charlesworthii fm. sandowiae

[fibre]

Here are three charlesworthii. The third one is line breed in the US. The first and the second are probably of Japanese breeding.

The first is quite a tiny plant. LS is only 13 cm! (Flower: NS 5.3 cm, DW 3.9 cm)

The second one is a nice compact growing plant too. LS is 20 cm. (Flower: NS 5.8 cm, DW 5.1 cm)

This plant has leaves of 15 cm length, double the size of the first one! (Flower: NS 7.5 cm, DW 7.3 cm)


Do you think it is a good idea to cross #1 and #3 to get a tiny charles with a big flower? Or will I get a large plant and a tiny flower more probably?

 

[TyroneGenade]

Probably, in the first generation you will get a bigger plant and smaller flower but if you continue to linebreed to the F2 you will get flower and plant size segregating and have some plants with larger flowers on smaller plants. BUT, plant size affects flower size through physiology not just genetics (i.e. bigger leaver mean more fuel production to grow bigger flowers) so you may never achieve big flowers on small plants.

That said, my Avatar bloomed on a plant about 12 cm across. It was about 30 cm across last year when it bloomed (same size flower) so there is room to maneuver with respect to leafspan and flower size.

 

[NYEric]

Send them to me for genetic testing!

 

[Dido]

wow is all I can say

all 3 are beautys, self 3 I would say or give the pollen to me

 

[eggshells]

I like #3

 

[SlipperKing]

Just looking it appears 1 and 2 have the same genetic background. I would do a 1/3 or 2/3 or 1&2 with 3!

 

[Ozpaph]

1 and 3 or 2 and 3 for me.

 

[Trithor]

Just looking it appears 1 and 2 have the same genetic background. I would do a 1/3 or 2/3 or 1&2 with 3!

Agreed

 

[JeanLux]

Wow for all, N. 2 is my fav.!!!! Jean

 

[Erythrone]

wow!!!!!

 

[reivilos]

It would be great to have a front pic of #3.

 

[biothanasis]

very nice all!

 

[Stone]

Wow! I would use #3 as the mother with #2 as the father or maybe both!