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Paph seedpod?
"Rob Halgren" wrote in message
... Other people who bought this paph also bought .... We need a suggestion engine like Amazon. Rob There are a few Shadowmaster crosses that have been getting awarded here. This one is my favorite: http://www.aospacificcentral.org/San...edhybpaph.html so keep an eye out for them. K Barrett |
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Paph seedpod?
"Rob Halgren"
Maybe Cyberspace, or Voodoo Magic. I'm liking Voodoo Magic a whole bunch! Yum. Altho the one I liked most looked like a Phrag to me but, what do I know. If orchid knowledge were a State Park I'd still be in the parking lot lacing up my hiking boots and attempting to re-fold the map. ;-) Ruth CM |
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Paph seedpod?
RPM1 wrote:
"Rob Halgren" Maybe Cyberspace, or Voodoo Magic. I'm liking Voodoo Magic a whole bunch! Yum. Altho the one I liked most looked like a Phrag to me but, what do I know. If orchid knowledge were a State Park I'd still be in the parking lot lacing up my hiking boots and attempting to re-fold the map. ;-) Ruth CM Don't worry, you'll be out in the back country, thirsty and a little hungry, wondering if you will make it back soon enough. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Paph seedpod?
Subject: Paph seedpod? From: Rob Halgren Date: 4/26/2004 1:57 PM Central Daylight Time Message-id: theoneflasehaddock wrote: Well, then it's self-pollinated. Paphs can't really be crossed with any other genus (as far as I know, I don't know if it's possible with Cypripediums, but definitely not anything else). Nope, not cyps, phrags, or selenipediums either. If you do manage to make that work, let me know... *grin* And if you would be so kind as to not tell anybody else until I get a few thousand up to blooming size, that would help too. Okay. I had heard they couldn't be crossed with Phrags at all, and kind of assumed that would be true with the others. Personally, I don't expect that the seedpod would significantly compromise it, but Rob has more experience than me with seepods on Paphs, you should listen to him, unless you want seedlings. Depends a lot on the type of breeding, actually. Maudiae types (like Macabre) are very vigorous in general, and might not even notice. That's good to hear. I have a P. callosum in bloom I'm going to try pollinating soon. Less vigorous plants (many species, some complex hybrids) may take quite a hit. I know somebody who set too many capsules on a very nice Paph. kolopakingii (which can have 8 or more flowers per inflorescence) and killed the poor thing. It makes sense that multiple seedpods would hurt the plant a lot more. That's a real shame that it was enough to kill it. That might be an extreme example. In general, if you aren't breeding on purpose, it is always better to remove any capsules that might form. It has to take some energy, which could be devoted to growing and flowering. Every little bit helps. For the same reason, a lot of people will cut spikes on first bloom paphs. I've seen people cut phal spikes too. These incredibly patient people would rather give the plant another year of uninterrupted growth and see the next flowering at something more closely approximating the full potential of the plant. I've done it a few times, but it hurts... I don't have the moral fortitude for it. Heh, yeah, I don't know if I could do that either. Though one multifloral hybrid turned out to have aborted it's stalk on it's own. I may have to consider it next fall, if my P. rothschildianum decides to go into bloom. It's vigorous, but probably too small. Depends if you want a bunch of little Paph Macabre all over the place. There are a lot of new Macabre which are simply stunning compared to older versions of that cross. Look for them. The 'old' ones are nice, the new ones are awe inspiring. If it were me, I might play with growing some seeds, but I would spend my money on some of that new set of Macabres. Orchid Zone made this last batch using superior parents. Various vendors are selling them, if they have any left. Ask for the newest Orchid Zone Macabres by name, a paph specialist will know what you are talking about. It is possible that other breeders have also remade the cross with improved parents, I have only seen the OZ ones. That's interesting, I will look up some of those. - theoneflasehaddock |
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