If you've been following along, the mother plant was pollinated around the beginning of 2009, and the seeds were sown in September 2009.
Fast-forward four years, and we have our first bloom. I am totally pleased with the results, as baby has even better defined patterning than momma did. I'll post more pics as the rest of the buds open. But I wanted to get this teaser out as soon as it began to open.
Altogether, I kept 24 plants from the original culture. None of the others has started spiking yet, although a few are probably getting close. So this particular plant is definitely the most precocious of the bunch.
Oh how cute! Looks like a baby turtle!
ReplyDeleteSay ahhh, not as you would at a dentist, but as you would seeing a newborn. Be a proud parent. You've earned it.
ReplyDeleteYes - the title pun was quite intentional.
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