A few months ago there was brief discussion about using phrag andreetae in hybridizing; mention was that it likely wouldn't be used because it had funny shape. A while back, nyeric loaned me his new phrag book by Olaf Gruss and I saw some pictures of hybrids made with phrag andreetae. Rather than have funny shape, they looked generally okay (though the editor would have chosen the best pictures of course ) but the most redeeming quality I saw over most of the other phrag hybrids pictured in the book (and there were many excellent hybrids pictured) was that andreetae seems to have the quality of softly blending the colors of the parents together in a most pleasing way.
I took pictures of the andreetae hybrids that Olaf had included in his book. Keep in mind that these are pictures of printed pictures in a book, and there is glare. Some of the colors may not be exactly like in the book, but also some of the colors in the book may not be as exactly in sunlight.
picture by Eric Young Orchid Foundation
ditto
picture by our eteson
ditto
didn't seem to get the photographer of this one
I think I increased the visual contrast of the final images over how the original prints looked; colors were more smoothly blended together.
thoughts? comments?
I took pictures of the andreetae hybrids that Olaf had included in his book. Keep in mind that these are pictures of printed pictures in a book, and there is glare. Some of the colors may not be exactly like in the book, but also some of the colors in the book may not be as exactly in sunlight.
picture by Eric Young Orchid Foundation
ditto
picture by our eteson
ditto
didn't seem to get the photographer of this one
I think I increased the visual contrast of the final images over how the original prints looked; colors were more smoothly blended together.
thoughts? comments?