Phrag. Foolerisch ?

[tomkalina]

(Cardinale x fischeri) - But can't see any fischeri influence in it. Has anyone else bloomed a Foolerisch with a photo to compare it with?

 

[John M]

Looks like a selfing of Cardinale to me.

 

[tomkalina]

I think so too, John, but it would be great to see a photo of the real thing.

 

[eteson]

I also think it could be a Cardinale selfing but looking the cardinale crosses you can see that it has high dominance in the offspring... You can find the picture of the real thing in orchidweb.com

 

[tomkalina]

Apologize for the confusion. This is (Cardinale x fischeri = Unregistered Hybrid) not (April Fool x fischeri = Phrag. Foolerisch). Still ended up being autogamous, so it's Cardinale.

 

[John M]

Still ended up being autogamous, so it's Cardinale.

Yeah, I don't see the slightest indication of fisheri in there; especially not as a direct parent. The flower looks just like Cardinale (taking into account the variations that are seen in a seed grown population of Cardinale.....ie: not all Cardinale look exactly like 'Wilcox') and the staminode is bang on for Cardinale. Fischeri would've had some influence on the shape/colour/markings on the staminode shield.

 

[silence882]

I've seen the same thing with besseae influence in pics of Phrag. April Fool (Cardinale x besseae). I couldn't see any besseae influence.

Is Phrag. Cardinale autogamous? I had one for a while and it never produced seedpods.

 

[tomkalina]

It appears to be autogamous in this case, but never tried selfing it. Not a bad idea though, because I like the similarities between Cardinale and our wild pink Cyps, and these are much easier to grow. Not great germination however; we only received six seedlings from the lab.

 

[SlipperFan]

That is really pretty, and has great shape. I wonder if all 6 seedlings will look this good.

 

[tomkalina]

Hope so, Dot. Can't wait 'till this one becomes a multi-growth plant so we see the full potential of the flower. I'll post photos of the rest when they bloom.

 

[SlipperFan]

Hope so, Dot. Can't wait 'till this one becomes a multi-growth plant so we see the full potential of the flower. I'll post photos of the rest when they bloom.

Great!

 

[blondie]

A lovely looking bloom

 

[abax]

I want one...maybe two?