Arno’s Bow Tie

Our first diploid introduction – Arno’s Bow Tie – was our best seller from our 2012 introductions.  It is an early/midseason bloomer and began the last week in June in 2012.  It is our first introduction of our breeding line for larger green throats.  The picture below was taken on June 30 and we already had pods set on it. 

  Arno’s Bow Tie

Arno’s Bow Tie is a good pod setter and we made seeds with it in 2009 with pollen from Emerald Starburst and Kermit’s Scream.  We were pleased with the results when we saw them bloom in 2011.  Below are two seedlings that bloomed for the second year in 2012 and both bloomed in late June (about the same time that Arno’s Bow Tie did). 

Seedling 115-2 (Arno’s Bow Tie x Emerald Starburst)

This seedling kept the nice round shape of Arno’s Bow Tie but has a richer color and dramatic bitone look. 

Seedling 115-4 (Arno’s Bow Tie x Kermit’s Scream)

This is our favorite Arno’s Bow Tie seedling.  The bitone sepals rarely display any blush of red and the large green throat covers over half the flower.  This is Luel’s favorite diploid and it stands out in the garden.  Every diploid seedling that bloomed set at least a couple pods so we should have a large crop of new diploid seedlings in 2014.