An Autumn Poetaz.

Four years ago in the autumn I flowered a bulb of ‘Max’s Poet’ that was being turned around from New Zealand. It coincided with the autumn tazetta N. obsoletus in my garden. Naturally I could not resist trying to make a poetaz. The first of these is flowering now with several more seedlings showing spikes. Fortunately the round poet shape dominates. The flower is 35 mm in diameter and a second bud is still to open. The eye is  mustard overlaid with green that the camera has trouble capturing. Flower stem is 21 cm tall (about 8 inches). this makes it idea for pots. Flower is fragrant.

6 comments for “An Autumn Poetaz.

  1. That’s exciting Harold. Now the question of fertility arises – could be the start of something really big as regards colour in miniatures ?

    Brian

  2. A beautiful flower, Harold. I think you used Max’s Poet with its long style as the seed parent? It is possible that the seedling has some fertility with unreduced gametes like Geranium.

    Theo

  3. Hi HArold,
    Very nice,
    I am wondering – who was used as a mother plant, poeticus
    rather, or tazetta?

    Oleg.

    пт, 9 нояб. 2018 г. в 10:19, daffnet < title=>:

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