Thank you Fred and Lyle.
Fred, I sure understand the no mercy. Actually, I think seedlings all have some warped sense of humor. We stand in the field with them laughing all around us as we sratch our heads wondering where in the heck that came from
I've worked with pattern eyezones and sculpted forms for 10 years now and the surprise factor is a big part of the fun.
Lyle, very pretty, I like the mutiple layer look of the cristation on this seedling. I did notice you said "had", does that mean you tossed it? For many years the cristates were thought to be a type of Double, some were registered this way, but they are not Doubles. The raised up look seen in some of the pleated and pleated cristate forms is so pretty from the side as you approach the bloom, different and unique when compared to a typical single form.
