Some Summer Novelty Phals

[RosieC]

All wonderful, I love all of them.

[Hera]

Love Dreamy Jade. The fade out of the colors makes it. Very beautiful.

[Ben Belton]

Originally Posted by tuvoc

Awesome, Ben. Do you know the parents of Dreamy Jade? It's wonderful!

Hey, Joy Dreamy Jade is I believe (Ho's Dreamy Jade x Yungho Gelb Canary)

[Ben Belton]

Originally Posted by RoyalOrchids

What makes a particular cross a "novelty"?

I was told that years ago people only did Phalaenopsis hybridizing with the big whites and pinks like you see in the grocery store. Then in the 50's and 60's people started breeding with these smaller Phals that don't put out as many flowers. Fewer flowers, but the ones you get are amazingly beautiful. At the time it was new and novel.... hence novelties. That's what I was told at least. :-)

[Ben Belton]

Thanks everyone for your compliments. Sorry I haven't responded earlier. I haven't gotten any notifications that I had replies. Not sure what's up with that. I just figured everyone was out enjoying the last few days of summer :-)