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Originally Posted by WaterWitchin
I feel compelled to cheat a bit. Not quite primary hybrid, but close enough in my book. I received a gift of Phal Summer Rose 'Blue Star' from a friend sometime in 2020. Seed parent Phal Kenneth Schubert (Phal pulcherrima x Phal violacea) x Pollen parent Phal equestris.
It's become my very favorite phal, period. One spike of bloom lasted literally from first bud open April of 2021 to last bloom dropped February 2022. I think I see a new spike starting now.
Here it is in July 2021
July 2021
End of December 2021
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Don't know if I have ever seen such a "glow" from a bloom before