I bought this as a small 1-node unrooted cutting in April 2012. The person who sold it to me said it had much nicer leaves than the ordinary lobbii and that it also was a fast bloomer. I was quite happy that it would have nicer leaves and the cutting sure did! These leaves are much wider and have more silvery flecks.

The cutting rooted fast, but it took a while before it started growing. I guess that doesn't matter much when it turned out to be a fast bloomer? My plant is only 4 nodes high and it's blooming for the first time now in September 2012. The colours are wonderful, but the smell isn't very pleasant. It reminds of the smell when you open a package of bacon, but it's very weak so it's not a "problem".

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