Phrag Tickled Pink

[bcostello]

ecudorense 'Birchwood' x schlimii

I love this little guy.

 

[SlipperFan]

That's sweet. I'd be tickled pink to own it!

 

[NYEric]

Yay schlimii hybrids!

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Cute! I like it too...

 

[P-chan]

That's a sweet-heart!

 

[biothanasis]

Lovely!!!

 

[Kevin]

Nice! Perhaps this is a dumb question, but why is it orange? Wouldn't the schlimii make it white or pink? It looks like a besseae hybrid. ecuadorense is not much different than pearcei, and that primary (Carol Kanzer) is pale pink to almost white.

 

[Scooby5757]

Nice! Perhaps this is a dumb question, but why is it orange? Wouldn't the schlimii make it white or pink? It looks like a besseae hybrid. ecuadorense is not much different than pearcei, and that primary (Carol Kanzer) is pale pink to almost white.

ditto...not quite what I was expecting. Still lovely.

 

[bcostello]

Nice! Perhaps this is a dumb question, but why is it orange? Wouldn't the schlimii make it white or pink? It looks like a besseae hybrid. ecuadorense is not much different than pearcei, and that primary (Carol Kanzer) is pale pink to almost white.

I don't know. Here's last year pic. This year's blooming is a little darker.

 

[Magicboy]

I would put my fingers on that this is a hybrid with besseae!

 

[SlipperKing]

Sorry guys but this flower is pink on my monitor

 

[Greenpaph]

I love it!

And great photo!

 

[SlipperFan]

Sorry guys but this flower is pink on my monitor

There is a yellow band that runs down the center of the petals, and the interior of the pouch is yellow -- these all blend visually with the pinks and give the flower an orangish look.

 

[bcostello]

I compared my flower to Woodstream's photo (where I got it) and the interior of his pouch is ivory and the interior of my pouch is very yellow.

It's looks mostly pink to me too.

Anyway I emailed him asking if it was a possibility that it was Ecua-Bess.

 

[goldenrose]

Looks pink to me too!

 

[cnycharles]

Sorry guys but this flower is pink on my monitor

same here, maybe some pink/purple around the top of the lip but don't see orange.. (must have dell monitors oke: )

 

[Kevin]

There is a yellow band that runs down the center of the petals, and the interior of the pouch is yellow -- these all blend visually with the pinks and give the flower an orangish look.

I know I'm still new to Phrags, but the two pictures posted look very much like a besseae hybrid. Here's a link to the photo from Woodstream, which I think is the one that bcostello was referring to http://www.woodstreamorchids.com/phrtpink1.html Anyone notice a difference? The shape and colour are completely different. I've never seen a schlimii primary with flat petals, like the ones in this post. And, I don't think it's my monitor - every other picture on this forum has come out 'correct' for me.

 

[bcostello]

I know I'm still new to Phrags, but the two pictures posted look very much like a besseae hybrid. Here's a link to the photo from Woodstream, which I think is the one that bcostello was referring to http://www.woodstreamorchids.com/phrtpink1.html Anyone notice a difference? The shape and colour are completely different. I've never seen a schlimii primary with flat petals, like the ones in this post. And, I don't think it's my monitor - every other picture on this forum has come out 'correct' for me.

Here's the response from Woodstream:

Hi Brenda,



It has been 8-9 years since we remade Ecua-bess, so a mixup is unlikely. I see similarities between this flower and Ecua-bess, but I would expect some similarity. Besseae and schlimii are very closely related and breed along similar lines. The yellow in the staminode is classic schlimii. See attached image. I would be comfortable keeping it as Tickled Pink. Did you grown the plant cool, as sometimes cool temperatures will give pinkish flowers a reddish tinge. Very nice flower for this cross.



Bill

 

[NYEric]

Take a photo from the back side and show the petals. Probably labled correctly.

 

[SlipperFan]

I know I'm still new to Phrags, but the two pictures posted look very much like a besseae hybrid. Here's a link to the photo from Woodstream, which I think is the one that bcostello was referring to http://www.woodstreamorchids.com/phrtpink1.html Anyone notice a difference? The shape and colour are completely different. I've never seen a schlimii primary with flat petals, like the ones in this post. And, I don't think it's my monitor - every other picture on this forum has come out 'correct' for me.

I don't disagree with you.

Eric's suggestion is good.