Daniel O. Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 (edited) Hello, i have not shown pictures here for a while because i have been very busy the last few months. But these days i had some more time for my plants and i took some pictures of my latest hybrid, it´s D. tomentosa var. tomentosa x spec. "Bahia". I have sown out the seed 9 months ago and some of the plants seem to be mature now, in fact this hybrid seems to be a relatively fast and easy grower, the biggest plants are 3-4cm in diameter. The D. tomentosa var. tomentosa is from ´Morro Do Jambeiro, Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais´, D. spec. "Bahia" is from ´Chapada Diamantina, Mucugê, Bahia´ but so far as i know D. tomentosa var. tomentosa grows also in ´Mucugê´, so perhaps this hybrid also occurs in nature. Here you can see how the "father" looks like: http://www.cpukforum...=45548&hl=bahia And most of you know how D. tomentosa var. tomentosa looks like. Here are some pictures of the hybrid. a more greenish plant in the front here is the comparison between the parents and the hybrid, in the middle is the hybrid (left D. tomentosa var. tomentosa, right D. spec. "Bahia") I really like these semi-erect leafes but everybody can decide for himself. But of course i hope you like this hybrid. Best regards, Dani Edited January 3, 2014 by Daniel O. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Rohrbacher Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Something I did not expect to see, good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Nice work hybridiser!! Lovely Colours! Iggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Beautiful pictures, apparently hybrids inherited the best characteristics of plants that generated them. Congratulations and success in its cultivation. Best regards, Rodrigo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Beautiful plants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Many thanks my friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Wow, I almost missed this post, congratulations once again Dani!!!! Although both species grow at the Chapada Diamantina, they don't usually occupy the same habitats, so hybrids are unlikely in the wild. Nonetheless, it's good to know this hybrid is possible, just in case we ever do run into it in the wild, so we won't be too confused. :) Thanks again and please keep showing us your magnificent creations, Dr.Frankendaniel! ;) Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) Many thanks for the very kind words Fernando. The natural hybrid between D. villosa and D. tomentosa var. glabrata looks similar to my hybrid. Do you know something about the size of these plants and is this hybrid fertile? BTW, it looks like as if my plants will start to flower soon. Best regards, Dani Edited December 2, 2013 by Daniel O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Hello Dani, I have not seen D.villosa X D.tom.glabrata myself, but maybe my friend Paulo Gonella can help you. Good luck with flowering, please tell us if they are fertile. Hopefully you will have a name for the 2nd parent by the end of this year. ;) Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Aaah, OK, i will ask Paulo. Hopefully you will have a name for the 2nd parent by the end of this year. ;) That´s good news. Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hello, first of all i wish you all the best for 2014. Meanwhile a few of the plants are in flower. In the lower part the flower stalks are hairy, in the upper part they are glandular. The flowers are a little bit smaller than the flowers of the "mother" and they are little bit more pale. Here are some pictures. In the leaf apex D. tomentosa var. tomentosa ´Morro Do Jambeiro´ has longer tentacles with a rectangular head, this hybrid also has them as you can see in this picture. Best regards, Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Beautiful pictures Dani! Thanks and congratulations! And I've got great news for you: the D.villosa complex article has just been published today! It now includes six species: D.villosa, D.ascendens, D.graomogolensis, D.latifolia, D.chimaera, and D.riparia. D.sp."Bahia" is now D.riparia. I will post more info here soon, but here's a link to the article: http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.156.1.1 If you can't download it, just shoot me a private message with your email address. Best wishes and happy 2014! Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Thanks again. In a few weeks i will report if this hybrid is fertile or not. BTW, it´s really a lot of work to change all labels. Best regards, Dani 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted February 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hello, an update, a few days ago i was able to collect the first seed. It looks intermediate, in the size and shape. 50-times magnified 200-times magnified D. riparia (left), the hybrid is in the middle, D. tomentosa var. tomentosa (right) Well, let´s see if it will germinate but it seems so as if this will be another fertile hybrid. Best regards, Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Botanist Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Nice pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon.B Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Cool, good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted March 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 After three weeks i still do not have any germination but i´m optimistic. The first two plants which flowered i cross-pollinated, meanwhile a third plant flowered and i have not pollinated the flowers with the result that the seed amount is nearly the same. Best regards, Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted March 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Another fertile hybrid, since a few days the first seedlings are visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Cool, congrats!!!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Thanks, more and more seedlings are visible. In a few months i will show again some pictures. BTW, here is the next hybrid: http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=52306 Edited March 17, 2014 by Daniel O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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