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This is a new cultivar in the making. These seedlings are still very young and have not yet developed their true appearance. Once they reach the adult flowering stage, the selected Gasterias will be cross-pollinated with selected specimens to (hopefully) produce the end result. Once I am happy with the look of the plant, it will be propagated by means of micro-propagation and registered as a cultivar to which Melobotanics will get the only breeding and propagation rights.

Day 03/100: Dree Esquire Day 04/100: J.O.E.

To provide aeration for the plants, I've lifted the plastic covers and allowed the plants to slowly adjust to a more natural environment. Thus creating a hot and humid growing space perfect for fungal pathogens. Therefore, I usually use a strongly dilluted fungicide that contains the active ingredients of Sulfur and it seems to do the trick.

Subect #2 in the hybridization experiment. I think the smooth texture and interesting colour variation would go great with the stacked growth of the "rawlinsonii" hybrid. Still need to decide which plant would act as the seed parent and which as the pollen parent - I have a few factors to consider.