Unregistered Hybrid means what?
 

Hi. What is meant by unregistered Hybrid. I know what the language says. Someone has hybridized these orchids but has not registered them for some reason. If I know the name, the cross, the person who hybridized them and so on, would I be able to enter them in a show as "Unregistered Hybrid?"

Or, is something wrong with them? Is it "an experiment gone wrong?" Why is it not registered?

I found an orchid I totally love and it is an unregistered hybrid. That is why I have asked.

Most new hybrids start getting sold long before they are registered, and it is very common to enter unregistered hybrids in shows, and even have them accepted for official AOS judging. You would enter them in a show with the cross identification, A x B, in place of a name. Many even get AOS awards. It is quite common that a hybrid gets registered only after it gets an award.

It costs money and time to register a hybrid. For many breeders there is no economic incentive to register the dozens or hundreds of hybrids they make unless there is an award or proven economic success first. And of course many NoID orchids sold are unregistered hybrids, and if you aren't going to use a name anyway why go through giving it one?

If you like the plant, and know who bred it, you can ask for their permission to name and register it (costs abt $20.00). Many readily grant it.

Many plants are bred in Taiwan, where most breeders do not bother to register their hybrids. When I get something good, which I would like to breed with, my personal rule is to bloom the plant twice. At that point I try to ID the breeder, who has had plenty of time to register the grex if they were interested.

If I can't, then I register the plant with 'originator unknown'.

NOTE: It should be a decent quality, before it is worth naming.