Phrag. April Fool

[tomkalina]

(Cardinale x besseae) - In bloom today in the greenhouse. We used Cardinale' Birchwood' AM/AOS as the pod parent and an un-awarded besseae as the pollen parent. Not award quality IMHO, but a pleasant hybrid and easy to grow.

 

[eaborne]

Nice hybrid indeed!

 

[phrag guy]

nice one

 

[Ozpaph]

that's nice

 

[goldenrose]

Looks very Cardinalesh!

 

[SlipperFan]

Lovely shape and color.

Do you not like the strong rib on the petals?

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae hybrids! Cool! Now you can re-make Jimmy Hendrix and Foolerisch!!

 

[Susie11]

Nice one.

 

[tomkalina]

I don't care for the pronounced petal mid-rib, Dot - From a judging stand-point I'd rather have it smoother in texture. Jimi Hendrix is definitely a possibility, but no fischeri in bloom at present to remake Foolerisch....

 

[Linus_Cello]

Is this the first flower? Are there more buds coming? Maybe the flower quality will be a little better?

 

[Erythrone]

Very pleasant bloom!

 

[NYEric]

Jimi Hendrix is definitely a possibility, but no fischeri in bloom at present to remake Foolerisch....

Either would be cool!

 

[tomkalina]

The one I'm really looking forward to is somewhat related; it's Phrag. Finetianum (Cardinale x caudatum); the seed pod is now 45 days old and being watched carefully. This grex was registered in 1895 by F. Finet, and appears to have been lost to cultivation - so it would be interesting to see what it looks like.

 

[The Orchid Boy]

I love pink phrags and this is no exception.

 

[tomkalina]

Hi Linus,

It was the last flower, but I have a another (stronger) division currently in bud. Also noticed a fischeri in bud, so Foolerisch here we come!

 

[NYEric]

Yay! More diversity in our hybrids!