February 2012
We continue to receive shipments of flasks of our own crosses for sale. Each flask contains between 35-40 plants. Most of these are crosses we consider warm tolerant based on our growing and testing on our benches at 250 above sea level in Hawaii on the Big Island. Of course you will have to try these crosses under your growing conditions to verify this. In most cases one or both parents definitely are warm tolerant and were tested and shown warm tolerant. We make no guarantee as to heat or warm tolerance. We provide as much information as possible for you to make an informed decision.
There are only a few each of these flasks so supply is limited.
Price: $40 per flask including shipping Fedex 2 day service.
Both of these bloomed at our warm testing facility located at 250 feet elevation in Hawaii. The Valerie Absolonova blooms at least 3 times a year and at any time during the season. The ES'RF' x Mighty Tracey (photo on left) has 3.5 inch flowers, 12 flowers per spike and a very solid tall stem, as much as 40". The Valerie Absolonova 4n (Golden Elf x Peter Pan) has 10 flowers per spike, 3" flowers. Possible warm tolerant cut flower as well as pot plant.
Golden Elf 'Sundust' is one of the standard warm tolerant, small bulbed miniature hybrids. The Red Beauty is a classic standard hybrid used in many cut flower crosses. Here in Hawaii we have found it to have a significant amount of warm tolerance and often blooms twice a year, once early in the fall and again later in early spring.
The (Donovan x One Tree Hill) from Kevin Hipkin's breeding is a pure yellow alba with a very tall spike and lots of flowers. The flowers on it are 3.25" and there are up to 18 flowers on a spike.The Valerie Absolonova 4n(Golden Elf x Peter Pan) has 10 flowers per spike, 3" flowers. Figure on a very high percentage of alba pure yellow offspring with the Valerie Absolonova being 50% Golden Elf.
The Milton Carpenter is a remake as a 4n from the 4n of Golden Elf 'Sundust'. The flowers are 4" and 16 on a spike. Milton Carpenter is very warm tolerant but the flower life is a bit short. Crossing this with the Kusuda Shining x Karen should greatly increase the longevity of the flower. The (Kusuda Shining 'V.E. Day' x Karen 'Tikitere') #1 is strongly scented and the flowers are 3.25" with 8-10 flowers on a spike. Expect some very nice golden colors. Possible warm tolerant cut flower and pot plant.
The (Pure Bisque x Sleeping Dawn) is a nice showy yellow lipped green alba with a 4.25
flower and 9-10 flowers per spike. Crossed with the Valerie Absolonova there should be many alba offspring. Possible warm tolerant cut flower and pot plants
The (Kusuda Shining 'V.E. Day' x Karen 'Tikitere') #1 is strongly scented and the flowers are 3.25" with 8-10 flowers on a spike. Combing this with the 4N of the Valerie Absolonova could be some scented offspring. Expect an improved longevity in the flower and a good spike with many shades of gold.
This is essentially the opposite cross of OPP18.
Enzan Forest is a very free blooming 3" orange gold that blooms in all seasons for us in Hawaii, several times a year. However it is only warm tolerant to about 1000'. By crossing with the very warm tolerant Valerie Absolonova we hope to get a more tolerant spiking with stronger colors than the Valerie Absolonova.
Black Forest is a very dark arching deep red, a cross between Tethys and Gordon Gibbs. Gordon Gibbs is a very warm tolerant cross as it has the warm tolerant species aloifolium in the parentage. The Black Forest has 9-11 flowers per spike with 3.25'' flowers and blooms in late spring to late fall. The Milton Carpenter is a remake as a 4n from the 4n of Golden Elf 'Sundust'. The flowers are 4" and 16 on a spike. Milton Carpenter is very warm tolerant. Since one of the parents of Milton Carpenter is Golden Elf, an alba, I am looking for this to influence some of the offspring. The fact that there is a white border reminds me of some of James Toya's comments about breeding reds so I'm hoping for a nice outcome. When I crossed Golden Elf with Street Hawk a lovely pink was the product.
The ES'RF' x Mighty Tracey (photo on left) has 3.5 inch flowers, 12 flowers per spike and a very solid tall stem, as much as 40". (Kusuda Shining 'V.E. Day' x Karen 'Tikitere') #2 has flowers are 3.25" with 8-10 flowers on a spike.
Same cross as OPP 32 except with the pollen from the #1 of KS x Karen which was highly scented.
Black Forest is a very dark arching deep red, a cross between Tethys and Gordon Gibbs. Gordon Gibbs is a very warm tolerant cross as it has the warm tolerant species aloifolium in the parentage. We are looking to connect that with the Peter Pan heritage in the Rosy Cloud. The Black Forest has 9-11 flowers per spike with 3.25'' flowers and blooms in late spring to late fall. Rosy Cloud 'Paradise is a very free blooming warm tolerant pink blush with up to 15 flowers that are 3" across on a spike. This mother plant came to us from the bench of the late Lloyd DeGarmo and has been a very good parent for us, giving rise to our first cross, First Kiss.
Both Rosy Cloud and Valerie Aboslonova are warm tolerant so expect nice warm tolerant pot plants from this cross. Our Rosy Cloud will flower up to 15 on a tall spike so we are looking at improved spikes over the Valerie Abosolonova. Also Valerie blooms in every season for us, all year long with the plants blooming as much as 3 times a year.
Our Rosy Cloud will flower up to 15 on a tall spike. Cym. sanderae (parishii) 'Emma Menninger' 4n is a known warm tolerant species.
This is a cross of two warm tolerant cymbidiums. The Vanessa Amorosi has a higher flower count on a stem and a better shape, while the sanderae has larger flowers and is a bit more warm tolerant. Expect some nice whites with contrasting dark red lip.
Tender Love x chloranthum is a very warm tolerant cymbidium with a straight spike and good flower count. Leroy's Envy is a very tall standard cymbidium with a 45" spike. Look for very tall yellows some of which may rival Milton Carpenter 'Everglades Gold' in warm tolerance and stature but with a longer life.
