Phrag kovachii

[Neofalcata]

Do you think that breeders will start trying to develop more purple in their hybrids because of the number of red/pink besseae influenced hyrids already out there? Seeing how most of the kovachii photos I have seen show pink flowers, I would think the one or two purple flowered kovachii I have seen photos of may be more rare?

More vendors are starting to carry flavum versions of hyrids now. I would think if the rumors of a flavum or alba kovachii are true, that would allow for a simultaneous line of flavum/alba kovachii breeding. Can someone explain to me if besseae var. flavum was discovered much later than red besseae? It seems the flavum versions of hybrids are just now spiking in popularity.

[Eric M Muehlbauer]

I do agree that kovachiii will add some needed variety to phrags. It used to be just greens, browns and yellows...then came besseae...and we added pinks, reds, and peaches...but, no offense to the phrag growers here (and I am, after all, a phrag grower myself), but I still find phrags to be way too repetitious as compared to paphs. My fear is that history will repeat itself....everyone will load up on the kovachii hybrids, which will be spectacular for the first people to bloom them....and then after another few years, everyone will get bored because the new batch of hybrids all looks the same. Take care, Eric