Fdk. After Dark 'SVO Black Pearl' FCC/AOS

[kavanaru]

This is the first bloom of this clon in my collection... flowers are very dark purple, and look black in real life... However, flowers growns under warmer conditions (warm nights) seems to be lighter in color looking more reddish than black... According to a message sent by Fred Clarke to a friend of mine in Venezuela, there was a mutation rate in the mericloning process of approx. 2%. I have seen the photo of one of this mutations, which produces picotee flowers and is just fantastic!


Fredclarkeara After Dark 'SVO Black Pearl' FCC/AOS by kavanaru, on Flickr

Fredclarkeara After Dark 'SVO Black Pearl' FCC/AOS by kavanaru, on Flickr

yes, I could not decide which of the above flowers was better, then I post both...


Fredclarkeara After Dark 'SVO Black Pearl' FCC/AOS by kavanaru, on Flickr