*LIGHTNING  STRIKE


*LIGHTNING  STRIKE (Stamile,P.) TET 5213-A [((Dewberry Candy x Admiral’s Braid) x (Dewberry Candy x Admiral’s Braid)) X ((Opus One x Paper Butterfly) x Fantasy Finish)] 27” EMRe. Ev.fr. EMO. 5½” x 3” x 2”. 3 way branching. 18 buds.  60% double.  The first time LIGHTNING STRIKE bloomed it was electrifying seeing this huge cream with a purple eye and edge double. I had never seen such a huge eye and full picotee border on a double before.  The flower, an early morning opener (EMO) opens flat and then soon recurves to give it a very rounded look.  As a seedling, LIGHTNING STRIKE bloomed double each time, though later proved it could show its single heritage and blooms double  60 % of the time. Never the less, LIGHTNING STRIKE has been the most powerful parent for eyed, edged and patterned consistent doubles.  Some look  like double versions of RAINBOW EYES while others look like huge versions of FORTY SECOND STREET. The eye and edge in this double seem to want to color shift into pink or red or break up into a myriad ring of colors.  I have also gotten some double edged   doubles.  If you are interested in hybridizing complex eyed doubles, bold eyed doubles, patterned eyed doubles, this flower is a must.  LIGHTNING STRIKE is truly one of a kind. Fertile both ways………$150.00