crispum x swazicum

[David]

In Dr. Dimmitt's section of the new book he states that there are as yet no recorded hybrids between Adenium crispum and A. swazicum.  Whilst my new seedling of Dance of Butterfly, seedling #2  and A. swazicum #10, is not a primary hybrid, it is very close to this parentage.  The Dance of Butterfly seedling was raised from Mr. Ko's seeds labelled 'Dance of Butterfly'.  From its leaves you can tell that it is at least 50% A. crispum and possibly more:

 

The pollen parent A. swazicum seedling #10 was a sibling cross of the very dark A.swazicum 'Boyce Thompson' and  A. swazicum MAD #86 raised from Dr. Dimmitt's seeds:

 

Here is the result, the flower is bigger than the pod parent but interestingly the crispum leaves have again been dominant:

 

and here is the little seedling: