Echinopsis hybrid acting strange

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cactushobbyman
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Echinopsis hybrid acting strange

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To keep it simple, some of the clones do not have the same flower as the mother plant. The first photo is a picture of the mother plant flowers. This plant was given to me as an Echinopsis Stars and Stripes. The flowers are sawtooth and not the same color as Stars and Stripe. That is fine with me. The mother plant is the size of a cantaloupe.
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I have given several clones to other people and when they show me their pictures of the flowers they are correct to the mother plant. The next picture is from today. Shown in a 3.5" pot with several others around it. The size now is the size of a golf ball. Maybe three years removed from the mother plant.
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Next, another on blooming today.
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Next, another on blooming today.
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Next, another on blooming today.
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These clones I know were labeled correctly. To add more information, I have one clone that flowered like the mother plant and another flower that looks like the second photo both on the same plant. I didn't take a photo when both flowers were in bloom, but it may flower again soon. I have numerous hybrids and never experienced anything like this going on.

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Re: Echinopsis hybrid acting strange

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Could be a natural sport? Hybrids do funny things sometimes.
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Re: Echinopsis hybrid acting strange

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Bud sports can happen with any plant, hybrid or not. A lot of cultivars originated that way. If it remains stable with further cloning, this could become a new cultivar.
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Re: Echinopsis hybrid acting strange

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Update: The first three photos are from the same plant flowering this morning. This plant is an older clone. The last picture is from the plant shown in the 2nd picture posted earlier. Second time around it appears the flowers is showing both per say normal petal formation and the sawtooth look in the same flower. I know with crested and monstrose cactus you'll get a different appearance, but Echinopsis hybrids, the only variance I have seen is the size and color. Example, my Schick Hot Lips' flowers look the same year after year. This hybid flower is changing from one flowering event to the next. Thanks Greeknight and MikeInOz for your input. All my hybrids appear to be stable in the sense of flower formation. I guess Mother Nature wants to keep us on our toes when it comes to the true hybridizers of plants. :lol:
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