Month: March 2008

Apical spot photos: Bosbigal bloom #1

Melissa’s Bosbigal, 11a Y-O, is another Ron Scamp flower. It is a good example of apical spots, as seen in this photo. Bosbigal’s pedigree has King Alfred in generation 7, and therefore N. hispanicus in generation 9. Most of its…

Apical spot photos: Bravoure

Bravoure is a 1 W-Y, and it is a good candiddate for apical spots. This bloom does not have any evident spots. There is no pedigree for Bravoure in Daffseek, so we don’t know whether it has a N. hispanicus…

Apical spot photos: overall shot of Pampaluna

This picture shows the whole flower, Pampaluna, 11a Y-Y, from Ron Scamp. The apical spots are obvious even standing back a bit. (BTW: this is not the most perfect Pampaluna, but it is the bloom that shows the spots best.)…

Apical spot photos: a different Pampaluna bloom

Here is a not-so-fresh bloom of Pampaluna, 11a Y-Y. The apical spots are quite a bit more pronounced. The picture suggests to me that the tips of the anthers are splitting open, revealing the black within. John Castor Livermore, CA