Anthurium carlablackiae OG1x5 x cerrocampense

Anthurium carlablackiae OG1x5 x cerrocampense

The seed parent has a story attached to it, as these things sometimes do. I bought a carlablackiae seedling from Enid at NSE, promptly killed it, whined about it, and she sent me this one as a replacement out of pity or kindness or both. It's an ecotype cross from Scott Cohen from a few years back, and it's a veinier representation of the species than most people go for - the market seems to want the thin, muted version of carlablackiae, but I've always liked this one's thicker, louder venation. It's already made some killer hybrids, so I figured I'd keep going.

The pollen parent is A. cerrocampense, one of the few waxy-leaved species out of section Cardiolonchium, round as a dinner plate with a bright yellow spadix. This particular plant throws a generous amount of pollen, fragrant enough that you notice it in the greenhouse, and it's been behind several notable hybrids lately. So this cross is really just me putting two proven parents together to see what the veins do when you cross them with that waxy roundness. No results to report yet, but I like the odds.