S. flava var. ornata 'Red Rim' Outlaw site, Bay Co, FL
Jul 3, 2019 13:38:40 GMT -5
calen, sidorian, and 2 more like this
Post by meizzwang on Jul 3, 2019 13:38:40 GMT -5
Figured this clone deserves its own thread! First off, Kudos to dirtydivisions and Calen for getting these genetics into cultivation!
Here's a seed grown outlaw ornata that really does stick out of the crowd with its densely, ornate red veining and red lips! Some of these outlaw seeds, especially ones that seemed special, were truly challenging to germinate and keep alive in the seedling stage: I lost maybe 90% of them to some serious rot very early on! I'm curious to see if others had any success with these seeds, and what sort of phenotypic gems were found?
Other seed batches from the site didn't have any trouble and most of them made it. Sure, you could say the fungal outbreak was grower error, and maybe it was, but man, they had some sort of pathogen on the seed coat that was really challenging to control. It wasn't like some seed batches produced in cultivation that are completely 100% clean to begin with. No matter what fungicide was used (you know, the kind that makes your you know what shrink) or environmental manipulationw as made to favor the plants, the pathogen just kept spreading. It was frustrating to see plant after plant dying off as young seedlings, but fortunately, a few escaped the wrath of the fungal infection and gems like this one were salvaged.
From a cultivation standpoint, these outlaw plants remind me a little bit of the original black veined flavas, but they're slightly more vigorous overall. Some are actually not too bad to grow. Some have the most amazing appearances out of all the ornatas, but that comes at a price of being less cultivation friendly. A few individuals are definitely inbred and are extremely prone to rhizome rot: I'll admit, I've lost a few of the plants even after learning my lesson fighting massive seedling death early on. Was all this trouble, cursing, throwing pots filled with soil against the ground, having crazy eyes, and yelling like a lunatic worth it? My wife thought I hurt myself when she heard the extensive cursing....
The answer is YES of course it was worth it! This is the best, non-man-made red lipped ornata that I've seen so far, although there are a few others from the batch that look very similar. S. flava var. ornata 'red rim' Outlaw site, Bay Co, FL. Pics taken 7/3/19:
Here's a seed grown outlaw ornata that really does stick out of the crowd with its densely, ornate red veining and red lips! Some of these outlaw seeds, especially ones that seemed special, were truly challenging to germinate and keep alive in the seedling stage: I lost maybe 90% of them to some serious rot very early on! I'm curious to see if others had any success with these seeds, and what sort of phenotypic gems were found?
Other seed batches from the site didn't have any trouble and most of them made it. Sure, you could say the fungal outbreak was grower error, and maybe it was, but man, they had some sort of pathogen on the seed coat that was really challenging to control. It wasn't like some seed batches produced in cultivation that are completely 100% clean to begin with. No matter what fungicide was used (you know, the kind that makes your you know what shrink) or environmental manipulationw as made to favor the plants, the pathogen just kept spreading. It was frustrating to see plant after plant dying off as young seedlings, but fortunately, a few escaped the wrath of the fungal infection and gems like this one were salvaged.
From a cultivation standpoint, these outlaw plants remind me a little bit of the original black veined flavas, but they're slightly more vigorous overall. Some are actually not too bad to grow. Some have the most amazing appearances out of all the ornatas, but that comes at a price of being less cultivation friendly. A few individuals are definitely inbred and are extremely prone to rhizome rot: I'll admit, I've lost a few of the plants even after learning my lesson fighting massive seedling death early on. Was all this trouble, cursing, throwing pots filled with soil against the ground, having crazy eyes, and yelling like a lunatic worth it? My wife thought I hurt myself when she heard the extensive cursing....
The answer is YES of course it was worth it! This is the best, non-man-made red lipped ornata that I've seen so far, although there are a few others from the batch that look very similar. S. flava var. ornata 'red rim' Outlaw site, Bay Co, FL. Pics taken 7/3/19: