Peruflora's Cirila Alca "Peggy" AM/AOS

[orchid527]

This is dalessandroi x kovachii. I believe I have posted this before, but it just opened up and looks so nice and fresh this morning. I had a nice kovachii bloom yesterday and I am going to put that pollen onto this flower. The kovachii usually blooms earlier in the year, so I've never had a chance to make this cross. I've heard comments that people have problems breeding with PCA. I guess I will find out. Mike

 

[PeteM]

That is very well grown. I like the black nursery pot, what media are you using?
thanks for sharing.

 

[orchid527]

I use next to the smallest size Orchiata. Previously, I used Promix + perlite, but I get better root development in bark. I do not let the pot stand in water, but instead water every 2-3 days. Mike

 

[Linus_Cello]

Nice, did you get it awarded, or buy a division?

 

[monocotman]

That’s lovely. Does the bloom stay like that or do the petals reflex?
David

 

[orchid527]

Bloom stays like this but the dorsal does pinch up a bit towards the end. Mike

 

[orchid527]

Nice, did you get it awarded, or buy a division?

I got the award in 2015. I use "Peggy" as the clonal name for all of my awarded plants. Mike

 

[terryros]

I am finding it difficult to find a picture online of Phrag Tupac Amaru that you are trying to make. Have you seen one? It must get bigger and more purple.

 

[orchid527]

I am finding it difficult to find a picture online of Phrag Tupac Amaru that you are trying to make. Have you seen one? It must get bigger and more purple.

I have not seen one, but I agree that it should have more purple. The kovachii I used has a broad, flat sepal, so I would like to see that passed along with some size. The oddest thing was that the kovachii pollen looked like it had ruptured and a large glob of waxy material had been extruded. It was visible before I even removed the pollen. I used that to pollinate the flower. It seemed to stick very well. I don't have a lot of experience hybridizing with phrags, but I don't recall ever seeing that before. Mike

 

[abax]

I have a division of this plant from you and it's doing extremely well, although it hasn't bloomed yet. I'm looking for a
first bloom possibly next year. 'Peggy' is a very vigorous plant. Thank you!

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae v. dalessandroi hybrids! Looks great, thanks for sharing.

 

[NEslipper]

Beautiful! Does the spike branch sometimes?

 

[TrueNorth]

Nice one! I hope your cross takes.

I made the same cross a few years ago with PCA from Glen Decker and it was very fertile. None of the seedlings have flowered yet though.

 

[TrueNorth]

You can store the pollen in the fridge for quite a while, by the way. I leave it on the toothpick, wrap it in plastic wrap, then tinfoil. It's been good for several months post flowering.