Since my last post I have once again picked up the toothpick to make some more hybrids! 

Pollinated 8/23/2012- With this cross, Phal (Sogo Gotris 'Flora Arc' x speciosa 'C#1'), I am lookinng to get multi-flora (many flowers) small red flowers, with strong color, and hopefully faint fragrance. Phal speciosa (aka tetraspis) 'C#1'- a widely disputed specie, is know for passing on strong red color to it's progeny. I have not used Phal Sogo Gotris 'Flora Arc' for breeding, nor do I recall seeing any of it's progeny, but it was one of the first Phals that I got a rebloom from, and since I purchased it in 2009 it has rebloomed consistently each year. 

Pollinated 8/26/2012- This next cross, Phal (Spica 'Florence' x Penang Girl 'Très'), should be fragrant as well, since both parents are fragrant. Phal Spica 'Florence' is a widely known culitvar, and a primary hybrid between Phal. lueddemanniana (see my plant list) and Phal. fasciata (which I have no photo of currently). Phal Spica has a pleasant floral fragrance, which is detectable during the morning hours. It has been a reliable bloomer for me as well. This plant originated from the UNC-Charlotte McMillian Greenhouses, and was gifted to me as a small keiki from a worker there. This cross should give lots of red/yellow flowers with bright pink lip, and pleasant fragrance.

 Below is a photo of both parents, for size comparison, on the pollination day. 

This is the pod developing!

 Below is the developing seed pod of a cross from my first post, Phal (Samera 'Mija' x Penang Girl 'Très'). It's getting fat!

In the next coming weeks I should be trying to make some more hybrids since I have several things coming into bloom! Be on the look out for a new post soon!