Paph. mastersianum x Paph. Macabre first bloom

[StephaneL]

This seedling from Sunset Valley Orchids (SVO 7135, Paph. mastersianum 'SVO' x Paph. Macabre 'Mother Mary') took two years to bloom, but I think it was worth the wait.

[RoseSD]

Hello! I am your step sister!

[StephaneL]

Thank you RoseSD for the picture. I always find it interesting to see the range of shapes and colors between siblings.

[Roberta]

StaphaneL's flower looks almost totally like Macabre... the mastersianum influence is almost not even there. RosieSD's looks strongly like mastersianum, little or no influence of Macabre. Wild!

[RoseSD]

Do you know why my side “things” (what are the called?) drop low while Stephane’s flair up?

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Originally Posted by StephaneL

Thank you RoseSD for the picture. I always find it interesting to see the range of shapes and colors between siblings.

Mine is a Fairrieanum SVO * Maudiae "Los Osos" AM/AOS

[Roberta]

In any cross, any combination of characteristics is possible. Think of children in a family. The cross of Paph Maudiae with Paph mastersianum is fairly conventional. They look somewhat similar, But Paph farrianum is really different from the Paph Maudiae parent, so the genetics are a real crap shoot. Yours looks very much like the farrianum parent. Now, what might show up of the Maudiae in subsequent generations could be more intermediate. Fred Clarke was really pushing the envelope. That's why he is so good at what he does. He'll see what he gets - and other plants from the same capsule may be very different, and pick what is promising to breed on with. The cultivars that are used as stud plants are top-of-the-line examples of their hybrid or species - he breeds with pedigreed plants, not mutts!