- Breeder
- Mike Wang
- First described
- 2024
- Type
- breeding line multi clone
Origin
Mike-bred F1 cross combining his two top montana clones: 'best clone' Transylvania Co, NC (mother) × Henderson Co, NC montana (father). Both parents are bulbous and exceptional.
Standout traits
- F1 of Mike's two best montana parents.
- Bulbous outline already appearing in juvenile seedlings.
- At least one F1 individual closely resembles 'best clone' but is more vigorous (July 2024 update).
Phenotypic plasticity
Mike makes a key cultivation point in this thread: bulbous-trap clones often look unimpressive as juveniles. He shows a side-by- side of his most bulbous rosea — boring at small size, "holy grail bulbousness" at maturity — to illustrate that the seedlings here may look modest now and become exceptional at vegetative maturity.
Standout traits
- F1 of Mike's two top montana clones — both parents bulbous and stunning.
- Phenotypic plasticity: bulbous lineage can look unimpressive as juveniles but transforms at vegetative maturity (Mike documents the same with his bulbous rosea — pictured for comparison).
- Even as juveniles, bulbous outline already starting to appear in many seedlings.
- At least one F1 individual already looks 'almost exactly like montana best clone' but more vigorous (July 2024 update).
Cultivation
Mike notes that bulbous-trap clones routinely look uninteresting at small size — full bulbousness emerges only at vegetative maturity. Patience is required when evaluating montana seedlings.
Photos (18)
Naming
Cross descriptor only — Mike's two best montana clones combined.