Phrag. besseae flavum 'Gold Finger' 4N

[Drorchid]

Below is a picture of one of our colchicine treated yellow besseae's. This flower is on the second growth, and is showing it's full potential.

'Gold Finger' 4N compared to a 2N besseae flavum (originated from the OZ besseae flavum breeding):

Robert

 

[NYEric]

Better living through chemistry!
Yay besseae!

 

[Dido]

looks great

 

[Ron-NY]

love besseae flavum...NICE!!!

 

[Erythrone]

I am in love with 'Gold Finger' !

 

[cnycharles]

very nice

 

[SlipperFan]

What is your goal, Robert? This is pretty nice.

 

[eaborne]

Great flower!

 

[Susie11]

Jealous! I love it, the petals are perfect - to me.

 

[phrag guy]

very nice,love to own the 4n

 

[Drorchid]

What is your goal, Robert? This is pretty nice.

The primary goal was to create some tetraploid (4N) yellow besseae's. And I think I succeeded!

Why 4N yellow besseae's?

- to improve the shape, and size of the existing yellow besseae's. In general tetraploid flowers are larger (both the overall size and the width of the petals), have thicker substance, and often the flowers last longer, so these will be an improvement over existing diploid plants. And once I have a couple of tetraploid 4N yellow besseae's, I can start line breeding them and improve them even more!
- to create tetraploid yellow besseae's that can be used for further hybridizing. When using 2n plants you often run into barriers (you dont get any fertile offspring after so many generations by crossing a third or fourth generation diploid Hybrid by a diploid species or another Hybrid). These barriers can often be overcome by using 4N parents.

Robert

 

[NYEric]

How long until more 3N Hanne Popows and St. Ouens? :drool:

 

[Paphman910]

The primary goal was to create some tetraploid (4N) yellow besseae's. And I think I succeeded!

Why 4N yellow besseae's?

- to improve the shape, and size of the existing yellow besseae's. In general tetraploid flowers are larger (both the overall size and the width of the petals), have thicker substance, and often the flowers last longer, so these will be an improvement over existing diploid plants. And once I have a couple of tetraploid 4N yellow besseae's, I can start line breeding them and improve them even more!
- to create tetraploid yellow besseae's that can be used for further hybridizing. When using 2n plants you often run into barriers (you dont get any fertile offspring after so many generations by crossing a third or fourth generation diploid Hybrid by a diploid species or another Hybrid). These barriers can often be overcome by using 4N parents.

Robert

Are the 4N tougher to grow like the 2N?

Paphman910

 

[Drorchid]

How long until more 3N Hanne Popows and St. Ouens? :drool:

The 3N St. Ouen flavums (Hanne Popow flavum 2N x besseae flavum 4N) are already in the Lab :wink:

That cross is one of my favorite crosses that I made in the last few years. Here is are some links to posts of the orginal Saint Ouen flavum 3N that I made:

http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=958

http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1716

Robert

 

[Drorchid]

Are the 4N tougher to grow like the 2N?

Paphman910

No. Sometimes they are a little slower to grow.

Robert

 

[NYEric]

I think I had a 2N one from your stock. Anyway i need more!

 

[e-spice]

Superb! I can grow besseae hybrids okay but not the straight species.

 

[SlipperFan]

That cross is one of my favorite crosses that I made in the last few years. Here is are some links to posts of the orginal Saint Ouen flavum 3N that I made:

http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=958
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Robert

Those are just spectacular, Robert!! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with this yellow besseae. Thanks for the info.

 

[W. Beetus]

Stunning bloom! Great shape.