Carlablackiae Og 5 x Ra 4

Bred by Scott Cohen, from whom I acquired this plant.

This plant has always been a minimally veined Carlablackiae, and it continues to impress me by remaining that way as it matures. Its elongated, velvety leaf has a deep green surface, upright rounded lobes, and a narrow sinus. Clean ivory primary veins define the structure of the blade, while only a few secondary veins interrupt the broad areas of dark foliage. There is nothing excessive about it. The sparse veining allows the color, shape, and uninterrupted velvet surface to carry the leaf.

This is a very understated plant, and that restraint is precisely what I appreciate about it. I hope to use it in my breeding program to produce more minimal-veined Carlablackiae—plants where every vein is deliberate and the dark blade is allowed to speak for itself.