stunning!
Okay Kell, if you've got it, I want it!! :-)
Brugie, they are just beautiful. I love them both.
Patricia
LOL Brugie, I think Brugmansia was slightly offended (and not believing me) that I would claim equal fame to Monika's paradise in another posting.......... and was coming in to defend her standing from a false interloper............. LOL
Barbara, all I know is that EP is supposed to be a wild form from Ecuador. My own plant originates from Logees.
It would be interesting to find out about the parents. The 34 seedlings out of this cross differ a little bit, but not much.