Your photo is definitely not Pot Hoku Gem 'Freckles'. Attached is photo of our original 'Freckles' that we cloned. Attached is also a photo of a typical Blc Copper Queen. Hoku Gem can have multiple spikes blooming at the same time. As mentioned by quiltergirl, the flowers start off reddish orange. Then the flowers mature to yellow with small red spots (freckles). My photo was taken before the flowers turned more yellow.
Hoku Gem flowers are also only about 2-1/2" to 3" at most. Blc Copper Queen flowers can get to about 4-1/2" to 5". With Bl Richard Mueller as a parent, Blc Copper Queen can also experience a similar red-orange to yellow or orange blooming sequence.
Can't be certain, but if I were to guess, I would say your flower is Blc Copper Queen. I would also guess that your flower was fairly newly bloomed & has since turned orange or yellow as it matured. The darker red-orange patterns on the petals were where the sepals overlapped them, so they were not exposed to the light until the flowers unfolded.
Good growing
Last edited by catwalker808; 07-11-2012 at 07:14 AM..
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