Two Awards

[JimNJ]

We made the three hour trek to the Triad Orchid Society show today and walked away with two awards. Paph Wössner Black Wings 'Gabby' is my second AM to WBW, and Nottara Lucy's Sassafrass 'Tightie Whitie' is my first FCC. Both plants are named for beloved pet snakes that have passed.

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Congratulations! Looks like a very impressive dorsal on the WBW. Is that a first blooming? What is the parentage? How many WBWs did you bloom to get the 2 AMs? Pardon all the questions but trying to learn more about MFs.

 

[Tony]

Congratulations! Looks like a very impressive dorsal on the WBW. Is that a first blooming? What is the parentage? How many WBWs did you bloom to get the 2 AMs? Pardon all the questions but trying to learn more about MFs.

This was a second bloom, it bloomed first in 2020 then took a year off. The first bloom was not nearly as nice but I could see the potential and kept it. 'Bitis Botanical', my first AM, was actually the first WBW I bloomed. I have bloomed a handful in between but they need to put on some size yet before I can judge them fairly.

'Bitis Botanical' came from Taiwanese breeding, an unnamed roths × anitum 'Sunlight'. 'Gabby' had no parent clonal names on her tag.

 

[Tony]

Here is 'Bitis Botanical'. The award photos do it no justice, the usual photographer couldn't make it that day and they had to make do with someones kid shooting pics on a white wall with a desklamp

 

[awesomei]

Congratulations on all 3 of your awards!
George

 

[JimNJ]

Here is 'Bitis Botanical'. The award photos do it no justice, the usual photographer couldn't make it that day and they had to make do with someones kid shooting pics on a white wall with a desklamp

This was a second bloom, it bloomed first in 2020 then took a year off. The first bloom was not nearly as nice but I could see the potential and kept it. 'Bitis Botanical', my first AM, was actually the first WBW I bloomed. I have bloomed a handful in between but they need to put on some size yet before I can judge them fairly.

'Bitis Botanical' came from Taiwanese breeding, an unnamed roths × anitum 'Sunlight'. 'Gabby' had no parent clonal names on her tag.

Both look awesome. The Bitis dorsal seems a bit darker. Seems like show winners for this cross can come from a variety of parents. How or where can you get these Taiwanese crosses?

 

[Tony]

Both look awesome. The Bitis dorsal seems a bit darker. Seems like show winners for this cross can come from a variety of parents. How or where can you get these Taiwanese crosses?

The big wholesale dealers import tons of Taiwanese plants so they're pretty available on the market from resellers. You could also import flasks yourself, I've heard good things about dealing with Formosa Orchids for that but haven't jumped through all the paperwork hoops myself yet.

 

[orchidmouse]

Congrats. Very impressive

 

[JimNJ]

The big wholesale dealers import tons of Taiwanese plants so they're pretty available on the market from resellers. You could also import flasks yourself, I've heard good things about dealing with Formosa Orchids for that but haven't jumped through all the paperwork hoops myself yet.

Thanks Tony.

 

[annica.jarvela]

Congrats Tony, well done. Beautiful Wössner Black Wings.
Nice beard you have
Sorry to ask again, but explain to me WBW and SVO, please.

 

[Tony]

Congrats Tony, well done. Beautiful Wössner Black Wings.
Nice beard you have
Sorry to ask again, but explain to me WBW and SVO, please.

Thank you. WBW is Wössner Black Wings; SVO is Sunset Valley Orchids, Fred Clarke's nursery.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Sorry to ask again, but explain to me WBW and SVO, please.

WBW = Wössner Black Wings
SVO = Sunset Valley Orchids (a grower and seller in the USA-California; speaking of which, Fred Clarke just posted a new flask list: Sunset Valley Orchids - Superior Hybrids for Orchid Enthusiasts)

 

[NYEric]

Congrats.

 

[annica.jarvela]

Thank you so much Tony and you Linus_Cello.
Aaarrrggghhh! I feel so stupid, when you tell me: well, it's Wössner Black Wings. Yeah, of cause it is.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Congrats! It’s dark and handsome lol.

 

[annica.jarvela]

Dark and handsome like the grower.

Don't mind of me, I'm being crazy!!! LOL.

 

[Justin]

Love the WBW! Have you told.Fred about the FCC on the Nottara?

 

[LadySlipper]

Such interesting coloration and spotting on the flowers. I could see them blending in in a forest.

 

[Tony]

Love the WBW! Have you told.Fred about the FCC on the Nottara?

I did, and sent him pollen. I haven't heard back if he was able to do anything with it but I have a selfing in the lab and I plan to have it cloned when it initiates a new round of growth.

 

[Duck Slipper]

Excellent...Congratulations!
Thanks for sharing!

 

[southernbelle]

I couldn't believe it. I grabbed a few of them as seedlings from SVO on a whim a couple of years ago. When I decided to take that WBW up for judging I looked around for other stuff I had blooming and might be worth taking along, I saw that Nottara compared pretty favorably to the other awards but I was thinking it would be an HCC or maybe another AM. I never thought I would have an FCC so soon, this was only the second time I've submitted plants for judging.

Good for you! Go for it even if you aren’t sure. Never underestimate your plants!!