Let’s make a Nematanthus ‘Cheerio’ with Yellow flowers!

Nemanthus australis - self-branching



Story # 89,


Let’s make a Nematanthus ‘Cheerio’ with Yellow flowers!


      I was lucky to get a piece of Nematanthus australis with Yellow flowers shared by Bob Stewart when he showed it at the Mid Atlantic Gesneriad Show.


      So far my two plants are self-branching but show no sign of flowers.  The leaves are similar sized to N. ‘Cheerio’ but are not as shiny.


      We need to be crossing this Yellow flowering clone into everything that’s available and see if we can get a Yellow ‘Cheerio’.


      Are there any hybrids using N. australis out there?

Nematanthus australis is great but could be improved