Echinopsis hybrid acting strange
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:01 pm
To keep it simple, some of the clones do not have the same flower as the mother plant. The first photo is a picture of the mother plant flowers. This plant was given to me as an Echinopsis Stars and Stripes. The flowers are sawtooth and not the same color as Stars and Stripe. That is fine with me. The mother plant is the size of a cantaloupe.
I have given several clones to other people and when they show me their pictures of the flowers they are correct to the mother plant. The next picture is from today. Shown in a 3.5" pot with several others around it. The size now is the size of a golf ball. Maybe three years removed from the mother plant.
Next, another on blooming today.
Next, another on blooming today.
Next, another on blooming today.
These clones I know were labeled correctly. To add more information, I have one clone that flowered like the mother plant and another flower that looks like the second photo both on the same plant. I didn't take a photo when both flowers were in bloom, but it may flower again soon. I have numerous hybrids and never experienced anything like this going on.
I have given several clones to other people and when they show me their pictures of the flowers they are correct to the mother plant. The next picture is from today. Shown in a 3.5" pot with several others around it. The size now is the size of a golf ball. Maybe three years removed from the mother plant.
Next, another on blooming today.
Next, another on blooming today.
Next, another on blooming today.
These clones I know were labeled correctly. To add more information, I have one clone that flowered like the mother plant and another flower that looks like the second photo both on the same plant. I didn't take a photo when both flowers were in bloom, but it may flower again soon. I have numerous hybrids and never experienced anything like this going on.