You beat me to the punch Royal! I was gonna take pics of mine tomorrow when more buds should be open. Your pics are awesome.
Can't wait to see them, George. This spike had two other buds that were CHEWED OFF by something. It must have been hungry because it ate the other spike - the whole thing!
Thanks for the comments everyone. Pheli, where did you find this registered? I looked on the RHS registry but didn't find it.
Is that a hint of lavender suffusion at the tip of the dorsal Royal? Great picture!
Good eye! It's spotting that developed on the outside of the sepal, it's a dark clear spot when looked at from behind. I was thinking it was due to the high light it got while the buds developed. So, is that suffusion?