Wednesday, June 27, 2007

MH0422F

9AM:


MH0422F (Huben nr) 20 E Re 4, Pink w'Rose Eye, Dor Dip
(My Complimentary * MH0207K)

This one really excited me today, even though I'm not breeding for pink. First flower open today, and a second scape is already visible at the heart of the fan. Few buds, which is not such a bad fault in rebloomers. So what's so exciting? First, it has a clear color. It's pod parent is:
My Complimentary (Kamensky 05) 26 E Re 4.25, Pink Self, Dor Dip Emo
which is a pink over yellow, and fades to brown in the sun. The amazing thing about My Complimentary is that it can have 35 buds and still rebloom! We'll see how many buds this one develops in the future. But not only does it have a much better, blue-pink color, but it is amazingly sun resistant!

Today, the thermometer was in the 90s, and Stella De Oro was completely melted. But MH0422F is completely unfazed, with a silvery-pink color and no petal slicking or melting. Some of the green in the throat has faded to yellow, but there's none of that awful brown-pink we see so often.

2PM:

MH0416A



MH0416A (Huben nr) 20 E 3.25, Cream Self, Dor Dip
(MH0001.8 * MH0207K)

I don't know if this one reblooms yet, and it doesn't have many buds, but it has two breakthroughs for my breeding: lots of green throat and big, looping ruffles. It has heavy substance, and stood up to our 94 degree windy day without any change except the green bleaching partly to yellow.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

MH0401.39



MH0401.39 (Huben nr) 24 E Re 3.5, NearWhite Self, Dor Dip

Early And Often * MH0207K

Today another near-white rebloomer opened for the first time. Less than a week after Stella De Oro, which it's compared to above. (That is a runty SDO blossom: its bed hasn't been watered lately.) This one opened perfectly at dawn despite the 50 degree temperature.

Not perfectly white, and only ten buds. But well worth breeding: it has instant rebloom at the least. It could be a future intro.

Friday, June 22, 2007

MH0413A



MH0413A (Huben nr) 20 E Re 4, Cream Self, Dor Dip
Sunshine On Clouds * MH0207K

The same brilliant pale yellow as Sunshine On Clouds, but much better form, earlier (3 days after Stella De Oro) and instant rebloom.

MH0418A



MH0418A (Huben nr) 20 E 4, Melon Self, Dor Dip
MH0016J * MH0207K

This was a cross for early bud-building rebloomers. It's got the early (FFO 4 days after Stella De Oro), and it looks like it has the bud-bulding: so far I count 6 buds per branch on the slingshot scape, in the characteristic spiral pattern of a bud builder. It's pretty enough to be an introduction, if it reblooms or bud builds.

Imagine crossing this one to MH0404.19. I probably will this year.