Paph insigne

[Fairorchids]

Paph insigne is the foundation for all the modern complex hybrids (bulldogs), making up anywhere from 30-65% of the genetic background.

Here are 4 photos, which show:

#1 Var mooreana (= standard type) on the right, and var sanderae (= albescent type) on the left.

#2 Var sanderiana (= pure alba type)

#3 'Harefield Hall', which is believed to be tetraploid.

#4 'Piping Rock', which was the result of a selfing of 'Harefield Hall', so it too should be a tetraploid.

Over the last two years, using pollen from modern line bred plants, I have used the latter to reproduce both Paph Arthurianum (insigne x fairrieanum) in 2013 and Paph Leeanum (insigne x spicerianum) in 2014. I should get the first flasks back in the summer of 2016.

'Piping Rock' is in bloom again, but I do not have anything suitable to work with at the moment. I would consider redoing Nitens (insigne x villosum) if I could get pollen from a good large flowered villosum.

I am willing to listen to other suggestions, if you can back it up with pollen.

[WhiteRabbit]

Wonderful!

[No-Pro-mwa]

Sorry no help here. Perhaps some one can. I do have a seedling of villosum but am having a hard time getting it to grow let alone bloom for me.