Oldie but Goddie

[Roy]

( edit : Oldie but GOODIE ) ( thick fingers )
Hi folks, this is a pic of a very old cross remade. The color in the flower was true before the flower matured and then gradually went to absolute GOLD. Its P. Crossianum 'Gold Strike',
insigne x venustum. ( the colored version looks blurrrrrrrrrr )

Would like some pollen from either P.armeniacum or similar to put on it.
I think it might create some easy grow golds to die for, what do you think??

 

[Ross]

That's a nice flower and an excellent idea, Roy. I tried a similar idea with Paph Orion (concolor x insigne), but it failed to take on the first try. I hope I'll have armeniacum pollen available the next time it blooms.

 

[Roy]

The crossianum is opening now, if anyone in the forum has some spare armeniacum or yellow armeni' cross pollen to spare ???

 

[SlipperFan]

Was Crossianum made with venustum album? Looks that way.

 

[Roy]

Yes Dot, insigne v sanderae x venustum v Measuresianum

 

[NYEric]

Very nice. Do you have a photo of the flowered 'golded-out'?

 

[Roy]

Eric, the best I can do is this pic of my small table top display from last year at a show. Every plant I had out went on it.
The Crossianum is "centre left" between and below the softcane dend flowers.
Its not a good shot of it but you can se how gold it was.

 

[Roy]

Some Photo editing by a complete novice at it got this. May be a help Eric,

 

[smartie2000]

....I think the pouch could be wonky in the offspring if armeniacum was used (or could I be wrong)...Though the good ones would be great!