Anticipation...Chiu Hua Dancer 'Wacky Worm' AM/AOS x St Swithin 'Cracked Pepper'

[Justin]

Heavy on the SS too. It is actually pretty nice!

 

[Carmella.carey]

Impressive blooms, looks like it will earn it's keep from now on!
Is that tape holding the spike to the stake?
-Patrick

 

[tnyr5]

I couldn't find my brown tape.
Earn it's keep?!
I may not even name the cross!
I may SET IT ON FIRE!

 

[abax]

Now, now don't be like that. Give the plant a chance to improve. After all its been through, it's not
a bad looking flower.

 

[Ozpaph]

I would definitely keep that. 5 flowers would be stunning

 

[NEslipper]

Congrats on the growing, the plant is beautifully grown and 4 years from deflasking to flowering is great! My general take-away on complex multi breeding, at least from what I’ve seen so far, is that you end up with a lot of PEOY or Saint Swithin-looking offspring. I think the multi primaries are some of the best hybrids in the orchid world (I’m thinking Chiu Hua Dancer, WBW/JB, Lady Isobel) but my personal, unpopular opinion is that the more complex hybrids have been somewhat underwhelming. That being said, it’s still a nice flower, and maybe there will be a few outliers that bloom out with the best of both parents. In particular, those CHD curls. Fingers crossed!

 

[tnyr5]

Unfortunately, wading through dozens of SS or PEOY-looking things is the price of finding outliers. I knew it was coming. The precursors to modern complex Paphs were all a bunch of Maudiae & Leeanum looking things, too. Those curls will come out in a few outliers, probably the slower-growing runts. From there, those curls plus a wide dorsal and bright red petals will be the next goal.
You'll all probably like my Wössner Kolorand x rothschildianum cross better. Primary x species minimizes variation, and the randsii grandparent tends to be pretty dominant. I expect we'll see the first one before summer.

 

[Guldal]

Yeah, about the only traces of gig are the base color of the dorsal and the odd pouch color. Oh well.

And not to forget: the colour of the ovary (seemingly the signature trait of gig in hybridization!).

 

[Carmella.carey]

Its a seed grown plant it will probably be dog ugly for the first few blooms *please do not set orchids on fire*
-Patrick

 

[tnyr5]

Matured to 10.5 x 27cm, petals 1cm x 25.7cm, Dorsal 3.2 x 5.5 cm, Synsepal 3 x 6.1cm, Pouch 1.7 x 5cm.

 

[Guldal]

I like its form and especially the colouring of the dorsal...give it a chance over 2-3 more flowerings and if you still ain't satisfied send it my way!

 

[SlipperKing]

So the CHD carried the capsule? Wow, I'm impressed no gig shape influence at all. The overall colors are really cool, very earth-toned.

 

[tnyr5]

I think there will be some with gig influence. My money's on the slowest ones.

 

[Ozpaph]

i like it

 

[Justin]

It is great to see your breeding program start rolling!

 

[tnyr5]

Screw this thing, the Wössner Kolorand x rothschildianums look like they're starting to make sheaths!

 

[NYEric]

Are you sure it crossed successfully?

 

[tnyr5]

In what way could I be unsure? Lol

 

[Tony]

Seems like gigantifolium might get overwhelmed quickly in second generation crosses, I bloomed this Hung Sheng Eagle x anitum last year that just looked like a mediocre Wössner Black Wings.

 

[Ozpaph]

i think thats a WBW. Very much doubt its HSE X anitum