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Epidendrum stamfordianum x Diacrium bicornutum

Discussion in 'Orchid Hybrids' started by Aceetobe, Feb 24, 2011.

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  1. Feb 24, 2011 #1
    Aceetobe

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    Looks unsurprisingly similar to stamfordianum. The best epi's & encyclias are so dominant, they really aren't worth much for breeding. This cross was a good idea though, maybe some will have broadened petals and sepals. 1st time blooming, around 50 flowers, mildly fragrant. Lives in my lowland house.

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  2. Feb 24, 2011 #2
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    I'm quite partial to Diacrium and its hybrids, but it really lost out in this one. Is it the only plant you have?
     
  3. Feb 25, 2011 #3
    gnathaniel

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    Nice hybrid! It's registered as Epiarthron Kevin Mark Ragbir (if you call the bicornutum Caularthron rather than Diacrium). Some plants from the cross seem to look a lot more like the bicornutum parent: Epiarthron Kevin Mark Ragbir.

    --Nat
     
  4. Feb 25, 2011 #4
    Aceetobe

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    Hrmf! Guess I'll have to buy at least another one. ;)

    I think I have one more seedling hiding somewhere, Marni. IIRC, it was a runt so it might have gotten the boot.
     
  5. Feb 25, 2011 #5
    Dave

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    It would be extraordinary in a cross between two very distantly related species to have a wide distribution of offspring characteristics. Given the picture on the Marble Branch Farms site, I wonder if your plant is the result of an unintentional selfing of a stamfordianum flower. The only way to tell would be to know what the sibs of your plant look like.
     
  6. Feb 25, 2011 #6
    Aceetobe

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    The other (and I'm guessing most likely) possibility is that mine came from Epi stamfordianum being the pod parent, where MBF picture is from bicornutum being the pod parent.
     
  7. Feb 25, 2011 #7
    glen_On_Gulf_Coast

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    Aceetobe,

    I, for one, like the cross. It really seems to have brightened up the stamfordianum flower. I wouldn't believe it could be a selfing of stamfordianum. One question---I can't see in the photos, but I would like to know if the blooming spike comes from the base of the pseudobulb, like stamfordianum, or from the top, like most of the stamfordianum crosses I have seen. The basal inflorescence must be a very recessive gene when it comes to breeding with this special species.

    Glen
     
  8. Feb 27, 2011 #8
    Brant

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    still a keeper !