Slc California Apricot x Cattlianthe Jerry's Red x Pot. Free Spirit Laina

[buckie]

As far as I can work out your label should read Cattlianthe (Ctt.) ( Cattleya California Apricot x Cattlianthe Jerry's Red) x Rhyncattleanthe (Rth.) Free Spirit 'Laina',,,,,,

or simply Ctt. ( California Apricot x Jerry's Red ) x Rth. Free Spirit 'Laina' ....

Or. Rth (California Apricot x Jerry's Red) x Free Spirit 'Laina'......this is most likley the correct way to tag it.

Warren

[PaphMadMan]

Originally Posted by Queenslander

PaphMadMan. The label when I purchased said... Slc (California Apricot x Jerry's Red)x Pot. Free Spirit Laina. What then is the correct label, could you advise. I would appreciate the correct name, as I intend to bench it come Monday at our Orchid Meeting.

The cross of California Apricot and Jerry's Red has not been registered, so of course the further cross with Free Spirit has not been registered either. The best you can do for a name is a formula similar to what you have above.

I'd recommend (Slc. California Apricot x Slc. Jerry's Red) x Pot. Free Spirit 'Laina'. This shows the original registration of each plant, and your plant is itself a Potinara (Pot.). You really need to put the Slc. with each name, not just ahead of the parenthesis. 'Laina' is a clonal name so it must be in single quotes. You could add AM/AOC, HCC/AOS after 'Laina' if you want to give full credit for awards to that plant.

If you know that your society prefers current hybrid genus names over the old fashioned Slc. and Pot. then it would become (C. California Apricot x Ctt. Jerry's Red) x Rth. Free Spirit 'Laina' AM/AOC, HCC/AOS. Then your plant is a Rhyncattleanthe (Rth.).

[Bud]

I like the floofy too...and fragrant at that!

[Queenslander]

Thank you, PaphMadMad, much appreciate that.