Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey (2011 introduction – Heavens Proclaim x (Monterrey Jack x Clarification) started blooming in the warm microclimate next to our house on the south side.  This is a much better garden plant than its parent – Heavens Proclaim.  Bird of Prey is taller, better branched, a hardy dormant, and more vigorous.   We will see our first seedlings from it this year but intend to hybridize with it again this year.  The picture does not do it justice – the flower is 7″ in size and quite showy as a clump. 

The pollen parent of Bird of Prey was a dormant seedling out of Monterrey Jack x Clarification.  The seedling flower was large but not fancy so we used it as a bridge plant.  In addition to Bird of Prey, we will likely introduce seedling 719-4 this  year which is Jamaican Love x (Monterrey Jack x Clarification).  Seedling 719-4 is also dormant with the same tall well branched scape.  I think the scapes are coming from the Monterrey Jack x Clarification seedling.  Photos of Bird of Prey, 719-4 and scapes from both are shown below.