Here are some striking examples of how differently, different clones of A. swazicum influence the offspring.
Here is a graft from Mr Ko of 'Dance of Butterfly'
crossed with A. swazicum #6
this is the almost fluorescent result:
now compare this seedling from Mr. Ko's seeds of 'Dance of Butterfly'
crossed with my big pink A. swazicum #10
you may have seen this photo before; it is Mark's book with the wrong attribution, it is definitely my photo!
This is the very different result when this pollen was put onto the 'Dance of Buterfly' seedling:
I do wish each one of us would open his or her stud book, so we could all learn from each others successes (and mistakes!)
--
David in Venezuela