She might not have noticed the date but if this was a topic of interest - enough to generate her response - then certainly she would have read through the previous comments and figured out the question of identification had already been confirmed years ago? I don't want to discourage anyone but we can all benefit from using a bit of common sense.

It might be an interesting experiment to track that kind of thing, Andy. I've never done so because there isn't really any horticultural value in having extra petals, so it's not a trait that I would attempt to breed for. Most people wouldn't even notice them, especially in a Neo, although the FCBS photo of Neo. Sugar and Spice does focus on the 6-petaled flowers rather than the overall plant, so I guess someone found that to be an important feature. In the case of S&S, the petals are fully formed and rather attractive, whereas it looks like what you've got there are just some extra odd little appendages. Kind of hard to see in the photo, but I do see that kind of thing from time to time, as well as occasional flowers that have parts in multiples of four: four petals and eight stamens. I just go ahead and use them the same as any other, and I've never seen any of my seedlings come out consistantly producing 4-petaled flowers, but some do seem to do it more often than others, so who knows? One thing I have noticed is that certain cvs. have stamens with long feathery appendages on the tips of anthers. I have noticed this particularly on crosses made with N. Pepper, and often on other hybrids with some form of ampullacea in the mix. Kind of interesting, but not particularly advantageous, in fact it makes them harder to use as pollen parents because the pollen-bearing part of the anther is usually smaller than normal. Here is a link that might be useful: Neo. Sugar and Spice - FCBS

Good Morning Teresa, Currently I am growing two orange flowered pelargoniums; Orange Appeal and Meadowside Orange. I am sure both will be available in the USA. Best wishes Ron

Cuphea hyssopifolia