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Originally Posted by jay  I have a Paph. lowii and a Paph. primulinum var. album that I want to cross.
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Which should be the pod parent? I know that it can make a difference in some since one is sequential and one is multi-floral. |
It depends on what you want to achieve. If you want a smaller plant habit perhaps choose the primulinum as the pod parent. Neither of these plants needs to be really big to bloom so I bet it won't make much difference. i grow lowii, prinulinum, primulinum alba and Mamie Wilson and of all of those, the regular primulinum seems to be the fastest grower. Of course the growth rate can be affected by environmental things as well as genetic so...
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Originally Posted by jay Question #2
Should I wait until the primulinum is older? As far as timing, I could harvest the pollen right now from the lowii and pollinate the primulinum when it blooms. |
Paphs often bloom better on their second blooming, and a more mature plant is usually stronger, actually this is true for a lot of orchids, so you could wait. On the other hand you could probably pollinate now too.
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Originally Posted by jay Question #3
Has Paph. Mamie Wilson (lowii x primulinum) been done with an album form? Also, which is the pod parent? I know the order tells this, but I can't remember. |
When it was registered, Mamie Wilson used lowii as the pod parent. I do not know if it has been made using an alba primulinum. I would imagine the difference would not amount to much given the rather subtle difference between primulinum and primulinum alba. To my knowledge lowii var. alba does not exist. I've only ever encountered very vague threads of anecdotal evidence and have never seen anything substantial.