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| New double stellar pelargonium |
I'm feeling quite excited. You may recall that at the beginning of this year I sowed some pelargonium seed I had saved from last year. These were all 'bee crosses', i.e. a bee had buzzed from one plant to another in the greenhouse spreading pollen about. At first I was quite disappointed with the results as most did not germinate. However I did have three very strong growing short jointed stellars from '
Grandad Mac'. I have written about '
Grandad Mac' in the past. It was hybridised by the late Brian West and is a dark peach coloured semi double stellar. The leaves are typically star shaped with a dark blotch and light green edge. All of the three new stellar seedlings have the dark blotch of '
Grandad Mac', but the flowers on the first one to flower are double and a bright orangey red. There is a flower about to open on a second plant and the flowers look as if they will be the same colour. Of the third, there is no sign of any flowers yet.
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| Leaves of new stellar pelargonium |
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| Pelargonium Grandad Mac |
Enthused by my success with the 'Grandad Mac' seeds I sowed more seed a couple of weeks ago. All Angel pelargoniums, but some from a scented pelargonium and also from a Unique. Only a few of the seeds I sowed germinated, but those that did are now potted on. By far the strongest looking seedling are those of the Unique "San Francisco".
San Francisco seedlings
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