Paph. Weltz Ballad

[Drorchid]

Paph. Weltz Ballad is bellatulum x adductum. I remade this cross years ago, based on a picture that I saw. This one turned out exactly what I was hoping for:

view showing the staminodal shield:

side view:

Robert

 

[John M]

Wonderful rich colours! I don't care for a lot of bellatulum crosses; but, this one gets my vote!

 

[SlipperFan]

I see another flower opening behind this one. How many flowers on one spike?

 

[raymond]

very dark

 

[musiclovertony]

that is a wonderful cross! Will any be for sale?

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Now that is different!

 

[SlipperKing]

Fantastic outcome!

 

[paphioboy]

That is GORGEOUS...!!! I hope you don't bloom out any dogs from this cross... Maybe adductum makes a better parent compared to other multis when crossed to brachys..

 

[Jorch]

it is NICE!! :clap:

 

[NYEric]

Nice! Hmmm, now I have to check on mine.

 

[brice]

Sooo Splendid!!! Very very nice! BRAVO!!

 

[Greenpaph]

Very beautiful hybrid!

 

[Drorchid]

I see another flower opening behind this one. How many flowers on one spike?

it will get 3 flowers.

 

[Drorchid]

that is a wonderful cross! Will any be for sale?

Actually we have had this cross for a while, and this is one of the few that is left, so to answer your question, no we don't have anymore for sale :sob:

Here is one that bloomed 2 years ago. The individual flowers were not as nice (they had color brakes and some of the flowers were misshapen), but it shows the potential of this cross:

Robert

 

[TyroneGenade]

What would you use for the next step to improve presentation? An alba phil or a Lady Isabel---or would that dilute the red too much, producing something like the Paph. Lady Isabel x Godefroyae at http://www.monbebebull.com/subpage10.html ?

 

[Drorchid]

What would you use for the next step to improve presentation? An alba phil or a Lady Isabel---or would that dilute the red too much, producing something like the Paph. Lady Isabel x Godefroyae at http://www.monbebebull.com/subpage10.html ?

I would go two different directions; either back onto a good brachy, like a good round leuchochilum or a complex brachy to round out the petals, or like you said onto a multifloral. I would either put it onto a rothschildianum, or a roth hybrid (like Saint Swithin or Lady Isabel), or something that has anitum in its background (anitum x philippinense or anitum x rothschildianum).

Robert

 

[TyroneGenade]

Thanks for the reply to my question. It is very educational to read what a master hybridizer is thinking.

It will be very interesting to see what the next step looks like.