This is a Rubirosa x Peanut cross that I started almost 3 years ago. The plant is huge and I missed the first flush last year because i left for NY when she was in bud. Today for the first time I see blooms on her.
This is a DDL (Delisa's Double Leona) pod sister and looks very similar to her, except the blooms are significantly larger than the blooms on DDL. I can't tell you about the fragrance because I still can't smell anything
Here are the two pod sisters in comparison. The new cultivar is on top and the collage on the bottom are pictures of "Delisa's Double Leona". The new cultivar has larger blooms.
This message was edited Feb 16, 2008 10:27 AM
Gorgeous! Sure hope you get that "smeller" fixed, must be terrible?
Gloria
Wow, they're beautiful. Congrats to you and Delisa.
GORGEOUS! thanks for sharing your blooms, I can't wait to see blooms this year!
They are WoNdeRfuL. Congratulations. Waiting for more.
Wow.. the form is amazing on both! Really nice and check out those twangers! Love it! Congrats Gary.. such a perfect double Pink!
That's great!! You 2 must have the magic touch! Congrats.
Lovely, and it has "spunk".
Congrats!
AH! Lovely! (and pink!) It's so subtle, very beautiful. It commands attention, it looks so confident in itself! They are both gorgeous!
Gary and Delisa,
It is so beautiful and I sure hope she has a beautiful smell. Has she been tested for a year or to? Does she hold up to the heat and will she grow in half shade? I grow every thing in half shade or less and it is surprizing what will grow in part shade or dapple shade.
Joan
xer... it is beautiful. The pic is such a good one, I can really get the feel of what a double bloom is like as I have never seen one in person.The color is wonderful too. I am so sorry about your inability to smell that most perfect bloom. You will have to get someone to smell it for you till your smeller gets better and let us know just how fragrant it is.
Lucille
Some gorgeous blooms!!! Congrats!
Wow I can not wait to see the ones I am growing out for Delisa I am so excited!!!!
GREAT DELISA...
DDL is sure looking good there. with Gary..keep up the great us.. crossing for us.. Ya.. Got a way with doubles ...see ya soon...
Gary.. nice work growing it out and posting the cross photos.. Sure hope you get it all working soon...talk about playing without a full deck...........
Gordon
Wow, gorgeous! Congratulations!
Erick
Very impressive. How huge is that plant? When I say huge here it is 4 ft.. I am sure your definition of huge there is much, much larger.
Tammie
I'm not really good at guessing heights but I am 5'9 and I need a chair to pollinate up on top.
What a beauty! I can't believe a brug that big. It must be out of this world to see! I'm moving to Florida!!!
Mickey
It would be wonderful to live where plants don't die to the ground every year. I miss Los Angeles for that reason only.
You sure do produce some amazing brugs!
TAmmie
They are both gorgeous Gary ! Congratulatons to you and Delisa.
If you want to see what a really large brug looks like here is my Isabella. That is an 8 foot fence she is towering over. At times she can literally have hundreds of blooms on her. In the days when I could smell, my yard smelled like heaven.
The new double pink cultivar is not quite this big (in fact I don't have anything else this big) but she is a nice size growing in a 20 gallon pot.
This message was edited Feb 19, 2008 4:42 PM
Oh, my, how beautiful. I will never see such a sight in my climate. Thanks for sharing.
Marie
You surely live in brug country, Gary! WOW Delisa, you need to come out and take a bow. Another so PINK winner!
