Unusual EXTREMELY COMMON Cross: Paph (Psyche x Doll's Kobold)
Bought this one at the Slipper Symposium in Orlando this fall. Not great form.
Bought this one at the Slipper Symposium in Orlando this fall. Not great form.
Last edited:
Unusual Cross: Paph (Psyche x Doll's Kobold)
- Thread starter Ross
- Start date
Help Support Slippertalk Orchid Forum:
TADD
Rootless Wonder
Form Shmorm .... I like it Ross! Reminds me of the Aladin hybrid.
Gilda
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2006
- Messages
- 2,632
- Reaction score
- 56
:drool: I LOVE it , but I like "different " !:wink:
Roy
Well-Known Member
Yes, shape not there but the color makes it stand out. One to use for breeding more Pinks.
E
Ernie
Guest
I'm diggin' it too.
-Ernie
-Ernie
PaphMadMan
phytomanic
I wouldn't call it an unusual cross, brachy x complex type is pretty common, and this is a logical combination. I agree the form is a bit disappointing on this one, but there is potential. I'd give it a home...
Doll's Kobold is a compact primary cross, (charlesworthii x henryanum)
PaphMadMan
phytomanic
Of course it is, that's why I said 'complex type' not 'complex'.
I could have been more precise and said 'any species of, or hybrid predominately derived from, subgenus Paphiopedilum'. I don't see Psyche x Doll's Kobold as a fundamentally different type of cross from Astarte (insigne X Psyche) or Blythe Bartlett (Hellas x niveum), far from unusual.
P
paphjoint
Guest
very interesting cross
Quite cool flower. If you had to imagine a pink bat popping up in front of you it silouette would look pretty much like the flower (then again I am crazy).
Super clone. I must get one---even though I don't like pink.
Super clone. I must get one---even though I don't like pink.
Mature leaf span: 7 1/2 inches or 19 cm.
SlipperKing
Madd Virologist
Interesting outcome Ross. A new cross with this as a parent could go two ways. My first choice would be Brachy for more rounding, thicker substance and spreading/intensifying the pink (I'm partial towards egg-shaped pouchs). Or continue with a complex type to take advantage of the pink overlay.
G
goldenrose
Guest
:clap: Tyrone's pink bat, yep that's it! I like the color ..... that's about it. 
Roy - you mentioned using it for breeding pinks, how long might it take to improve the form? Aren't there already pinks with good form one could use and be a step or more ahead?
Roy - you mentioned using it for breeding pinks, how long might it take to improve the form? Aren't there already pinks with good form one could use and be a step or more ahead?
toddybear
Awarded Stud
I rather like it! It is unique to say the least!
NYEric
Well-Known Member
Very nice. "Oh please God, don't let me get into complex Paphs!" :sob:
Leo Schordje
wilted blossom
Wonderful color. Form? "not so much". Personally, I don't see a future as a breeding plant unless it is used with some well shaped mini to make more mini's. I would like to see this on Paph thaianum or maybe helenae. Other than that, a pretty pink to enjoy as is.
J
jblanford
Guest
I like it alot. Jim.
myxodex
Well-Known Member
Interesting. I rather like the form, but then I'm not into the flat-and-round dogma ... I like curves ... and it's even better when they don't all go the same way ... and symmetry is OK. It's the colour I'm not sure about !
