Vox
Active Member
Dear guys,
looking for a nice red or reddish long-petalled Phrag I found out that there are hardly any suitable crossings.
I only see Phrag. Super Rubies and Ruby slippers as besseae-crossings with humboldti or caudatum and Ingrid Portilla as kovachii x warszewiczianum. These three are available with Ecuagenera. In Bluenanta I realize that there are offsprings of both Rubies, but the only backcrossing seems to be Phrag. Cahaba Phyllis Bailey, which is Phrag. warszewiczianum x Super Rubies. Very few times I saw pictures here in this forum, it seems to be a quite long petalled, reddish multifloral Phrag., really nice and unique.
Strangely enough that I never saw that hybrid offered here in Germany. I asked Franz Glanz for long-petalled besseae hybrids, but he had none and seemed not to be interested.
I would think that there should be a market for colourful long-petals. I have the impression nurseries are making kovachii-crosses with everything that's not cleared out in a minute, there is also a strong tradition with besseae-hybrids. But why there are so few crossings of those with the long-petalled? Are they difficult to cross? Are there problems with growing them?
Thanks for giving me a few pointers,
Volker
looking for a nice red or reddish long-petalled Phrag I found out that there are hardly any suitable crossings.
I only see Phrag. Super Rubies and Ruby slippers as besseae-crossings with humboldti or caudatum and Ingrid Portilla as kovachii x warszewiczianum. These three are available with Ecuagenera. In Bluenanta I realize that there are offsprings of both Rubies, but the only backcrossing seems to be Phrag. Cahaba Phyllis Bailey, which is Phrag. warszewiczianum x Super Rubies. Very few times I saw pictures here in this forum, it seems to be a quite long petalled, reddish multifloral Phrag., really nice and unique.
Strangely enough that I never saw that hybrid offered here in Germany. I asked Franz Glanz for long-petalled besseae hybrids, but he had none and seemed not to be interested.
I would think that there should be a market for colourful long-petals. I have the impression nurseries are making kovachii-crosses with everything that's not cleared out in a minute, there is also a strong tradition with besseae-hybrids. But why there are so few crossings of those with the long-petalled? Are they difficult to cross? Are there problems with growing them?
Thanks for giving me a few pointers,
Volker