Phrag. Memoria David Augustine

[tomkalina]

(Fox Valley Fireball x kovachii) - We only have four clones of this hybrid and this one is the best of the lot. May do a (x fischeri) or (x Barbara Le Ann) with it. We have one pod of Phrag. MDA (x besseae) in the lab, but no germination yet. Fingers crossed....

 

[tomkalina]

Horizontal natural spread is 9.0 cm, but I expect it will get bigger with subsequent bloomings.

 

[e-spice]

Very nice! I didn't think Fox Valley Fireball was very fertile but I guess you got at least four seedlings crossing it with kovachii.

 

[tomkalina]

We received a total of twelve seedlings from the lab, but eight were poor growers and died along the way. FVF breeds, but seedling production is always sparse.

 

[trdyl]

We received a total of twelve seedlings from the lab, but eight were poor growers and died along the way. FVF breeds, but seedling production is always sparse.

At least it wasn't a total bust.

 

[SlipperFan]

That's lovely. Does the lack of fertility characteristic get passed down through generations?

 

[abax]

The color and form is really spectacular and so intense. I'd
love to have one in my collection.

 

[JAB]

Sharp!

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae hybrids!

 

[tomkalina]

Dot,

When you're dealing with diploid Phrag. hybridization, each succeeding generation of complexity results in fewer seedlings. If they were all tetraploids it might be a different story.

Will we see you at the Chicagoland Orchidfest this year?

Tom

 

[trdyl]

That's lovely. Does the lack of fertility characteristic get passed down through generations?

With all the polyploids being back crossed to diploids Phrag breeding is turning out similar to what happened to Phalaenopsis. They look nice, but breeding them is a very big issue.

 

[Erythrone]

Very nice outcome!!! Would be happy with it!

 

[Silvan]

Very nice. Too bad it wasn't more fertile.

 

[Erythrone]

Very nice. Too bad it wasn't more fertile.

Yes... because you would have bought a few flasks of the cross...:rollhappy:

 

[Silvan]

Yes... because you would have bought a few flasks of the cross...:rollhappy:

Nah, just a plant to see the outcome... actually, I want the one shown in this thread.

 

[Erythrone]

Nah, just a plant to see the outcome... actually, I want the one shown in this thread.

Euh... I want the same plant.... :evil:

 

[tomkalina]

Just did a sib cross of this clone and one of the other four with the clonal name 'Olaf'. Hoping for germination and enough seedlings so we can offer them for sale on the website.

 

[trdyl]

That should get some interesting results.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Very nice!!! Kovachii is really proving to be a great parent for color!!

 

[tomkalina]

Here's a photo of the third one to bloom for us. I'm pleased with the "splash petal" effect, where the distal petal tips are a darker color than the proximal petals.