barbatum

The buds are open now finally on looonnnnggg stems. ID always the fun part. I’m just going with the tag from Marlowe.

Not sure if the names are valid but here they are… one plant has two buds about to open.

A couple years ago I bought a bunch of these from Marlow. They were so cute, small and compact. Some stayed under 5 inches while a few grew bigger to 7 inch leafspan. This is the first to flower this season. Very dark pouch and brilliant magenta reds on dorsal and petals. Flower is like a...

Here’s a family of barbatums, the miniature variety of nigritum. Plants are less that 3 inch wide from tip to tip, in 2.5 inch pots. Flowers are like miniature callosums. Warm growing.