The birth of a new orchid.

[LarsB]

I've been growing Disa from seed for approx. ten years, crossing what i thought could yeild something interesting.

Three years ago i crossed a particularilly orange Disa WIlferd Duckitt with a yellow Disa Kewensis Oudepost. My aim was an orange Disa, preferably with yellow dorsal sepal. Last year i checked what the cross was called and realised that it had not been done before. So, Friday i officially registred my first hybrid, Disa Dorte Jepsen. Dorte is my wife.



Kind regards


Lars

[Maggi Young]

Lars, what a delightful flower. Very attractive colouring in the bloom indeed. I bet your wife is thrilled to have such a plant named for her!

[LarsB]

Thanks Maggi. I'm quite satisfied with the result and will continue to work with it. I'm satisfied with the colour, but both parents are rather small so i want to increase the flowersize. We'll see in a couple of years. And yes, my wife likes it. Original silver anniversary present 

Kidn regards

Lars

[Maggi Young]

Most original, Lars! My congratulations to you both.... for the Disa and the Anniversary!!
True gardener's response you have made there..... you are pleased,   but you want to work on bigger flowers   good to have future plans and hopes, eh? !!

[Paul T]

Spectacular, Lars!  Congratulations. 

[Hristo]

Bravo Lars! That is a super looking bloom!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Congratulations Lars !
Gorgeous flower !!

[Brian Ellis]

What a lovely bloom Lars, Disa will not forget such a wonderful present!

[Craig]

Gorgeous Lars
Well done!

[derekb]

Nice colour Lars, I am trying to get that sort of colour into Santa rosa as it will help the cut flower trade.

Derek

[Eric Locke]

Lovely colour combination Lars.
I am sure your wife is blooming with admiration too.

Eric

[LarsB]

Thank you all. And yes, my wife certainly like it 

Derek, i've used a shortstalked Kewensis, 'Oudepost' in the cross. For my purpose, growing in pots and exhibiting, it is better with a short sturdy stalk. I have a longstalked Kewensis and the flowers usually ends up in a vase.

Ther eis not much future in Disa as cutflowers in Denmark. They flower at the wrong time of year. It a long story, but the reason i grow Disa is a failed project to grow Disa for the Christmas cutflower trade

Kind regards

Lars

[Joakim B]

Lars Lovely Disa.
If the orchids bloom in May then they should be perfect  as wedding flowers in fixing the wedding party in lovely exclusive ways.
At least in Sweden Pentecost is a big holiday to get married in.
Have not seen any Disa cut flowers in Sweden (southern Sweden (Skåne)) so they are not out here but I think I would buy if I saw them.

Kind regards
Joakim

[LarsB]

Joakim,

I thought it was a long time since i'd seen you in SYS. It's too long since you have been to Sweden. They abolished Pentecost as a public holiday last year, and Monday is now an ordinary working day.

In general i don't think DIsa is suited for the cutflower trade in the Northern Hemisphere. Judging from the selection i have, the majotiry flower from late may and there are plenty to choose from at that time of year.

I cut some of mine to put into the house from time to time, but they can't compete with the roses as they have no scent

Kins regards

[Joakim B]

Lars I did miss the meetings in SYS when I visit Sweden and unfortunately I missed the interesting one about hardy orchids but it was the same day as I delivered my thesis for the printers so I was heading directly to bed. I hope there is still nice meetings there.
I do know that they have taken the Monday from Pentecost and changed that holiday to national day, so we lost 2/7 of a holiday . (National day can be on Saturday and sunday so 2 out of 7 lost.)
I still thought it was big as a wedding time. Aim for Norway they are still civilised enough to have a proper 3 day holiday for Pentecost if I remember correctly.
The idea would be to have something exclusive for the wedding rather that "most value for money". We had cymbidum flowers floating in bowls at our end of July wedding, not the best of time to get cymbidiums , but possible. All You need to do is to get a picture of this in a "wedding magazine" and You might be in for a good demand? Who knows they are very nice so if people do not realize this then it is there loss.
Kind regards
Joakim