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My recent purchase off eBay, a lovely H. truncata hybrid 'Cloudy'. My gut feeling tells me that mutica might be involved, but I am wondering if anyone knows anything about this particular hybrid, or would like to try the "who's my pops" game with me?

Photographs from the source used for identification purposes only:

I'll just gently bump this thread once, maybe someone remembers something or have a similar hybrid with known parentage.

It looks similar to my H.truncata Lime Green.

My Lime Green variegated don't spiral very much at all Allan - I wonder if there are a number of clones or it's a culture thing?

I think it could have a retusa type as one parent. Or it is a complex hybrid crossed with truncata.

edds wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:20 am My Lime Green variegated don't spiral very much at all Allan - I wonder if there are a number of clones or it's a culture thing?

I think it could have a retusa type as one parent. Or it is a complex hybrid crossed with truncata.

You could be right on both counts.
Unfortunately, I doubt Mat will get a definitive answer.

AllanA wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:22 am

edds wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:20 am My Lime Green variegated don't spiral very much at all Allan - I wonder if there are a number of clones or it's a culture thing?

I think it could have a retusa type as one parent. Or it is a complex hybrid crossed with truncata.

You could be right on both counts.
Unfortunately, I doubt Mat will get a definitive answer.

You're both certainly right! I saw a very similar looking hybrid with (apparently, it's the internet, nothing is real...) H. mutica in it (that's the retusoid ingredient in).

I also looked at the 'Lime Green' and 'Down Under' (I still think it's named after Australia, much better story than finding a plant under your shelving... ), but this one has much wider "windows".

Anyway, I was really just hoping someone might know that plant, according to the source it was purchased long time ago on one of the BCSS branches' event.

Thanks for your comments!