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Red Leopard ..continued..

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Taken this morning in the dungeon,
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8-) Is that on a scape??
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great looking "petiole" and indeed looks it like the patern of a Red Leopard.............. :cool: :cool:

Very cool Jim.....do you have a picture of the whole plant!!!

Any background????
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Nice color

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Great color but also a great photo.

Very nice.
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almost looks like a jack in the pulpit flower/hood.
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Red leopard, great name. Love that sharply defined raspberry color against the pale under tone.
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thats craziness :eek:
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:P Thanks guys, I have been able to isolate and inhance these leopard coloured foliacious bracts on a strain of hot flowering hybrids. I have them on a bright yellow too.
Some are fertlie and have a flower under the bract.
. I personally like this, how about you ?
Mike you are right they do look like arisaema :P
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8-)
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Nice

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I think if you stare at it long enough, there is a hidden message in it.
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Starting a new dimencion on hosta breading and giving an other point of interest :cool:
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Kinda tropical looking isn't it??? 8-)
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