A surprise blooming from this cultivar under the care of David B. from my Redlands import last October. The shape isn’t the best now as it is still establishing.
I used the pollen on a full shaped trianae ‘Cashen’s’ FCC/AOS, hoping to get rounder flameas. Cashen’s is a proven parent for round flowers and may be a tetraploid. In this case, the progeny might be triploid and the line ends (unless Sorpresa is a tetraploid too?).
Finger crossed!!
Here’s Sorpresa:
![7CF135B7-378E-4D32-8720-2ADE0CE167EE.jpeg 7CF135B7-378E-4D32-8720-2ADE0CE167EE.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/37/37079-04ad266ad61be580e72394f393920848.jpg)
![72398159-29B5-4B6B-9D94-A0353BF29F2A.jpeg 72398159-29B5-4B6B-9D94-A0353BF29F2A.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/37/37075-7178c3b4f4c7c36da15854537c9c59b0.jpg)
Here’s Cashen’s:
![C3C61426-E84C-4E7F-9CB5-F0C8B3F5420F.jpeg C3C61426-E84C-4E7F-9CB5-F0C8B3F5420F.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/37/37076-29948edbd2f305c3318a1a2a14d3b03e.jpg)
![1A03B237-B080-4A1E-B87F-954E1D698D70.jpeg 1A03B237-B080-4A1E-B87F-954E1D698D70.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/37/37077-12cf8d396baf8dc29018f155cf55ab5d.jpg)
And side by side. Both flowers around 14-15 cm.
![9AA4BE91-839D-43FC-A596-605E8DB72D57.jpeg 9AA4BE91-839D-43FC-A596-605E8DB72D57.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/37/37078-3e96c1be9fadbeed70909dab41fa5b13.jpg)
I used the pollen on a full shaped trianae ‘Cashen’s’ FCC/AOS, hoping to get rounder flameas. Cashen’s is a proven parent for round flowers and may be a tetraploid. In this case, the progeny might be triploid and the line ends (unless Sorpresa is a tetraploid too?).
Finger crossed!!
Here’s Sorpresa:
![7CF135B7-378E-4D32-8720-2ADE0CE167EE.jpeg 7CF135B7-378E-4D32-8720-2ADE0CE167EE.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/37/37079-04ad266ad61be580e72394f393920848.jpg)
![72398159-29B5-4B6B-9D94-A0353BF29F2A.jpeg 72398159-29B5-4B6B-9D94-A0353BF29F2A.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/37/37075-7178c3b4f4c7c36da15854537c9c59b0.jpg)
Here’s Cashen’s:
![C3C61426-E84C-4E7F-9CB5-F0C8B3F5420F.jpeg C3C61426-E84C-4E7F-9CB5-F0C8B3F5420F.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/37/37076-29948edbd2f305c3318a1a2a14d3b03e.jpg)
![1A03B237-B080-4A1E-B87F-954E1D698D70.jpeg 1A03B237-B080-4A1E-B87F-954E1D698D70.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/37/37077-12cf8d396baf8dc29018f155cf55ab5d.jpg)
And side by side. Both flowers around 14-15 cm.
![9AA4BE91-839D-43FC-A596-605E8DB72D57.jpeg 9AA4BE91-839D-43FC-A596-605E8DB72D57.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/37/37078-3e96c1be9fadbeed70909dab41fa5b13.jpg)