My primary goal with this cross was to obtain pinker arilbreds, but I also had hopes for red because I've observed that good reds often come out of crosses for pink.

Lovely Blanche X Eunice was one of Gene Hunt's last crosses. There were three seedlings, all similar to the one shown below. They clearly illustrates the old axiom "if you get the pink you don't get the aril, but if you get the aril you don't get the pink." This mug shot shows no aril characteristics at all - but they're there, in the form of superior substance, 1/2-bred style branching and bud count, and the ability to survive and actually bloom without the shadecloth protection that TBs require here. This particular one has proven itself as a breeder, but because the flower shows no marked aril traits so it has not been introduced.

Sunrise in Glory has become one of my favorite breeders for pastels and is visually one of the closest approaches to tangerine pink available among the halfbreds, so was a natural choice for LBE's mate.

Lovely Blanche X Eunice

Sunrise in Glory

Only two offspring of this cross were "keepers".  The pinkest flower happened to be on the strongest plant, so it was introduced as Dress Pinks. The most spectacular flower is a bitone with reddish-violet standards and reddish-brown falls, which immediately catches everyone's attention. It's a closer approach to red than anything else I've seen, AB or TB. It was a late germinator, however, so had the misfortune of having to spend its youth surrounded by vigorous halfbreds instead of alongside its siblings. It may or may not be introduced.

Dress Pinks

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