Proportionally, it is a bit out. The petals are very long relative to the rest of the flower. Never going to be awarded. But I still like it. It looks different. It is a unique looking roth. A keeper in my eyes.
I have never seen a Lady Isobel look even remotely like that. Primary hybrids are pretty stable. They don't fluctuate wildly from one extreme to another. I could believe it was Lady Isobel x stonei. I guess another possibility is it is a Lady Isobel secondary hybrid (ie Lady Isobel x Lady...
Thanks for that Rudolf. Based on the flower and leaf measurements, both of my clones would be var. christensonianum, The measurements are bang on. I don't really understand the pointed leaf characteristic.
I received a few seedlings from a flask. All I was told was that they were from a Vietnamese species. Now that I have flowered it, it looks like gratrixianum to me. Does anyone disagree? The last photo has my gratrixianum 'Geyserland' clone as a comparison.
WOW Justin. Just WOW. Not just flowering one of the legendary roths, but flowering it with 3 spikes. Must be one of the highlights of your hobby. Incredible growing.
That is a magnificent Bel Royal. Great shape and the petals look very wide. And the sepals don't furl like a lot of clones. Certainly, worth the wait and the space. Did you knock the top flower off?