What is this cutting.

[davidwood]

Up until last week I had convinced myself this was a cutting of Saffron[ I was very slack labeling them as truth be told I never thought I would be so successful]. Of course now it has come I am stumped, I do have 2 purples, Magnifique and City Slicker but for the life of me I don't remember taking a cutting of either.

Now the more I examine this bloom I still think Saffron,its got the same shape and form ,just the wrong color,  it just happens to be purple, is this possible? The pictures are a true reflection of the colors.  Any ideas please.

I would be so lucky if this was a cutting of City Slicker, I lost that a couple of months ago due to problems I had with my mix, but I keep looking at the bloom and apart from the fact its the same sort of color its not the shape texture or anything like my old CS was.

[Darkhorse]

WOW!  I don't think that's Saffron or Magnifique.  It's probably City Slicker... or a sport? 

[helixturnhelix]

Yup that looks like City Slicker!

[davidwood]

Perhaps someone could advise me who has had experience, will a cutting  be an exact clone of the mother plant, or will you get a variation.

Big apologies to those who have offered help, it is City Slicker, I just looked backed on this forum at my own photo's and compared blooms, they are the same ha ha, I must be going cuckoo. Still its nice to have some good news, looks like it will turn into a lovely plant as well.

[blupit007]

Wow David!  You must be so excited that you got CS seeing that you lost yours months ago!  Like a surprise gift!

[Charlie]

David, congratulations on saving your City Slicker. Cutting started plants are exact genetic clones of the source plant and are often referred to as clones. With hybrids like hibiscus this type of reproduction is necessary since seeds will not make exact copies of the parents.

Charlie

[davidwood]

Wow David!  You must be so excited that you got CS seeing that you lost yours months ago!  Like a surprise gift!

Yes I am, very happy.

 I was going to mention this later and I am sure Charlie wont mind me saying but  my cuttings are doing better than the mother plant, this cutting of City Slicker being a good example, the original from Charlie allways struggled with the heat, but the cutting has coped so much better, its the same with the others I have.
 Now my theory on this and am sure some will scoff is Hibiscus are like people, I am English and struggle a bit with the weather here in Vietnam, but if I had children born here they would cope much better, or certainly adapt quicker, well its the same with the cuttings, they only know Vietnam. Ha ha maybe the heat is making me cuckoo after all.

[Charlie]

David, that is absolutely true. Even the size and texture of leaves will be different when the plants are grown in different environments. It also applies to pruned plants. The new growth after pruning will adapt to the current growing situation better than the older branches that developed elsewhere.

Charlie

[davidwood]

I am so happy to hear this Charlie and what you say about the leaves is amazing and true. I think you know Pineapple Sundae is one of my favourites and I am making a display of 5 cuttings and the mother to really show it off, but I might end up using all cuttings as [as shown in the pictures] the leaves on the cuttings are so much bigger.