Unusual Weingartia Flowers

[ralphrmartin]

Usually, Weingartias have lemon-yellow flowers, or paleish orange. But these are different. The outer petals of the one at the bottom are almost black.

[el48tel]

Always good to see an unusual plant and flowers

[RAYWOODBRIDGE]

Ralph is that Weingartia canigueralii or W. rauschii as they are the only 2 I know with that type of flower.
canigueralii does have a synonym of W. perplexiflora , so someone was thinking the same as you Ralph.

[Ross M]

The top plant looks very much like a Weingartia/Sulcorebutia hybrid which I obtained a few years back from Jim Kirtley in Alnwick (a big Sulcorebutia grower at the time). I'm unsure of it's exact parentage but it's certainly a fine looking plant Ralph

Regards

[Terry S.]

It certainly does not look like any wild-origin plant that I know, but the flowers are near the top as one would expect from some weingartias. I suspect that Ross is near the mark, it s the sort of thing I might expect if I crossed Sulcorebutia rauschii with Weingartia neumanniana.

[ralphrmartin]

Ralph is that Weingartia canigueralii or W. rauschii

Well, I acquired it as a Weingartia in the strict sense, not a Sulcorebutia:
It was stated to be a form of Weingartia kargliana, and the body is certainly close to some other plants I have under that name.
Plenty of Sulcos have purple flowers.

Whatever it is, it's a handsome plant.

Ross, thanks for your input, and Terry, I agree I have never seen that colour on a Weingartia in habitat.

[Paul D]

Two very beautiful plants.

[Stuart]

There's a photo of this plant on p213 of Gordon Rowley's last book on new cultivars. My plant, the one in the book, came from John Pilbeam as Sulco Rauschii x Weingartia Neumanniana. It's easy to grow and flowers every year.
Stuart

[Ross M]

I note from my records that my similar plant was originally created from a cross made by the late John Donald but I guess others may have produced similar hybrids.

Regards

[ralphrmartin]

Thanks Stuart, that seems pretty definitive. Time for a new label, I think.