Anyone breeding white complex paphs?

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

I hate to see this great pollen going to waste. I have pollen available from Tokoyo Knight Dream 'Whipped Cream'. Let's make a deal. Check out this post for photos:

http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21797

 

[Brian Monk]

Well, that depends on what you mean by complex? I have Paph. Nimit (= primulinum x Greyii) and Hsinying Moonlight (= primulinum x Yosemite Moon) that I am trying to breed with. THe goal is sequential to multifloral whites with two blooms on a stem (hopefully simultaneously) with good stems and presentation. I would love to use this pollen.

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Hi Brian, Looks like you beat everyone else to the punch. I was hoping to put the pollen on a nice big green, but first come first serve.

 

[Ross]

Hi Brian, Looks like you beat everyone else to the punch. I was hoping to put the pollen on a nice big green, but first come first serve.

That would be a good choice. Unfortunately, I do not have any up to date large greens that will be able to take a pod this year.

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Ross, there is always next year.

 

[Howzat]

Hi Bob
I have this White Jewel, I bought a flask of it from Dr Tanaka in japan in 2001. This is the best of all the 15 others I have flowered. Has been flowering since 2006. This year it has 4 flowers. The last two only opened 2 weeks ago. I have been trying to breed from it but always failed. This year, the first flower has been crossed pollinated with (White KnightXMagic Mood) both ways, but the first pod did not take. The one on the right have just been crossed pollinated to Mooncrest , an old favourite (3rd photo).
White breeding has always been very difficult.
This White jewel "HT" is not big. Flower span 95mm and Dorsal is 70mm, but the shape is good and the white is really white (with only a tinge of yellow) from when it opens. Still have 3 pollens if anyone likes it, having wasted the pollens from the second flower.

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa394/howzat88/002.jpg
http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa394/howzat88/003.jpg
http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa394/howzat88/004.jpg

 

[chrismende]

Not breeding yet, but what a lovely flower the White Jewel is!

 

[Ray]

Hadley Cash has invested a lot of time into this area.