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I have to agree with Rod on this one. If you want to breed for yellow complex Paph's, instead of using this villosum x armeniacum cross I would start out with crossing armeniacum onto a good green or chartreuse complex. An example of that is Paph. Yellowstone (= armeniacum x Elfstone). Surprisingly this cross had huge flowers that were almost pure yellow in color. The flower shape wasn't the best, but due to the Elfstone parent, a fast improvement of villosum x armeniacum.
Paph. Yellowstone 'Gold Nuggit':
To my surprise this plant was fertile, and I was able to cross it onto a Paph. Pacific Shamrock (one of our most yellow complex Paphs), and now have some seedlings growing in the greenhouse. Hopefully they will still be as yellow as the Yellowstone parent, but have a better shape.
Paph. Pacific Shamrock:
Robert
Paph. Yellowstone 'Gold Nuggit':
To my surprise this plant was fertile, and I was able to cross it onto a Paph. Pacific Shamrock (one of our most yellow complex Paphs), and now have some seedlings growing in the greenhouse. Hopefully they will still be as yellow as the Yellowstone parent, but have a better shape.
Paph. Pacific Shamrock:
Robert