* EPICACTUS WITH SMALL *
* DELICATE FLOWERS *
* AND/OR UNUSUAL *
* FLOWERING PERIODS *
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GROUPE3 : Some Rudolf Heßing Herick hybrids
These are the ones I mentioned in my March 2014 article.
Rudolf Heßing Herick has created Epicactus that flower, if possible, even in winter, which is unusual in Northern Europe.
To achieve this, he has used a Disocactus that is not found in the pedigrees of the hybrids in the previous groups.
This Disocactus is Disocactus anguliger, which I introduced at the beginning of this article.
And here are a few of these hybrids.
Ep. 'Jalisco Disco'
Photo taken from my collection on October 9, 2013
Size: S-M
pedigree: Disocactus anguliger x Epicactus 'George's Favorite'
So, the mother is: Disocactus anguliger (autumnal flowering)
The father is : Epicactus 'George's Favorite' (year-round flowering)
Usual flowering period: December, January.
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Ep. 'Jalisco Grace'
Photo taken from my collection on December 6, 2013
Size: S
pedigree: Disocactus anguliger x Epicactus 'George's Favorite'
So, the mother is: Disocactus anguliger (autumnal flowering)
The father is : Epicactus 'George's Favorite' (year-round flowering)
Usual flowering period: November, December.
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Ep. 'Jalisco Joy'
Photo taken from my collection on November 13, 2013
Size: S-M
pedigree: Disocactus anguliger x Epicactus 'George's Favorite'
So, the mother is: Disocactus anguliger (autumnal flowering)
The father is : Epicactus 'George's Favorite' (year-round flowering)
Usual flowering period: from September to November.
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Ep. 'Jalisco Starlight'
Photo taken from my collection on November 27, 2013
Size: S
pedigree: Disocactus anguliger x Epicactus 'George's Favorite'
So, the mother is: Disocactus anguliger (autumnal flowering)
The father is : Epicactus 'George's Favorite' (year-round flowering)
Usual flowering period: from September to November.
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Ep. 'Prof. Michel Combernoux'
Photo taken from my collection on April 26, 2018
Size: S
This hybrid was obtained by Rudolf Heßing Herick, who named it after me.
I thank him warmly.
pedigree: Disocactus speciosus ssp cinnabarinus x Ep. 'Frühlingsgold
Disocactus macranthus is the paternal grandfather of this hybrid, as it is the father of Ep. 'Frühlingsgold'.
flowering period: March to May
And finally, two isolated hybrids
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