MOS New Arrivals

[BikerDoc5968]

The Michigan Orchid Society has their annual Palm Sunday show. I was able to attend and work for one of the vendors... I also had some chids follow me home; not that I had any room for them but we all know how that works!!!! Anyway, I have never been much for the "name game" with orchids, but I like to have some intellectual "edge" for myself as a FYI as well as not looking like a total idiot when conversing with vendors or others "in the know." So I need some help understanding the labels on some of these orchids...... The first, Paph Norito Hasegawa x sib ("Wesley' x 'Vista Del Monte' AM/AOS) and the other, Paph. Hatsue Otsuka 'Gold Spirits' AM/AOS x rothschildianum 'Baby Milais'.

OK so the "AM/AOS is a no brainer! And the 1st portion of each is the name of one of the parents in the cross, which came from the cross of other parents. Now, for the portion, "sib ('Wesley' ******), help me understand what this means. For the 2nd,"rothschildianum" is a species and the 'Baby Milais' is a clonal variation of the species????

Wow, now I do have a headache... where's my coffee!!!!!!

[trdyl]

Hi Howard.

For the Paph Norito Hasegawa x sib ("Wesley' x 'Vista Del Monte' AM/AOS) label.
They crossed Paph Norito Hasegawa 'Wesley' x Paph Norito Hasegawa 'Vista Del Monte' AM/AOS

And for your second question.

Yes. The cultivar 'Baby Milais' of species Paph rothschildianum was used in the cross.

I see why they followed you home.

[dounoharm]

the roth cross is exceptional coloration! very good picks!

[cb977]

Dude! They're so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LauraN]

What a great selection of beautiful flowers!

[Hedge]

I will own more Paphs! I will own more Paphs! I will own more Paphs!

Now look what you've gone and done, Howard.

[quiltergal]

Howard, that's an exceptional roth hybrid! It's really gorgeous. I like the armeniancum cross as well. Great selections. I'm headed to the RVOS show this morning. I have a Paph. helenae, as well as a Bulbo that were preordered the will be following me home. I'd like to fine a nice nivium cross.

[BikerDoc5968]

Sorry that my pictures of the rothschildianum weren't better but I had to photograph the vendor's plant and he gave me one H of hard time at that... and that's after I had purchased one..... remind me to revisit him at the next show!!! My plant is a NBS so maybe next year I'll be able to take a nice pic and post!

[Angurek]

Nice micranthum! I'm still waiting to see if mine blooms.

[Bird Song Farm]

You are one amazing man Howard. What else you got growing in that little green house?

AL