Phrag Sedenii

[Justin]

This is a division of a Sedenii with the clonal name 'Greenfield'

The plant has two spikes, one with two extra branches.

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[goldenrose]

Cool! Such a cutie! :clap::clap:

 

[SlipperFan]

Lovely.

 

[Susie11]

Nice.

 

[SlipperKing]

Justin,
Do you know if it is from old breeding or more recent?

 

[phrag guy]

nice one

 

[Justin]

Here's an update of my Sedenii in full bloom. The plant has two spikes, one with two branches that are now flowering too. I'm loving it!

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[Leo Schordje]

Love it. Very nice. Sometimes it is easy to forget how good some of the old crosses were, when we are flooded with all the newer besseae and kovachii hybrids.

 

[John M]

Justin, it's beautiful!....and you're growing it superbly. Congrats. However, it's not Sedenii. It's Cardinale. Cardinale is Sedenii x schlimii and Sedenii is longifolium x schlimii. Sedenii has vestigial "horns" on the sides of the pouch because one of its parents is longifolium, which has very pronounced "horns". This characteristic carries through to all it's F1 progeny. Phrag. schlimii has a pouch without any "horns" at all. It's got a "toilet bowl" rim pouch. When you cross Sedenii (with it's vestigial "horns" back to it's parent schlimii, which has no "horns", you get a plant that is 3/4 schlimii and only 1/4 longifolium. With so much schlimii in the mix, the "horns" from longifolium are lost and you get a lovely smooth-rimmed pouch like you have. Basically, Cardinale looks like a very large schlimii on steroids. However, because of it being 1/4 longifolium, the flower is larger than any true schlimii and because of longifolium, the staminode loses the schlimii colour and ends up being predominantly white with no little bright yellow "eyes".

So, either this plant is not actually a piece of 'Greenfield'; or, the original 'Greenfield' is mislabelled as well.

 

[Justin]

Ah, thanks for the info! I noticed it looked a little rounder than some of the Sedenii I've seen pictures of, but i assumed it was just because this may have been a selected division. After doing a quick web search i think you may be right.

I have no knowledge of the background of this plant, which I got from Roberts' in Ohio. I should ask them if they know anything about it next time I see them.

Either way, I am enjoying it!

 

[Secundino]

A very nice Phrag! I definetely need a rose one! Old-fashioned, may be, but very charming plants, and when grown like yours, it's a joy looking at them. Thanks for sharing!

 

[John M]

Either way, I am enjoying it!

Absolutely!....and so you should! Cardinale is really easily identified when you know specifically to look for. In my mind, Cardinale is one of the TOP crosses to grow. They are gorgeous; the blooms are large; they multi-branch; they are vigorous growers and bloomers; they clump nicely and make great specimen plants; etc., etc., etc. If I could grow only....say....10 plants, one would be a Cardinale!

 

[Secundino]

Don't tease!!!!! (But I agree.)

 

[phraggy]

Very nice sized blooms and a gorgeous colored lip for Sedeni.

Ed

 

[John M]

Very nice sized blooms and a gorgeous colored lip for Sedeni.

Ed

*Sigh*

 

[Dido]

But where to find a cardinale in Europe, looking since a long time now.

 

[biothanasis]

wonderful!!!!

 

[Secundino]

If you manage to find, Dido, just tell me or even better, buy one for me, too. It is nearly impossible to find old crosses or even remakes.

 

[SlipperKing]

*Sigh*

John I have to sigh with you as well. Some folks never get it and continue to perpetuate the mistakes of the past.

Great looking Phrag. Cardinale Justin

 

[NYEric]

Heh Heh. the round, smooth, "Wilcox" pouch is the give-away. Thanks for sharing.