how to use "manage orchids" feature - Orchid Board

weederwoman · #1 09-13-2013, 02:42 PM

I am starting to put some of my orchids into the manage orchids feature of my home page. What exactly is meant by country? So far I have entered only species so I put in the countries where they are found in the wild. However I don't think that this is what is meant, for what would one do with hybrids, use the country of the developer of the hybrid? I just want to use this to help me keep a record of the orchids in the greenhouse. OK if I don't fill all of this stuff in. I'm no expert to be giving advise to others.

thanks

RandomGemini · #2 09-13-2013, 03:27 PM

Actually, that's exactly what is meant. The country of origin of the species.

I would also, for hybrids, put the country in which the hybrid was developed, if it matters for the culture of that hybrid, otherwise it's probably not that important.

weederwoman · #3 09-13-2013, 03:50 PM

What is the best way to determine that information for hybrids?

RandomGemini · #4 09-13-2013, 06:05 PM

I'm not entirely sure. I'm still new to orchid growing and my orchids are all noids except for one phal. sogo yukidian v3, which is a hybrid. I would focus less on filling out the growing location, and focus more on putting your notes for how you've been successful with that particular variety in the notes section, that way, you have it for your reference in the future.

weederwoman · #5 09-13-2013, 06:15 PM

Thank you for echoing my own thoughts on this.

WhiteRabbit · #6 09-14-2013, 09:30 PM

If you are interested in knowing the heritage of hybrids may, you can use the grex name search of the international orchid registry at the RHS website
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticultural...rchidregister/

In the case of complex hybrids, it may be tedious.

The IOSPE website gives country/ies of origin for species.

weederwoman · #7 09-14-2013, 11:09 PM

Thank you. I'll try it out. One fairly complex orchid I have is so old and well known perhaps I could take a shortcut and ask if anyone here knows its history. It is the brassolaeliocattleya (I'm sure it has a new name by now) Ports of Paradise. Here it is: new name is rhynchosophrocattleya. Take that, spellchecker. Hybridized in 1970 somewhere.

Bud · #8 09-16-2013, 03:58 PM

If you look at old publications of the RHS and orchid magazines, a lot of hybriders from the east Coast did Brassolaeliocattleya in the 70's so you can say USA as its origin.
The miniature Cattleyas were being specialized in Japan especially Sophronitis coccinea and some rupiculous Laelias.
A lot of Phalaenopsis was being experimented on in Taipei, Indonesia and in Europe.
A lab in Netherlands was also specializing in some Cattleya and Phalaenopsis hybrids.
Don't forget the Australian Dendrobium hybriders.

*it is only the RHS that have the monopoly of registering orchid plants, so you can go to their site to find some hybrids.
Sonya is right, IOSPE gives the countries where the specie of orchids originally come from to give us a clue as to how we can mimic the culture to give in our home environment.

weederwoman · #9 09-17-2013, 01:21 AM

I totally agree with the importance of learning how a species grows in the wild. I try to buy a Baker culture sheet on all my species plants and find I refer to it often when wondering what to do. Like having an exchange student. You can't perfectly provide all the comforts of home, but it pays to be sensitive to their needs.