The next seedling that I'm looking forward to!

This little brug has truly become my buddie! It survived my cat Skeeter eating it's tiny little "just germinated" head. It survived me cutting it's second head off in a mite experiment. This picture was it's first bud a couple of weeks ago. Dadburn it ... we had a heavy rain that knocked it off. I opened it and it was a 6 pointer. It's very first flower was a six pointer. Cool! This brug has some real character already due to its small more rounded than normal leaves .
Right now I have about 15 buds in all different sizes. The buds are short and chubby. I'm thinking this one will have small flowers. And they will be pink. (KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED)
Unfortunately I don't remember the cross. When Skeeter ate it I did not intend to keep this plant and I threw the cross away. It is a Mary Haik cross that includes either Butterfly or Ecuador Pink.

I'm so glad I kept this one. I've learned alot from the experience. And I'm so looking forward to these flowers!!!!!!!! .... yippee!

How very exiting :-)
keep us posted with pictures please,
Brigitte

Wow, so does that mean it will have a clump of blooms? Does that happen often or is it the plant? I can't wait to see it bloom...

I have never seen a clump... cool

This is a picture of the entire plant that I took a month or so ago.
The buds are spread out in the tops of both stems on this plant. Not in a clump. I will definitely post the future flower pictures. :)

I hope it's PINK for you!!

what beautiful foliage! budding, too. staying tuned on this also.

Oooh, I love the cute fuzzy buds!! And, it is so healthy. Looks like a winner to me...

Vicki, you got it right on both counts, it is Butterfly x EP.

It won't be much longer now! Can't wait to see those beautiful blooms!

how long does it take to go from bud to bloom? Does it depend on the plant....

For me, if I want them to bloom, they take f-o-r-e-v-e-r. If I want them to hold off blooming, they can bloom pronto pup...it seems to depend on the temps here...

Congrats in it making it this far!!! poor kittie lol

Can't wait to see pics, hoping it's a PINK just for you :)

Thank you Mary.


Waiting patiently :)

This is one of the seeds from my "froggie" pod. When the pod started growing, a tree frog took up residence under the calyx and stayed there for quite some time. I think I still have some pictures here. I remember saying that I was going to have to name any keeper seedlings from this bunch with "frog" names, but I didn't start any of these seeds, and Vicki is the only one I know of that has a seedling from that bunch.

Here he still is as the pod was getting bigger.

And another. He didn't stay until the pod matured, but he was in there for quite a while.

Ohhh I hope it is a gorgeous pink just for you :))
sounds like you both had to work hard enough !!
Margo

MaryinLa--I LOVE your little froggie pod!! I LOVE froggies--they are soooo cute!! Bonnie

great pics, soo cute!

V, it's sure come along way from when skeeter chewed off it's little head. that's nice to see.

Linda in Victoria

Froggie names:

Pink Ribbit
Prince Froggie
Kermit's Secret
Rozenwarts
rofl

Cool! A future contest

Well, I'm voting for Rosenwarts, that's almost as cute as Mary's tree frog and the fuzzy pods are adorable too!! Rosenwarts, I LOVE it, I'm LOL - ROTF, and I'm alone...

Rozenwarts, rofl, that's priceless

Born during a storm. This is so fitting for this brug. There is nothing normal about its life.

She's got curls! She is the only brug I brought in for safety.

If after all this time of ups and downs this brug turns out to be white ... well ... that will just be the perfect ending! ... ha! :)

Looks like a touch of pink to me. Keep us posted.

Vicki, I hope you and your curly locks are both safe and weather the storm, high and dry, good luck!!!

I think I'm seeing some peach highlights from my monitor *lol*

Kim

I love the picture of the frog. I hope you get a beauty. Cindy

she definatly has long curls, bet she will be pale yellow.

Doggone it! .... PUSH! .... breathe breathe breathe .... PUSH! ..... breathe breathe breathe .... PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSH!

Did I say "Patiently" waiting?

All together now, P U S H ! ! !

It's ALIVE ! ! ! ! ! !

LOL, I like her tendrils.

Come on!!!! we're all pushin!!!

Here is my PUUUSSSHHHH but it will take two days to get there so keep being patient.



Doris

Turning pink! It's a girl! Pink cigars for everyone! Now to see it's shape .... if it ever decides to open fully. :)
Hope the pink will go all the way up the corolla neck and it gets real dark pink in the summer. It will probably look like many of the other Butterfly hybrids out there but I can certainly live with that.

what a beautiful pinwheel!

oooooh that's looking good

She is soooooo pale. After a couple of days it is still just a tint of pink, not as dark as the picture shows. The pink does not extend to the neck. If it would stay that pale baby pink forever I think I would like it more than if it turns the darker more orangey pink. Looking forward to the summer colors.