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Message: <blockquote data-quote="My Green Pets" data-source="post: 731201" data-attributes="member: 45166">Hey all, I remember reading on here awhile ago about how some paphs like rothschildianum used to be super slow-growing, hard to bloom and easy to kill, but thanks to line breeding, much easier plants have been produced in recent years. So I am trying to do the same thing with my cattleya rex plants, they are also slow-growing and highly susceptible to rot, very easy to kill even in decent growing conditions. What do I select for when making sib crosses? Right now I look for:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shortest time from flask to bloom</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">quality/size of flowers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">vigor</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">size of plant (preferring compact)</li> </ul>That said, I guess that just the fact that these plants have survived from flask to bloom in my care says something about them. Curious if anyone had any additional insight into this line-breeding thing.Thanks, WG</blockquote>