asterias nudum x variegated and asterias variegated x nudum

[gk80]

Hello, this season I crossed the following plants:

#19 Astrophytum asterias v. nudum variegated


#980 Astrophytum asterias v. nudum


And here are the results:

#19 X #980


#980 X #19


What do you think?
Is it allways the father stronger than the mother?
How do you choose which one will be mother and which one father?
I would love to read your opinions, comments and suggestions.

[cortona]

usually if you want variegated asterias seedling you have to chose a variegate mother and use the flowers that harise from the yellow/red part of the plant, talking about sperkabuto i have the impression that father plants  are teh responsabele ofthe beauty of the sons.

[gk80]

Thank you cortona... that's something I've never heard before.
I don't know if the fruit came from a flower in the yellow part of the plant.
The picture of the #19 is from the past season. Maybe this year it flowered frome another place.

[maurice.schoemans]

GK80
The first picture is a beautiful plant. the seedlings in the last picture is beautiful. congratulations

[Carlo & Daniele]

hello!
this is a asterias marble variegated in flower today:





what do you suggest for the crossings?
for the moment we brought its pollen on ooibo rurikabuto

[cortona]

greath choice, i will do the same and reverse cross!

[Carlo & Daniele]

here they are, seedlings from ooibo bonburi x marble variegated:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yE8xyRxse3w/UM45cOlnluI/AAAAAAAAIL0/GR35ymV8lgo/s517/131220121609.jpg