Phrag. kovachii x Prissy

[e-spice]

This is a first bloomer on a very small plant. I got it from HP Norton last spring as a very small sedling. It's one of his crosses. I like it pretty well and hope it gets better on the next blooming. It is very vigourous - I'm surprised it grew so fast.

Prissy is St. Ouen x besseae. To me it looks similar to Fritz Schomburg. It doesn't make sense to me how deep red crossed with deep purple equals light pink!?

 

[SlipperFan]

I like this one! Cool shape and beautiful color.

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Very pretty!

 

[NYEric]

Hmmm, I don't have that one. I guess I'll have to stop by the Nortons'! Yay besseae hybrids!

 

[Kevin]

Nice one and well done! How long has it been open?

 

[e-spice]

Nice one and well done! How long has it been open?

Thanks to everyone. It opened about three days ago.

e-spice

 

[Shiva]

I would have it in my collection in a nanosecond if I could.

 

[biothanasis]

Great shape!!

 

[JeanLux]

Yes, very nice!!! What size is the bloom? Jean

 

[goldenrose]

:clap: :drool: I like that one too! and vigorous, and blooming small! :smitten:
Wonder if the color will darken?

 

[W. Beetus]

That is a great color and shape! Nice hybrid.

 

[Hera]

Quite beautiful. I am curious about the color influence too. It seems that they tend toward peach tones, and that dosen't make sense to me. Purple + red = peach?

 

[NYEric]

kovachii purple is xanthic, it goes to yellow in hyrids.

 

[e-spice]

Yes, very nice!!! What size is the bloom? Jean

I measured it and surprisingly it is only about 9-cm NS. It seems bigger than that but I guess not!

e-spice

 

[smartie2000]

I like the results

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice pickup! I like the overall flower as well.

 

[tomkalina]

I like it Geff; the general shape reminds me a lot of Fritz Schomburg and Peruflora's Cirila Alca, except it looks more compact and balanced as far as form. This is the kind of Pk hybrid that I would back-cross to Pk, or another micropetallum like besseae. Good growing to get it to bloom so quickly! How large is the plant?

 

[slippertalker]

My guess is that the white base color of kovachii trumps the yellow base color of besseae to create pink flowers, much like schlimii and fischeri.

 

[Hera]

kovachii purple is xanthic, it goes to yellow in hyrids.

AH!

 

[nikv]

kovachii purple is xanthic, it goes to yellow in hyrids.

Okay, could one of you orchid experts explain to us what this means? Thanks!