Phrag. Pink Fire in bloom

[Brenda Aarts]

I love it, great growing. I love how the 2 flowers are positioned so close to each other like that, almost posing!

[silken]

I like the puffy pouch too.
I am happy with the 2nd bloom's position too because the back is almost more showy than the front and this way the photo can show both

[Auger]

Originally Posted by silken

Here is my Phrag. Pink Fire (Phrag. Eric Young 4N
'Rocket Fire' x Phrag. Rosy Charm 4N).

But I noticed it has a spike (wart) on the pouch and it did on the first bloom last time too! Has anyone ever seen that before? It also has that ragged look to the top of the petal which isn't damage or anything structural.

Actually I just saw an answer when I was looking for photos of Rosy Charms. It's from another forum and from Jason Fischer back in 2008.

"That 'saw-tooth' trait comes from the Eric Young 'Rocket Fire', which is also known to be labeled as 'Mont Millais' as well. It's a 4N which Chuck has used extensively in phrag breeding. It's a great breeder for size, but unfortunately it often passes on the jagged edges. However, sometimes hybrids made with it will switch back and forth from regular smooth edged petals to the jagged edged petals. What breeders need is a new 4N Eric Young without that trait (some are coming along in the lab now hopefully).

Just a little breeding info I thought people may find interesting."

[silken]

Very interesting to know and thanks for the info. I don't even mind the jagged edges, kind of like it, but I don't like the one wart on the first bloom! I do like the colour and size of these flowers.