What's in a name?

[dgenovese1]

Originally Posted by Swamper

Another one of those "how'd I miss this thread"...Thanks for keeping me in mind for clones or babies or even eggs LOL

If it lays any eggs Swamper, you'll be the first to know. By the way, it has a great spike with 10 buds! maybe it'll make it to judging this time around...

[dgenovese1]

Originally Posted by Ray

I agree on the vanda. Save a few clones for me, will you?

You're on Ray! I'm glad that you like it.

[shakkai]

OK, I do have a question! If a grex is A x B = C, and C is crossed back to, say, A - is that a new grex?

Many thanks in advance!

[Ray]

Yes.

(A x B) x A - new grex #1
(A x B) x B - new grex #2

[peggypugsmom]

I hope I'm on the correct thread for my question...I have wanted to understand the meaning of information on the tags of the 3 chids that I have that are not noids!...so if someone could help me make sense of it all, I would so appreciative:

my first Orchid, a Phal..Mother's Day gift came from a local nursery: the tag reads:

0516-LP22/01 Pink Blush
06/06/06-03/16/07
P. Sylvias Dream

my first Den, purchased from HD: the tag reads:

wk-50-07
TB. 1386
Den. CANA

and, 2nd Den, purchased as a rescue mission from HD:
tag reads:

wk-42-07
TCS-1044
Den. M.C.

Trying to understand all the information I read here regarding Hybrids, Species etc, I wondered if these particular chids are hybrids.. Please help!... and thank you, Eileen (a new orchid mom)

[Dorothy]

The first one is Phal Sylvia's Dream -
I didn't find it registered with the Royal Horticulture Society, though ..
0516-LP22/01 Pink Blush is the number and color given by the grower .. probably for categorizing his inventory
06/06/06-03/16/07 not sure what this date means .. could be potting date? or separated from compot
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wk-50-07
TB. 1386
Den. CANA -
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wk-42-07
TCS-1044
Den. M.C.
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These others have just too little info to figure out for me .. do you know the vendor they got them from ?

[peggypugsmom]

Thanks so much Dorothy... I have no idea where Home Depot gets their orchids..both Dens are from there. I thought perhaps the "wk -50-07" and "42-07" might be the day they became...seedlings? kind of a birth date? the rest...can't guess unless as you suggested with the Phal, it might be someone's inventory #.. so if Sylvias Dream is not registered, does that mean someone "created" it by crossing 2 others and then gave it a "private" name? and would that make it a hybrid, or do the hybrids need to be registered? I skipped any science class I could all those years ago in school...so understanding the stages of propagation is ..well, not easy..I am grateful for you searching for me..thank you..Eileen

[JennS]

I am curious too so I am going to....

[Dorothy]

Originally Posted by peggypugsmom

so if Sylvias Dream is not registered, does that mean someone "created" it by crossing 2 others and then gave it a "private" name?

Possibly

Originally Posted by peggypugsmom

and would that make it a hybrid, or do the hybrids need to be registered? Eileen

It's still a hybrid, it's just not registered with the RHS (Royal Horticulture Society)

[Swamper]

Im not sure I understand the question. Are you asking if a hybrid (crossing 2 others to make a new one with a private name) needs to be registered to be considered a hybrid? Im pretty sure the answer is no. I am also pretty sure there are many beautiful hybrids which may not have yet even been seen a judges.