Phrag. besseae flavum

[Drorchid]

Below a picture of our latest Phrag. besseae flavum breeding. I sibbed two of our best 2n Phrag. besseae flavum's; Phrag. besseae flavum 'Golden Eagle' with Phrag. besseae flavum 'Gold Wings' (They were 3rd generation besseae flavum seedlings). While they were still protocorms I treated them with colchicine and a good percentage turned out tetraploid! Here is one of the tetraploid besseae flavum's:

This was one of the parents: Phrag. besseae flavum 'Golden Eagle' :

Robert

 

[nikv]

Very nice! How does the size of the 4N flower compare to its parent?

 

[Drorchid]

Very nice! How does the size of the 4N flower compare to its parent?

It will be about 1.5 times larger compared to a diploid flower. Also the flowers have better shape, with "rounder" petals, and they tend to be darker yellow in color. The picture I posted is of a first bloom seedling (and the 4th flower on the spike, so not at its full potential), but I am sure when it blooms again the flower will be much larger.

Robert

 

[Shiva]

Speachless!

 

[SlipperFan]

Breeding is making yellow besseae bigger and fuller. Is it also making the plant more vigorous???

 

[Ruth]

beautiful!!!

 

[likespaphs]

wow!

 

[JeanLux]

Both are beautiful; I pers. prefer the parent's shape however!!!! Jean

 

[jjkOC]

Very interesting! Robert will 4N be offered in the near future? How is their growth habit looking so far?

 

[Dido]

grwat one like both of them

 

[phrag guy]

that is amazing,love to own one of those

 

[Paul]

very nice one!!

 

[Erythrone]

Fantastic!

 

[Lycaste53]

Beautiful,

but me too, I perfer the parents shape.
I don´t understand anything about breeding, but looking at the restults I get the feeling that breeders are working hard on rounding the petals , getting flat flowers ect. (Concerns most genus)

Some day in 200 years, when all the bot. spec. have gone, we will get a Coryanthes which looks like a Phragmipedium which looks like a Phalaenopsis.
All fat, flat and rounded. And colored like a rainbow.

Best regards, Gina

 

[tenman]

While the increase in size is a plus, I don't agree that the greater 'roundness' is good. I'm not one who believes all orchids should be full and round. The species has a charming, signature shape that seems to be getting bred out of it.

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae! I hope they are vigorous.

 

[Susie11]

Gotta love a var Flavum

 

[biothanasis]

bright yellow!!!nice!

 

[John M]

Very nice! I like them both; but, I like the more lemon yellow colour of the parent better than the copper colour of the offspring.

 

[Erythrone]

I preffer the offspring...