Phal bellina x Phal violacea indigo blue

[Roberta]

A further note on the third option... if the coerulea coloration is recessive (probably is) then the odds are good that the cross won't be coerulea. However, the resultant plants with good pedigree and desirable characteristics are likely to be used for further hybridizing, when the coerulea characteristic may surface. That is the hybridizer's art - to see beyond the current plants to the possibilities in future crosses, additional generations down the road.