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(Posted on March 9, 2003) |
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| Can you tell me the parentage of Oncidium Monica's Lovely? |
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Philip Weiss |
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| Philip, the parentage for Onc. Monica's Lovely is Onc. harrisonianum x Onc. edwallii, both of them species. Thanks for the question and for visiting the EEOS web site. |
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Bob Stipe |
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(Posted on March 9, 2003) |
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| I will appreciate if you can post the parents used to make Degarmoara Flying High Stars & Stripes. Can this hybrid be used as pod or polen plant for new hybrids? I can get capsules from it but no seeds. Is it a triploid? Thank you in advance. |
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Jose Luis Bello - Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Jose, according to results of the research I've done, the parentage for Dgmra. Flying High 'Stars & Bars' is Mtssa. Jet Setter X Odm. McNabianum. I don't think the 'Stars & Bars' is a triploid because I found another hybrid derived from Dgmra. Flying High, Degarmoara Toy Soldier 'Volcano Queen' (Dgmra.Flying High x Odm.trilobum). Thanks for the question and for visiting the EEOS web site. |
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Bob Stipe |
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(Posted on December 31, 2003) |
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| I have a vanda called Robert's delight #31, the color is in the red family. How do I find the parents for this orchid? |
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Al Benkner - USA |
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| The parents of V. Robert's Delight are V. Kasem's Delight x V. Madame Rattana. |
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David Schaffter |
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| Al, the parents for your V. Roberts Delight are V. Kasem's Delight x V. Madame Rattana. The program we use is "Wildcatt Orchids". It can be obtained from www.wildcattdata.com . Thanks for the question and for visiting the EEOS web site. |
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Bob Stipe |
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(Posted on December 31, 2003) |
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| What is the parentage of Aranda Salaya Red and Dendrobium Thailand White? |
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Dr. C. Sathish Kumar - Trivandrum, India |
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| Den. Thailand White = Den. White Tower x Den. Kiyomi Beauty. I don't know about Aranda Sayala Red, but there is an Ascda. Sayala Red = Ascda. Kasem's Delight x Ascda. Meda Arnold. |
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David Schaffter |
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| Dr. Kumar, according to the information I can gather, your first plant is not an Aranda, but Ascda. Salaya Red. It's parentage is V. Kasem's Delight X Ascda. Meda Arnold. It's a cross registered in 1999 by Zengyo Orchids. The second, Den. Thailand White is Den. White Tower X Den. Kiyomi Beauty, registered in 1990 by T. Orchids. Thanks for the question and for visiting the EEOS web site. |
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Bob Stipe |
| I would like to know the parentage of Phalaenopsis yukimai x taisuco kochdian. I'm establishing the karyotype for that hybrid at present for my research. Therefore, the info about the ancestors is really needed. Where can I find the data all about orchids chromosomes? Thank you for the information. |
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Sri Rohmatin - Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
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| I'm not sure about the chromosomal count on orchids, but I believe you can find it somewhere on the Internet. The parents of Phal. Yukimai are Phal. (Musashino x Grace Palm). The parents of Phal. Taisuco Kochdian are Phal. (Kochs Schneestern x Meridian). |
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David Schaffter |
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| Regarding chromosomes in orchids, my best guess is the book "Fundamentals of Orchid Biology" by Joseph Arditti. However, it does not have a list on all orchids, but a good explanation on how chromosomes play a role in plant quality. Chromosome number varies in different genera, species and hybrids and the differences reflect in the horticultural quality of the plants. For example, polyploid (2n= 60 to 2n= 100) Cattleya cultivars are superior than diploids (2n= 40 or 2n=42). Overall chromosome numbers in orchids vary from 2n=10 (Oncidium pusillum) to 2n=168 (Oncidium varicosum), with a maximum of 2n=200 observed in a species of Aerangis. However the most common number seems to be 2n=40. There must be also a number of scientific articles published on the subject, and a list is found at the end of the chapter dealing with the subject in Arditti's book (Chapter 4 - Cytology - Chromosomes and Horticulture). However this would require quite some time in a library, doing a more thorough search (maybe trying "orchid chromosomes" as the key words?). |
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Wagner Vendrame |
| Hi, this is a parentage question. I recently was given a division of a beautiful green orchid. It kind of resembles Blc. Greenwich. The tag on it says Blc. Lester Macdonald Kelly. It's supposed to be an old Jones & Scully orchid. Do you think this is the correct name? And what are the parents? Thanks. |
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Eleanor Sanfilippo - Miami, FL - USA |
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| Blc. Lester McDonald is a cross between Lc. Ann Follis x B. digbyana. It was made in 1963 by Rod Mclellan Co. A variety "Emerald Frost" was awarded an AM of 81 points in Long Beach, CA, back in 1983, by Sun-Kissed Orchids of Whittier, CA. Jones & Scully may have received an award for your variety, but I'm not sure. |
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David Schaffter |
| I would like to know the parentage of Phalaenopsis Gladys Read. After having spent an extraordinary amount of time looking for it, I have come to the conclusion that I would be better off trying to rebreed it myself. Thank you for the information. |
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J. Ellner - St. Paul, MN - USA |
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| Phal. Gladys Read is a cross between Phal. Juanita x Phal. Grace Palm. Phal. Juanita = Phal. Chief Tucker x Phal. Grace Palm. Phal. Grace Palm = Phal. Doris x Phal. Winged Victory. With all the crosses and many parents used to create this hybrid, only 3 species went into Phal. Grace Palm. They are: Phalaenopsis aphrodite - 16.8%, Phalaenopsis amabilis - 37.5%, and Phalaenopsis rimestadiana - 45.7%. |
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David Schaffter |
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