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River Road Alterna
Adult.
It's often said that River Road orange doesn't stack up well
against the orange found on the eastern alterna population. I don't
find this to be the case. River Road alterna have distinctive orange
that is different in character but still drop dead gorgeous on its own. Some
River's have a very distinct "tomato red" quality to the orange
while others, like the one pictured here, exhibit a soft, creamy
orange. I think part of this negative perception arises from the fact
that eastern alterna have been line bred for many years for
increasingly bright orange while most western alterna have been bred for
their mind-boggling patterns.
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